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Sherrod Brown and David Vitter have a new bipartisan bill to end Too Big to Fail. Here’s what it does.
Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohiol) and David Vitter (R-La.) have been working on a bill to block the largest banks and financial firms from receiving federal subsidies for being deemed Too Big to Fail. On Friday, a draft version of that bill was leaked to Tim Fernholz of Quartz, much to Vitter’s chagrin. So, what does… Read more »
Here’s why the housing recovery hasn’t led to a hiring boom
In recent months, economists have been puzzling over a bizarre fact about the recovery. The U.S. housing market is rebounding rapidly — the number of new units being built is up 28 percent over the past year. But construction jobs have grown at a much slower pace, up just 3.8 percent over the same time… Read more »
Methane leaks are undermining the shale-gas boom. Here’s how to fix that.
At first glance, the recent shale-gas boom in the United States looks like excellent news for efforts to slow climate change. Natural gas is nudging aside dirtier coal in the electric-power sector, which is driving down U.S. carbon-dioxide emissions. But the one huge caveat in this story has always been methane. As all that natural… Read more »