Trump’s treasury pick is a Goldman Sachs banker who foreclosed on tens of thousands
Steven Mnuchin, Trump’s choice to head the US Treasury, has a dark past working with Goldman Sachs and later heading OneWest Bank, which foreclosed the homes of thousands of Americans after 2008.
Who is largely responsible for the deterioration of the US Congress? The American people
The problem is that far too many Americans do not feel any such obligation and that’s why so many incompetents and corporate-controlled politicians keep getting elected again and again.
When all you’ve got is a tariff…
... Every problem looks like a nail?
The real reason Trump won’t concede
Joe Biden has decisively won the presidency. There is no way for Trump to overturn the results of the election, and...
Global alarm as Donald Trump’s re-election sparks fears for human rights and global stability
An in-depth look at the unprecedented concerns raised by Donald Trump’s re-election, from threats to democracy and civil rights in the U.S. to fears of escalated global instability.
A Whining Wall Street Banker Pleads for Pity
JP Morgan is facing another multi-billion dollar fine for massive illegalities. But why is John Pierpont Morgan whining about the most recent fine? He's never actually had to pay the price and go to jail.
Ukraine
The significance of Ukraine’s struggle certainly doesn’t lie in educating Americans, but perhaps it is finally making us reckon with the costs of war, as we’ve needed to do for so long.
House demolition fits the Trump stunt dump: Déjà vu all over again
Yet nihilism makes its own reward,/ To trigger mayhem & lift the overlord.
If the minimum wage had increased as much as Wall Street bonuses since 1985,...
The 2020 bonus pool for 182,100 securities industry employees could pay for more than 1 million jobs paying $15 per hour for a year.
Older Americans descend into retirement without a golden parachute
The increasing economic burdens on older Americans are part of the growing rallying cry over wealth inequality among progressives.