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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.
Bank on the People Instead of Wall Street Parasites
The financialized economy has become a parasite feeding off the real economy, driving workers further into debt.
The Public Banking Revolution Is Upon Us
Policymakers in California and Washington State are vying to form the nation’s second state-owned bank.
Dallas Goldtooth: Hold Banks Accountable for Financing Climate Chaos
Organizer Dallas Goldtooth discusses Indigenous-led anti-pipeline activism in the U.S. on Earth Day.
Is Your Bank Profiting From Gun Violence?
A coalition of activists is challenging the financial industry's ties to the gun industry.
Why Is the Fed Paying So Much Interest to Banks?
Taxpayers lose $36 billion annually to allow private banks to keep their excess reserves at the Federal Reserve.
The Secret to Funding a Green New Deal
A network of public banks, including a central bank operated as a public utility, could fund a Green New Deal.
Global Banks Invested $1.9 Trillion in Fossil Fuels Since Paris Climate Pact
The banks that invested the most in fossil fuels are JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citi and Bank of America.
Senate Democrats Enabled the Biggest Bank Merger Since the 2008 Crash
The proposed purchase of SunTrust by BB&T would create the sixth-largest bank in the U.S.