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Lobbyists “Bought Sinema’s Vote” That Resulted in Bank Collapse, Gallego Says
Three SVB lobbyists maxed out donations to Sinema ahead of 2018 Dodd-Frank rollback which led to the collapse, he said.
Silicon Valley Bank Collapses in Largest Failure Since 2008 Crisis
The bank's financial woes rattled Wall Street and left depositors scrambling to withdraw their money.
Garment Workers Take on Wall Street and Wage Theft
A new campaign targets brands that are spending on stock buybacks instead of compensating workers for lost wages.
Tax Policy Is Helping Wall Street Gobble Up Single-Family Homes
Wall Street investors have concentrated their purchases of entry-level and single-family homes in communities of color.
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.