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Wall Street Shrugs Off Biden and Reaffirms Commitment to Saudi Monarchy
Even as President Biden questions the U.S.-Saudi alliance, big banks in the U.S. are cozying up to the crown prince.
Wall Street Lobbyists Admit Big Banks Don’t Plan to Honor Their Climate Pledges
Big bank lobbyists have openly told regulators that Wall Street’s disingenuous climate pledges were made to be broken.
AOC Rebukes Republican Who Bragged About Staffer Leaving to Work for Wall Street
Rep. Trey Hollingsworth boasted that one of his top aides would be leaving Congress to join Bank of America.
Wall Street Giants Set to Smash Profit Records Off Energy Crisis, Global Hunger
Wall Street banks have not just benefited from the commodity price increases — they’ve actively helped fuel them.
Ilhan Omar Introduces Bill to Guarantee Housing as a Human Right
The bill would repeal the Faircloth Amendment, which places a hard limit on the amount of public housing in the country.
If Minimum Wage Kept Up With Wall Street Bonuses, It Would Be $61.75 an Hour
Wall Street bonuses have surged over 1,700 percent of what they were in 1985.
The Federal Reserve Has Fueled Wall Street at the Expense of the Rest of Us
The Federal Reserve stokes inequality, says Christopher Leonard, author of the new book “The Lords of Easy Money.”
We Need the Fossil Free Finance Act Now to Combat Wall Street’s Greenwashing
Major U.S. banks committed to net zero emissions by 2050, but they continue to support the fossil fuel industry.
An Obscure Agency Is Threatening to Hand Medicare Over to Wall Street
30 million seniors who thought they were free of insurance companies may find their health care managed by corporations.
Biden Picks Jerome Powell to Lead Federal Reserve Despite Progressive Warnings
Progressive advocates and lawmakers have warned that Powell is soft on Wall Street and climate issues.