Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Why Wall Street Won Round One and We Might Win the Next The question is when - not if - the next bubble will burst. By Walden Bello , teleSUR February 14, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor The New York Times’ Bank-Boosting, Neoliberal-Excusing Story of the Global Debt Hangover The big tell is that the article has nary a mention of the idea of restructuring loans. By Yves Smith , NakedCapitalism February 11, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Another Hillary Falsehood: She Didn’t Tell Banks to “Cut It Out” Pre-Crisis; She Blamed Homeowners Clinton didn't simply pretend to do something she didn't. She abjectly falsified her history. By Yves Smith , NakedCapitalism February 1, 2016 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Overdrawn and Overworked: How Banks Are (Still) Screwing Consumers With Overdraft Fees If one doesn't have five dollars, how is that person going to pony up an extra $35 for an overdraft fee? By Devon Douglas-Bowers , Occupy.com January 16, 2016 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Bernie Sanders’ Plan to Tame Wall Street Riles Team Clinton Rather than relying on regulators to do a better job of policing the massive financial services sector, Sanders downsizes and leashes the largest players on Wall Street. By Mary Bottari , PRWatch January 7, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Note to the Candidates: Don’t Forget About the Federal Reserve Board When it comes to the Fed and its importance, most of the candidates seem to be failing as badly as Donald Trump did on his nuclear triad test. By Dean Baker , Truthout December 21, 2015 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Bank Crimes Pay: Under the Thumb of the Global Financial Mafiocracy Only a handful of the world's largest banks have been repeatedly investigated, charged, fined or settled in relation to large financial scams. By Andrew Gavin Marshall , Occupy.com December 8, 2015 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Hang Onto Your Wallets: Negative Interest, the War on Cash and the $10 Trillion Bail-In In uncertain times, “cash is king,” but central bankers are systematically moving to eliminate that option. By Ellen Brown , TheWebofDebtBlog November 23, 2015 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Postal Banks Are People’s Banks: Six Things to Know About Postal Banking To make postal banking happen requires a broad, mass coalition willing to keep pushing the issue regardless of the outcome of the 2016 elections. By Matt Stannard , Occupy.com October 28, 2015 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Killing Off Community Banks – Intended Consequence of Dodd-Frank? The Dodd-Frank regulations are so lethal to community banks that some say the intent was to force them to sell out to the megabanks. By Ellen Brown , TheWebofDebtBlog October 23, 2015 Truthout