Tag: big banks
Despite Global Economy Plummeting Into Despair, Mega Banks Boast All-Time Record...
After seven years of benefiting from the greatest transfer of wealth in history, the U.S. banking industry topped it off with record profits in 2015.
Iceland Sentences 26 Corrupt Bankers to 74 Years in Prison
Iceland just sentenced their 26th banker to prison for his part in the 2008 economic collapse. The charges ranged from breach of fiduciary duties to market manipulation to embezzlement.
Buddy, Can You Spare a Dime for a CEO?
Corporate honchos say taxes are “forcing” them to relocate their businesses to offshore tax havens.
170 Economists and Analysts Support Bernie’s Plan to Break Up the...
Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich and CEPR’s Dean Baker are just two of the highly respected individuals that have pledged their support.
New Bernie Sanders Campaign Ad Vows to Break Up Big Banks
“Under my administration, Goldman Sachs execs and other Wall Street CEOs won’t go through the revolving door from Wall Street to government.”
“The Big Short” and Bernie’s Plan to Bust Up Wall Street
"To paraphrase philosopher George Santayana, those who cannot remember they were screwed by Wall Street are condemned to be screwed again."
The Most Important Campaign Speech: Bernie on the Banks
The most important campaign speech this political season broken down piece by piece.
Watch: Bernie Sanders Scares Wall Street in Explosive New Speech
Bernie Sanders' most recent speech wasn't covered by mainstream media. Could it be that he is really starting to scare both big corporations and Wall Street?
Hillary, Bernie, and the Banks
Wall Street bankers are still an enormous threat to millions of Americans and the only way to resolve this is “with reforms so big, bold, and public they can’t be watered down.”
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Trump turns on MAGA over Epstein files as transparency backlash grows
Trump once capitalized on Epstein conspiracy theories to galvanize his base. Now, facing demands for accountability, he lashes out at the very supporters who helped propel him back into power.
Sanders pushes ‘Pensions for All’ to confront corporate greed and America’s retirement crisis
With nearly half of older workers having no retirement savings, Sen. Bernie Sanders introduces sweeping legislation to guarantee all Americans the same pension security enjoyed by members of Congress.
Vermont installs beaver-saving, flood-preventing device
Beaver deceivers are known to be "humane infrastructure designed to regulate water levels while allowing beavers to remain in place."
20 states sue Trump administration for ending FEMA disaster mitigation program
Democratic-led states say canceling the BRIC program violates federal law and endangers communities preparing for floods, fires, and other climate disasters.
House Republicans move to block EPA action on toxic PFAS in farm fertilizers
A provision in the latest GOP spending bill would halt enforcement of an EPA risk assessment warning that sewage sludge fertilizer contaminates farmland with cancer-linked forever chemicals.