Tag: financial reform
A Bailed-Out Banker Lectures About Fairness
James Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase is complaining that “banks are under assault.” But America’s largest Wall Street empire has illegally deceived and cheated its way to the top. Dimon should be grateful he’s not in jail.
A Flat-footed Backflip for Wall Street
Congress did a dazzling flip-flop, putting taxpayers back on the hook for the banksters’ high-risk speculation. It's always something else when Wall Street and Congress get together—in secret.
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‘Important victory’ for Florida higher ed: court upholds block on DeSantis censorship law
"This is an important step in preserving the truth, civil liberties, and a better future," said one state ACLU attorney.
Who’s in control of how we remember the Iraq War?
“All wars are fought twice, the first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory.” --Viet Thanh Nguyen
Global freshwater demand will exceed supply 40% by 2030, experts warn
“The scientific evidence is that we have a water crisis. We are misusing water, polluting water, and changing the whole global hydrological cycle, through what we are doing to the climate. It’s a triple crisis.”
Michigan opens the door to restoring union power
For the first time in nearly 60 years, a state is poised to reverse its “right to work” law and begin to undo the damage of a corporate-driven anti-union trend.
Two questions about Trump and Republicans that stump progressives
At a time when the country is tearing itself apart, when progressives and conservatives each see the other as immoral and un-American, we must begin to understand why this is happening.