Notes on the Crises on Bloomberg Odd Lots: Lev Menand and Nathan Tankus on Why Fed Independence Is Now Hanging by a Thread
Last August, President Trump made the unprecedented choice of moving to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook
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Alan Greenspan’s Death is a Chance to Remember the Heroism of his Most Powerful Critic
This is a free piece of Notes on the Crises. Subscribe to support our work. Subscribe Today! When I first learned of Alan Greenspan’s death at the age of 100 a few
What Connects Conventional Wisdom Processors, AI and The Second Trump Administration’s Constitutional Crisis? Part Three
This is a premium piece of Notes on the Crises. Subscribe here to read the full piece- and series. Find part one here and part two here. Dear readers. I was interrupted by
Agency Independence in One Agency: Humphrey’s Executor is Cowering in the Basement of the Eccles Building
Today is the 6th anniversary of Bloomberg Businessweek's profile on me, which forever changed my life. Its so long ago now that many readers may not actually be familiar with it,
The Federal Reserve Has Created an Entire Page Dedicated to My Successful FOIA Requests
Tomorrow is my 34th Birthday and as such this month's "Birthday" sale is still ongoing. Take advantage today! Birthday Sale! Longtime Notes on the Crises readers will remember that
BOMBSHELL: 1951-1970 Federal Reserve Chair Bill Martin Was a Committed Segregationist
This is a Premium piece of Notes on the Crises. SubscribeTip! Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook was born and raised in Milledgeville Georgia, about a 100 miles away from Atlanta. She also shares
What the Hell is a Government Shutdown Anyway? The Accounting Gimmicks at the Heart of the Federal Budget
Subscribe Today! So the federal government is shut down. I’ve been late to covering this story because of my focus on events at the Federal Reserve. Well, that was true when I
Lisa Cook V. Donald Trump is At the Supreme Court. What Now?
Buy a Paid Subscription The developments in the legal fight between the Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook and the second Trump administration have evolved quite rapidly over the past three weeks. It'
The Federal Reserve’s Neglected History of Racial segregation
Recent events regarding Lisa Cook’s attempted firing by Donald Trump have convinced me to do a premium series on the history of racial segregation and the Federal Reserve. This is for a
Powell Will Hang Separately: The Federal Reserve Has Already Failed its Duty to Lisa Cook and the Constitution
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Trump Vs. Powell: The Big Takeaways from Trump’s Assault on the Federal Reserve
Support Notes on the Crises! Hello readers; I’m long overdue for major updates across a whole range of issues. I have continued to work full time on Notes on the Crises but
Bloomberg Odd Lots Podcast Transcript: An Interview with Former BLS Commissioner Bill Beach
Publisher’s note (Nathan Tankus): A while ago I got the permission of my friends at Bloomberg Oddlots to clean up and publish transcripts of episodes that they didn’t have the time