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Banks
$300 Million in COVID-19 Aid Went Directly to Corporations Over Small Businesses
Multiple class-action lawsuits allege big banks prioritized corporate greed by putting big firms first in line.
Following Earthquake, Puerto Rico’s Largest Bank Hinders a Just Recovery
Hundreds of vacant residences that were repossessed by the banks could be used to house 6,400 displaced people.
Banks Use Public Credit Backed by Public Funds to Feed Bottom Lines
Some experts believe bankers are depriving small businesses of affordable loans in order to line their own pockets.
The Federal Reserve Was Set Up to Provide Capital to Largest Wall Street Banks
The Fed has paid Wall Street banks to effectively purchase the government's debt.
Trump’s Inner Circle Used the 2008 Housing Crash to Get Rich
Much of the so-called recovery is a result of large private equity firms buying up foreclosed homes.
Let’s Not Wait for the Next Crisis to Nationalize Wall Street Banks
It's time for quantitative easing, but for the people instead of the powerful.
Greta Thunberg on Climate: “If We Can Save the Banks, We Can Save the World”
"The money is there. What we lack now is political will and social will,” Thunberg said.
Puerto Rico Still Suffers From Crushing Debt. It Should Be Cancelled Now.
The current crisis has roots in a colonial debt regime imposed on the island by predatory banks and the U.S.
Facebook’s Audacious Bid for Global Monetary Control
A currency intended for trade on a national scale needs to be not only centralized but democratized.
Wall Street Money Buys Silence on Big Bank Abuses
The financial industry spent an average of $2.5 million per day trying to influence lawmakers last year.