Sunday, June 8, 2025

Tag: Wall Street

Jail The Bankers And Take Back Control Over Money

If the economic proposals described in this episode of Clearing the FOG were put into effect, Wall Street would be tamed and the people would regain control of the economy.

Why Wall Street Won the First Round and How We Might...

To avoid further crises with huge tragic social costs, we have an urgent task to bring finance back under democratic control, to reconfigure society’s relation to finance capital, indeed, to Capital itself.

Attacking Wall Street and the Corrupt US Political System Makes Sanders...

A Marxist take on the Sanders candidacy argues that his support for US imperialist military actions won't matter much if he follows through as president on his calls to break up the banks and get corporate money out of the political system.

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?

Happy 2016! These CEOs Have Already Banked An Average Worker’s Salary

Country's 100 top-paid executives took home an average of $8.96 million in 2014

The Agriculture Attitude

This Thanksgiving, let's support, celebrate and share the amazing bounty that dedicated farmers like Lee Jones produce — for us, for the land and for the future.

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