News | Politics & Elections New York Residents Are Fighting a Data Center Backed by a Billionaire Trump Ally Residents in Western New York are opposing a data center backed by an Epstein-tied private equity firm. By Derek Seidman , Truthout March 15, 2026 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections Who Gained the Most During Trump’s First Year? Billionaires and Corporations. Big banks saw their stocks skyrocket by 29 percent during Trump’s first year. Here’s who else cashed in. By Derek Seidman , Truthout January 20, 2026 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor New York Federal Reserve Gave Wall Street Over $420 Billion in the Past 7 Months Massive, unprecedented payouts with few strings attached could signal that big banks are seriously short on cash. By Luke Goldstein & Freddy Brewster , TheLever January 17, 2026 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Trump’s “Homes for People” Plan Distracts From Failing Policies, Experts Say Trump's proposal to ban institutional investors from buying homes won't make up for damage of tariffs and deportations. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout January 13, 2026 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections Trump’s Second Term Dispels Any Notion of CEOs Saving Us From Climate Crisis Corporate actors have shed any pretense of climate action and now openly back Trump’s doubling down on fossil fuels. By Derek Seidman , Truthout November 28, 2025 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor CFPB Workers Slam Russell Vought’s “Humility Pledge,” Call for His Resignation Critics say it’s the latest move in his plan to shut down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and protect CEOs. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams November 25, 2025 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections If Capital Strikes Against Mamdani, Organized Worker Power Can Strike Back Let’s study how Wall Street sank Mamdani-style municipal plans back in 1975 — and get prepared for a similar fight. By Jesse Hagopian , Truthout November 10, 2025 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Trump’s White House Ballroom Is Being Bankrolled by Genocide and ICE Profiteers The ballroom donor list also includes Wall Street and cryptocurrency firms that benefit from the president’s agenda. By Derek Seidman , Truthout November 6, 2025 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections The Biggest Threat to Mamdani’s Agenda Isn’t Hochul or Trump — It’s Wall Street Wall Street destroyed NYC's social welfare economy in 1975. Can mass movements stop it from defeating Mamdani's agenda? By Michael Beyea Reagan , Truthout October 18, 2025 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Goldman Sachs: Consumers Are Carrying Largest Burden From Trump Tariffs Up to 55 percent of the cost is being shifted onto consumers, according to a new analysis from the Wall Street bank. By Brad Reed , CommonDreams October 14, 2025 Truthout