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Critics Say Bipartisan Infrastructure Proposal Will Enrich Wall Street Investors
Organizers warned that the plan “would facilitate a Wall Street takeover of public services like water.”
What If 401(k)s Could Fund the Green New Deal Instead of Wall Street?
A majority of Americans support the idea of a National Investment Authority -- a public alternative to Wall Street.
Minimum Wage Would Be $44 If It Grew as Much as Wall Street Bonuses Since 1985
Since 1985, the average Wall Street bonus has increased 1,217 percent.
Interest in Public Banks Is Surging This Year
Publicly owned banks around the world have responded quickly and efficiently to crises.
Cornel West: The Whiteness of Harvard and Wall Street Is “Jim Crow, New Style”
Students are decrying Harvard’s rejection of Cornel West’s bid for tenure as a blatant devaluation of Black scholarship.
To Renew Our Democracy, We Need to Tax the Ultrarich
After the tech sector, Wall Street is the second highest source of wealth for American billionaires.
The GameStop Saga Is Not the Revenge Against Finance We Deserve
Real revenge requires abolishing the financial sector as we know it and the systems of oppression it fosters.
GameStop Saga Reveals How Wall Street Offers Little to Our Collective Well-Being
What sort of social order lets people get rich betting on whether companies will fail while workers lose their jobs?
Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Is a Vital Beginning for a New New Deal
The next step should be to enact truly transformative progressive economic programs and rein in Wall Street.
AOC, Pelosi Say Trade Bans by Robinhood on GameStop Stocks Warrant Inquiry
Retail investors were able to increase the price of GameStop's stock after hedge funds had attempted to “short” shares.