In the Media
January 18, 2017
Trump Faces Stark Choice: Protect Consumers or Banks
By Jeff Sovern
The New York Times DealBook
Excerpt:
President-elect Donald J. Trump will soon face a stark choice: whether to protect consumers, the ordinary Americans he pledged to defend against a system he criticized as rigged — or to side with that system.
* * *
If Mr. Trump chooses not to preserve a strong, independent bureau that protects consumers, he will have enabled his opponents in four years to attack him not only for failing to live up to his rhetoric, but for having become the leader of what he once condemned.
Related News
Honoring Impact: St. John’s LEAD Awards Celebrate Educators Shaping Communities
Friends of the St. John’s University community joined together on April 16 for the 15th Annual Leaders in Education Awards Dinner (LEAD), which celebrates distinguished alumni and faculty from The School of Education (SOE).
Annual Business Plan Competition Showcases Student Ingenuity
A subscription-based platform designed to streamline commercial production for small businesses; an “academic hospitality” concept blending culturally authentic dining with late-night study space; and...
Professor Meghan J. Clark, Ph.D., Named to Prestigious Vatican Social Justice Panel
Meghan J. Clark, Ph.D., Professor and Assistant Chair, Department of Theology and Religious Studies, St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has been named to a prestigious Vatican social...