Barney Frank

Then House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank presides over the committee’s hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 11, 2009.

Books

Barney Frank’s Last Harsh Warning to the Left

by Anne Kim September 15, 2026September 17, 2026

The late congressman’s posthumous book condemns dogmatic insistence on unpopular ideas and offers a roadmap for reconciliation between the center and the left.

Politics

Be Thankful Barney Frank Wasn’t Pushed Out in 1989

by Matthew Cooper May 21, 2026May 21, 2026

Political Animal

November 6 Is When Americans Must ‘Rise for Climate’

by D.R. Tucker September 8, 2018January 9, 2022

Political Animal

If You Believe Families Belong Together, You’re Going to Have to Vote in November

by D.R. Tucker June 30, 2018January 9, 2022

Political Animal

March for the Ocean on June 9. Vote for the Ocean on November 6.

by D.R. Tucker May 19, 2018January 9, 2022

Political Animal

You Know, CNN, You Could Have Had Emma Gonzalez On Instead of Rick Santorum

by D.R. Tucker March 25, 2018January 9, 2022

Political Animal

March Now, Vote Later

by D.R. Tucker January 21, 2017January 9, 2022

Political Animal

Let Barney Frank Be the Presidential Briefer

by Martin Longman December 15, 2016January 9, 2022

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