You can’t bail out the banks, leave the debts in place, and rescue the economy. It’s a zero-sum game. Somebody has to lose. That’s what happened in 2009 when President Obama came in. He invited the bankers to the White House and he said, “I’m the only guy standing between you and the mob with […]
Rescuing the Banks Instead of the Economy…
Bank CEO Reveals How Obama Administration Shook Him Down…
The former CEO of Ally Financial Inc. says the Obama administration abused its power by holding the bank’s business hostage in order to coerce a record settlement of “trumped-up” racism charges and push profit-killing new regulations on the entire auto-lending industry. The huge $100 million deal has spooked several other major lenders into resolving similar […]
Stop Financial Crimes Against Older Americans…
In 2006, Philip Marshall had to make a critical decision: turn in his father for exploiting Philip’s grandmother, or do nothing. Philip’s decision to act revealed to the world what remains perhaps the world’s highest profile case of elder abuse. Ultimately, Anthony Marshall was convicted of defrauding his mother, the philanthropist Brooke Astor. While the […]
The Public Bank Option – Safer, Local and Half the Cost…
Phil Murphy, a former banker with a double-digit lead in New Jersey’s race for governor, has made a state-owned bank a centerpiece of his platform. If he wins on November 7, the nation’s second state-owned bank in a century could follow. A UK study published on October 27, 2017 reported that the majority of politicians […]
World’s Best Economist Tells All!…
If you want to learn real economics instead of neoliberal junk economics, read Michael Hudson’s books. What you will learn is that neoliberal economics is an apology for the rentier class and the large banks that have succeeded in financializing the economy, shifting consumer spending power from the purchase of goods and services that drive […]
Here’s Why Russia Wasn’t Behind WikiLeaks Emails Leak…
If Russia had really wanted to interfere in the U.S. elections and tilt the playing field against Clinton, who was promising an Obama third term and with Obama traveling around the country campaigning for her, it would have scooped up all of the emails from 2008 in which Citigroup executive, Michael Froman…
Eight Years Later, Taxpayers Are Still Bailing Out Wall Street…
Eight-years after taxpayers rescued the U.S. financial system, some of the country’s largest banks, including JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo, continue to receive billions in bailout money, according to government data…
Why Are So Many Bankers Committing Suicide?…
Three bankers in New York, London and Siena, Italy, died within 17 months of each other in 2013-14 in what authorities deemed a series of unrelated suicides…