Tag: Goldman Sachs
The Mooch, the Donald, and the Goldmanization of government
By turning to Goldman Sachs to staff his administration, Trump has surrendered the nation’s economic policy to the Goldman agenda.
Goldman Sachs-backed firm invests big in shipping tar sands by train...
The tar sands have a larger carbon footprint than other oil products when accounting for the product's entire life cycle – making it bad news for the climate.
Trump’s Goldman Sachs vampire squid presidency
Headline after headline explains that Trump has hired “yet another” veteran of the firm.
Trump stands up for bad bankers
Trump has let the American people know whose side he’s on, and it’s not theirs.
‘Populist’ Trump punks his fans
In Trump's economy, there will be winners and – as he would say – losers. Can you guess which the bankers will be?
Trump: The Dress Rehearsal for Fascism
Our system of inverted totalitarianism has within it the seeds of an overt or classical fascism.
Ding-Dong! Goldman Sachs Just Ate Denmark For Breakfast
A battle has been lost for democracy and accountability, while the pockets of the rich and powerful have grown further.
Who Says Crime Doesn’t Pay?
One more reason Wall Street bankers privately wink and grin at these seemingly huge punishments is that even paying the full $5 billion would only be relatively painful.
Crime Can Pay if It’s Big Enough
For banksters like Goldman Sachs, federal criminal settlements are just a cost of doing business.
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Despite media knocks, Maine’s Graham Platner qualifies as this year’s breakthrough Senate campaign star
Who knew a year ago that a scintillating Maine campaign could be a national spark plug to a new progressive movement?
Pendulum justice: The greater MAGA’s orgy of outrages, the more change looms
Under duress, wealth shares its spoils,/ But never forsakes its octopus coils.
A climatic presidency
Donald Trump gets hot, hot, hot.
US-Iran ceasefire deal opens fragile path out of war as Israel threatens to keep...
The interim framework could reopen the Strait of Hormuz and pause a war that killed thousands, but unresolved disputes over sanctions, Iran’s nuclear program, frozen assets, and Israel’s military operations leave the deal vulnerable before it is even signed.
The Trump administration aims to penalize disabled adults who live with their families
A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients.