Puerto Rico’s First-Ever Bond Default Exposes Island’s ‘Debt Colony’ Status
Published on Wednesday, August 05, 2015 by Common Dreams by Sarah Lazare, staff writer Just a...
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Despite Epic Crash of World Economy, White Collar Prosecutions at 20-Year Low
Published on Tuesday, August 04, 2015 by Common Dreams by Deirdre Fulton, staff writer Despite...
Read MoreIn Show of Direct Democracy, Vermont Pushes for Public Bank
Fifteen towns approve resolution that would establish bank that works for Vermont, not Wall Street
Read MoreMatt Taibbi on How Wall Street Hedge Funds Are Looting the Pension Funds of Public Workers
Wall Street firms are now making millions in profits off of public pension funds nationwide
Read More'Eminent Domain for the People' Leaves Wall Street Furious
Richmond, city officials are using eminent domain to force big banks to stop foreclosing on people’s homes in an innovative new strategy known as ‘Principle Reduction’ aimed at addressing California’s burgeoning housing crisis.
Read MoreHouse Finance Chair Goes on Ski Vacation with Wall Street
Six weeks after being appointed chair, Jeb Hensarling was joined by representatives of the banking industry for a ski vacation fundraiser at a posh Park City, Utah, resort.
Read MoreColbert – GOP pander to Tea Party and Wall Street with kabuki theater
Republicans vote against their own measure to raise the debt ceiling while simultaneously call Wall Street to assure them the vote is “just for show”.
Read MoreOlbermann – Wah Wah Wall Street – Matt Taibbi
An essentially non story story published in Politico about a “…list of slights and outrages that just about every major figure on Wall Street is believed to keep on President Barack Obama…”, gets the Matt Taibbi treatment.
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