by shanley | Aug 10, 2015 | Economy
Published on Monday, August 10, 2015 by Common Dreams by Sarah Lazare, staff writer Discriminatory housing, zoning, and other policy choices are driving the dramatic rise of racialized poverty and segregation across the United States, with the number of people...
by shanley | Aug 4, 2015 | Economy
Published on Tuesday, August 04, 2015 by Common Dreams by Deirdre Fulton, staff writer Despite lofty rhetoric from politicians who vowed in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis to hold Wall Street accountable, U.S. Justice Department statistics show a...
by shanley | Aug 3, 2015 | Economy
Published on Monday, August 03, 2015 by Common Dreams by Deirdre Fulton, staff writer “A message needs to be sent to the world of banking,” said UK Judge Jeremy Cooke on Monday as he handed down a 14-year sentence to former Citibank and UBS trader Tom...
by geddrystaff | Jul 17, 2015 | Economy, Environment, Global
Published on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 by Common Dreams by Deirdre Fulton, staff writer Thanks to “foot dragging by the Securities and Exchange Commission” combined with “aggressive lobbying and legal challenges by oil industry laggards,” a U.S....
by geddrystaff | Jul 13, 2015 | Economy, Global
Published on Monday, July 13, 2015 by Common Dreams by Deirdre Fulton, staff writer After 31 hours of tense weekend talks—and five years of crippling austerity—Greece and its foreign creditors have struck a deal: an €86 billion bailout that will keep Greece in the...
by geddrystaff | Jul 6, 2015 | Economy, Global
Published on Monday, July 06, 2015 by Common Dreams by Jon Queally, staff writer Even with a historic political victory in his pocket after seeing his nation vote overwhelmingly against the imposition of further austerity in exchange for a new loan package from...
