Cecilia Bisogno

Nov 21, 2024 | dataforprogress.org | Kevin Hanley |Cecilia Bisogno |Lew Blank

By Kevin Hanley, Cecilia Bisogno, and Lew BlankIn recent years, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) — an agency set up after the 2008 financial crisis to regulate mortgages and other consumer finance products to protect consumers from corporate financial abuses — has come under attack from banking interest groups and conservative legislators alike.

Jul 17, 2023 | dataforprogress.org | Cecilia Bisogno |Anika Dandekar |Grace Adcox

Over the July 4th weekend, the United States regressed further into a new, bleak era of child labor law. In the U.S. we often consider the issue of child labor exploitation long-settled, with a century of legislation crafted to protect child workers and families.