Reining in, and Reigning Over, Wall Street

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By Tim Fernholz

Conservative Joe Scarborough thinks she should be treasury secretary. Lefty Matt Taibbi thinks she should run for president. Wherever you sit on the political spectrum, it's clear that Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard Law professor charged with overseeing the government rescue of the financial system, has struck a nerve with her plain-spoken populism. She took time from preparing her students for their final exams to critique the Obama administration's efforts to stop foreclosures and to tell NEWSWEEK what she thinks is the real solution to our financial mess

Reining in, and Reigning Over, Wall Street