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Trump Embraces GOP Tax-Cut Orthodoxy
Not even five months into his presidency, Trump has retreated from key populist promises by moving to slash taxes on the rich and throw millions of Americans off health …
Community Banking Is Alive, Well: The Three Myths About Dodd-Frank and Community Banks
It's difficult to buy the story that Dodd-Frank hurts community banks.
New York Subways Reach the Breaking Point
The low-income riders who pay a higher amount of their earnings each year to ride public transit are funding the banks.
Beating Wall Street Means Fighting the Extraction of Wealth From Communities of Color
Racist hate language is one of the tools the financial sector uses to extract wealth from communities of color.
Trump’s Tax Cut Flunks the Napkin Test: A “D” Student’s Misreading of Economic Law
Who will pay for Trump's $15.7 billion tax cut for the rich? You, me and the people in the red Make-America-Great hats.
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New Bill Would Undermine Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Wall Street's business model is fraud. Wall Street and Republicans are trying to kill the CFPB as fast as they can.
Building on the Tax Marches
Grassroots activists are taking the tax justice fight to Goldman Sachs, demanding that Wall Street start paying its fair share.
In Latest Populist Betrayal, Trump Executive Order Unchains Wall Street Greed
Orders signed Friday are nothing more than special favors for the same Wall Street banks that crashed our economy in 2008 and put millions of Americans out of work.
So Much for “Draining the Swamp”: Wall Street’s Power Soars Under Trump
Goldman Sachs has avoided $10 billion in taxes and we need to end their influence on the US government.
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You Pay Your Fair Share — Shouldn’t Wall Street?
Wouldn't it be nice if you could just send Uncle Sam an IOU every year?