Stories by Zach Carter
Zach Carter is AlterNet's economics editor. He is a fellow at Campaign for America's Future, writes a weekly blog on the economy for the Media Consortium and is a frequent contributor to The Nation magazine.
Posted on Mar 18, 2011, Source: Huffington Post
Is a former Goldman banker using the Wall Street Journal to defame the consumer watchdog?
Posted on Oct 29, 2010, Source: AlterNet
In recent weeks, Treasury officials have leaked details about Warren to Politico to smear her reputation.
Posted on Sep 21, 2010, Source: AlterNet
From laundering drug money to gouging you on overdrafts, here are five scams where Wall Street ran afoul of the law.
Posted on Aug 25, 2010, Source: AlterNet
The Treasury Dept.'s mortgage relief program isn't just failing, it's actively funneling money from homeowners to bankers, and Treasury likes it that way.
Posted on Aug 14, 2010, Source: AlterNet
Dylan Ratigan is an unlikely champion of the common man, yet is emerging as one of the strongest voices for economic reform in the United States.
Posted on Aug 7, 2010, Source: AlterNet
Take note, right-wing scandalmongers, this is what a politically motivated media conspiracy looks like.
Posted on Jul 29, 2010, Source: AlterNet
Warren is a lauded scholar, and an inspiring advocate who will draw talented and dedicated reformers to her cause.
Posted on Jul 16, 2010, Source: AlterNet
Wall Street has been caught laundering massive amounts of drug money. So why isn't anybody being punished?
Posted on Jul 15, 2010, Source: AlterNet
The economy is crumbling and consumers are in trouble. So banks are hitting them with $38 billion a year in deceptive fees.
Posted on Jul 7, 2010, Source: The Media Consortium
The jobs crisis is getting worse. Why won't Congress do anything about it?
Posted on Jun 15, 2010, Source: AlterNet
Faced with the worst environmental disaster in history, Obama wants change. He just won't fight for it.
Posted on Jun 11, 2010, Source: AlterNet
Derivatives are a hotbed of abuses and bailouts. So why are taxpayers footing the bill?
Posted on Jun 5, 2010, Source: AlterNet
Crazy views about homeownership are helping the very bankers who screwed us in the first place.
Posted on May 26, 2010, Source: AlterNet
The existing $75 million cap on damages for offshore drilling companies is a bailout every bit as disgusting as those recently bestowed upon Wall Street.
Posted on May 18, 2010, Source: AlterNet
The prominent economist explains why the model of the financial supermarket is a disaster, and why it's so dangerous that Wall Street is back to business as usual.
Posted on May 13, 2010, Source: AlterNet
Wall Street's captains of industry and top policymakers in Washington are often the same people. A lot of them get rich by playing for both teams.
Posted on May 13, 2010, Source: AlterNet
Sen. Tom Carper is trying to sneak a covert piece of brutal deregulation into the Wall Street reform bill. Don't let him get away with it!
Posted on May 7, 2010, Source: AlterNet
Last night, Congress shot down the most important Wall Street reform.
Posted on Apr 29, 2010, Source: AlterNet
The good news: Democrats didn't sacrifice much to break the GOP filibuster. The bad news: the Wall Street reform bill is still too weak.
Posted on Apr 22, 2010, Source: AlterNet
The Wall Street reform bill in Congress won't live up to President Obama's goals -- unless we can push them to change it.
Posted on Apr 20, 2010, Source: The Media Consortium
It's good to see Goldman Sachs being held accountable, but better regulations could have prevented the company's subprime scam.
Posted on Apr 17, 2010, Source: AlterNet
The progressive economist talks about the fight to reform Wall Street, what Robert Rubin should do with his money, and why Jamie Dimon is the most dangerous man in America.
Posted on Apr 15, 2010, Source: AlterNet
How rich people can stop whining about the deficit and start paying their taxes.
Posted on Apr 6, 2010, Source: AlterNet
Instead of strengthening the framework that lead the economy to the brink of collapse, the top U.S. bank regulator wants to sabotage it further.
Posted on Mar 25, 2010, Source: AlterNet
The battle for Social Security is on -- and the Times is fighting for the bad guys.
Posted on Mar 23, 2010, Source: AlterNet
After a series of poor economic appointments, Obama is considering three strong candidates for posts at the Fed.
Posted on Mar 19, 2010, Source: AlterNet
Republicans are taking an unpopular stand with Wall Street. Dems need to have the guts to stand up against them both.
Posted on Mar 17, 2010, Source: The Media Consortium
Fraud was a huge part of the financial crisis-- so why isn't the government going after the fraudsters?
Posted on Mar 5, 2010, Source: The Nation
For years, John Dugan waged a war against the economy as a top bank lobbyist. Then George W. Bush made him the top U.S. bank regulator.
Posted on Mar 3, 2010, Source: Media Consortium
With unemployment out of control, the economy is in dire need of serious financial reform and a major jobs package. But not if GOP obstructionists can help it.
Posted on Feb 25, 2010, Source: AlterNet
The Nobel Prize-winning economist argues the banking industry "failed in their core societal function," helping lead to the great economic crash of '08.
Posted on Feb 10, 2010, Source: AlterNet
Obama says he doesn't have a problem with bonuses at Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan. He's going to have a big problem at the polls in November.
Posted on Feb 10, 2010, Source: AlterNet
The plan to supposedly aid homeowners drowning in debt adopted by Obama and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is just a money trough for the banks.
Posted on Jan 28, 2010, Source: AlterNet
A new Consumer Financial Protection Agency can save the middle class. Elizabeth Warren explains how.
Posted on Jan 21, 2010, Source: AlterNet
Obama's endorsement of Volcker's plan is truly an extraordinary step forward for economic policy, but there's a long way to go.
Posted on Dec 22, 2009, Source: TheNation.com
We've reached the epitome of crony capitalism, yet the government has given no indication that any action will be taken.
Posted on Dec 16, 2009, Source: Media Consortium
The latest efforts to reform Wall Street don't away with too-big-to-fail banks, and that's a big problem -- here's what progressives are saying about it.
Posted on Nov 5, 2009, Source: AlterNet
If the economic crisis taught us anything, it's that bringing to heel the whiz kids of finance is a top priority.
Posted on Oct 1, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Wall Street-influenced Democrats may not act as nutty as their GOP counterparts, but they're dealing out the same economic damage.
Posted on Aug 7, 2009, Source: Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute
It can't keep pace with the rate of foreclosures -- not even close. Why was the industry allowed to police itself?
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