Tag: big banks
A bank even a socialist could love
The fight for public banking is gaining ground in cities and states across the country.
Wall Street’s house of cards: Let’s play bankster three card monte
We haven’t even scratched the surface of the many many years and billions if not trillions of dollars scammed, tricked, kicked (hard) and stolen, and the harm done to the middle and working class.
“US law enforcement agency” assisted major bank CEO in whistleblower hunt
If and when U.S. regulators announce a probe, there could be questions about federal officials’ own conduct in the affair.
Meet the six big banks keeping private prisons in business
Without these institutions, The GEO Group and CoreCivic would be in trouble—which is what advocates for divestment want.
Waking Up in Hillary Clinton’s America
Hillary won’t do anything to upset that applecart. We should have no illusions about what her presidency would mean from a Wall Street vs. Main Street perspective.
The Better Business Bureau Downgraded Wells Fargo. It’s Not Enough.
Americans won’t be safe until all fraudulently-inclined institutions are discredited and their leaders are replaced.
The Ethical Rot of Wells Fargo, From the Top Down
What's at work here is the ethical rot that now consumes America's entire corporate system.
The Stumpf Banking System
Wells Fargo's CEO was caught stealing from low-income bank customers, and then put the blame on low-level employees.
Jail Wells Fargo CEO and Chairman John Stumpf!
Stumpf’s actions were not merely “unethical” — they were criminal. And in the current system, he’ll not only get away with it, he'll profit more than handsomely.
Time for Congress to Stop Hollering at CEOs and Take Action
Congress should give the Justice Department and regulatory agencies enough funding to do their jobs. While they’re at it, break up the biggest banks. And regulate drug prices directly.
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Is there a crack in Western support for genocide?
The shift in political rhetoric among Israel's traditional Western allies continues as it ratchets up its campaign to make life in Gaza so impossible for Palestinians that they will submit to ethnic cleansing.
Oceans in peril as governments stall on promises ahead of UN summit in Nice
With coral bleaching, illegal fishing, and fossil fuel expansion threatening marine ecosystems, global leaders gather in France amid mounting criticism over broken pledges and underfunded protections.
DOGE developed error-prone AI tool to ‘munch’ veterans affairs contracts
“AI is absolutely the wrong tool for this.”
The far right’s tipping point
Over the last decade, the world has suffered bouts of political whiplash as right-wing populists and their opponents have battled it out at the ballot box.
Where is the AI safety movement?
There’s the prospect of super intelligent AI outpacing human control altogether. So where are the humans in all this?