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December 14th, 2024 - 2:53 am § in Donald Trump, Politics, Republicans

This is why we need federal consumer protection

Elon Musk, who’s worth $400 billion, making him the world’s richest man, wants to “delete” the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) (see story here). The  federal agency may not survive the Trump administration. Here’s what it does, and why ordinary Americans ne[...]

April 21st, 2012 - 10:03 pm § in America, China

F(r)ee Country

Kam Wing Chan, UW Professor, Department of Geography  As a lifelong foreign student of English I’ve been intrigued, if at times confused, by the magical power of certain words to conceal as well as to reveal. For example, after twenty years in this free country, I have finally come to learn about[...]