... reports from 2004 to 2005. These are entities that have demonstrated over and over again that they are deeply in need of reform.For years I have been concerned about the regulatory structure that governs Fannie ... deals Dodd and company were getting from the housing industry at the time. After all, why reform something that is feeding you? You're on the winning end. It's the rest of the schlubs out ...

Money Magazine's Janice Revel writes on how individuals should think about Social Security and Medicare reform in the context of their own financial planning. This is an important side of reform that's often ... points to why reform should take place sooner rather than later. Social Security and Medicare reform will inevitably involve significant changes to taxes and benefits, but it is difficult for ...

... to raise awareness about the need for true universal health care reform. The HCAN coalition and I are united by our belief that the current non- ... in the Congress can only begin when there is broad consensus that the sham reform trumpeted by the industry is off the table."HR 676 and ... the health insurance industry and health care reform plans that benefit the industry by leaving us alone to fend for ...

... Reform Jews; one might call this an ethnicity, and not only to annoy the Classical Reform types who think they've rejected ethnicity). And that's not even touching on the institutional elements ... a legitimate reason for people to observe two days in a Reform context. BUT I don't think "we" should be doing any "accommodating", insofar as "we" refers to anyone other than the people from Conservative ...

... Israel), on traditional beliefs and practices, and on the current consensus of Reform Jews about how far is too far. And they both avoid (as they must) a specific list of disqualifying criteria.What they ... why do you accept an Orthodox understanding of halachah as the authoritative one? Why not say that our Reform understanding of halachah must incorporate egalitarianism, and that values of human ...

... hijack elections, update. Campaign finance reform: ny times stance reflects conflict ... sort of pro environment -- and for campaign finance reform and i have got the right in my back pocket but they don t really want to talk about great issues ... portraying himself as the presidential candidate for campaign finance reform. How to make the system more responsive to our needs and what we care about it takes ...