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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A successful general strike requires trauma-informed mutual aid
To strike at scale and over the long-term, we need to build real trust so that we can lean on each other when the paychecks stop.
This is what accountability looks like
Whether it's the refusal to release all the Epstein files, the failure to punish Trump for his anti-democratic actions, or the launching of the war in Iran, the United States is becoming as unaccountable as Russia under Putin.
Documents reveal a web of financial ties between Trump officials and the industries they...
ProPublica is releasing a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who declined to identify former clients.
Daniel Ellsberg speaks to us as the war on Iran continues
"We owe it to our troops, as well as to other potential victims of this war, to speak the truth about ourselves: what we believe, what we reject, and what we want.”
Trump economy loses 92,000 jobs in February as economists warn labor market weakness is...
New Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows unemployment rising and hiring slowing across major industries as economists warn that policy uncertainty, tariffs, and economic shocks are weighing on the labor market.