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Carl Levin

Michigan Senator Carl Levin: a Hero (or Two) Amongst the Scoundrels

“The Senate’s Muckraker” Against a backdrop of epic Wall Street corruption and captured regulators — just look at the resumes of the top 20 SEC officials, starting with Mary Jo White, nominated by Barack Obama to lead the agency — it’s easy to forget that there also good guys out there. Former Senator Ted Kaufman,...
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Parsing, “Goldman-had-a-massive-housing-short”

Goldman Sachs Deserves “Capital” Punishment So, Goldman Sachs stands accused of having pocketed billions from its massive short against the housing market — and lying about it to Congress. How is it defending itself? Watch carefully. Legal Semantics — Not a Denial The company is not saying, “we didn’t do it” — even though that’s sure what it sounds...
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