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Paul Volcker won his fight on inflation. The battle to regulate big finance is ongoing.

Jonathan Kirshner - December 12, 2019

Fed Chairman Paul Volcker testifies in 1981. (Photo by James

Demand for Congo’s cobalt is on the rise. So is the scrutiny of mining practices.

Sarah Katz-Lavigne - February 21, 2019

Congo’s contested elections in December resulted in the country’s first

Congo’s elections had a startling result. This is what’s going on.

Sara Hellmüller - January 17, 2019

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The shutdown is just the finale. Here are five takeaways from the Republican Congress’s chaotic 2018.

Sarah Binder - December 27, 2018

Five takeaways from a year of one-party rule.

Trump threatened to suspend the ‘conflict minerals’ provision of Dodd-Frank. That might actually be good for Congo.

Nik Stoop, Marijke Verpoorten, and Peter van der Windt - September 27, 2018

Most Americans think of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act as a

Congress is about to loosen the reins on the banking industry. Here’s why.

Christopher Mitchell - May 21, 2018

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Will Republicans be able to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau?

Mallory SoRelle - February 13, 2018

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/the-battle-for-control-of-the-consumer-financial-protection-bureau/2017/11/27/acefba7e-d39f-11e7-9ad9-ca0619edfa05_video.html Since November, the Trump administration has taken steps to

It’s the Game of Vacancies at the CFPB. Watch out for the bureaucratic duel of conflicting statutes.

Andrew Rudalevige - November 29, 2017

It’s not exactly “Game of Thrones” — federal budget procedures

The 4 challenges Jerome Powell will face in leading the Fed

Mark Spindel and Sarah Binder - November 2, 2017

News outlets are reporting that President Trump will nominate Jerome

How big is the gap between the donor class and ordinary Americans? Bigger than you think.

Sean McElwee, Jesse H. Rhodes, and Brian Schaffner - December 15, 2016

Money's influence is a perennial concern in American politics. And

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