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Matt Taibbi and Bank Whistleblower on How JPMorgan Chase Helped Wreck the Economy, Avoid Prosecution
How did JPMorgan Chase avoid prosecution for committing fraud that helped cause the 2008 financial crisis?
SEC Commissioner Kara Stein Fighting for Tougher Bank Sanctions, Stymies Bank of America Settlement
SEC commissioner Kara Stein has been using her post as a surprisingly effective bully pulpit to pressure the agency and other regulators into upping their game against big banks …
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Why Do Banks Want Our Deposits? Hint: It’s Not to Make Loans
The answer is that while banks do not need the deposits to create loans, they do need to balance their books; and attracting customer deposits is usually the cheapest …
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The Evaporation of Democracy
Popular control over decisions that affect people's freedom and well-being is becoming increasingly weaker.
Building an Ark: How to Protect Public Revenues From the Next Meltdown
The too-big-to-fail banks have collectively grown 37% larger since 2008.
AIG Bailout Trial Bombshells: The Repellent Hank Greenberg May Have a Case
“In this beauty contest between Cinderella's ugly sisters, in this case Hank Greenberg versus the team that led the AIG bailout, Greenberg may well come out looking better.”
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Eric Holder: The Reason Robert Rubin Isn’t Behind Bars
As a result of Holder's failure to prosecute any of the Wall Street crew whose actions helped to prop up the housing bubble, the main culprits walked away incredibly …
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Who Wins in the Financial Casino?
The question is not merely who wins from our current hypertrophied financial system, but who is set up to win no matter what. The answer in this case is …
The Federal Reserve Makes “Effort” to Rein in Big Banks
Federal Reserve is proposing a new rule to rein in big banks that are too big to fail.
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Reconceiving Change in the Age of Parasitic Capitalism
Massive economic damage and human suffering resulting from the 2008 financial crisis continue unabated while the implications of this crisis continue to elude us.