On AlterNet: bank bailout

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "bank bailout"

Schools Without Toilet Paper? The Pain in Spain Falls Mainly on the Plain Folks

Lynn Parramore, AlterNet. March 6, 2012.

Spain teeters on the edge of a death-spiral of economic decline through more drastic budget cuts. As usual, it's the 99% who suffer.

Treasury Makes Shocking Admission: Program for Struggling Homeowners Just a Ploy to Enrich Big Banks

Zach Carter, AlterNet. August 25, 2010.

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.

Meet Dylan Ratigan, That Guy on MSNBC Who Can Talk a Mean Streak About the Scam Artists on Wall St.

Zach Carter, AlterNet. August 14, 2010.

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.

Crazy Economists Are Still Defending The Wall Street Bailout As The Recession Gets Worse

Dean Baker, AlterNet. August 6, 2010.

Economists are still spinning fairy tales so they can celebrate bank bailouts. Too bad everybody's still broke and out of work.

Wall Street Is Laundering Drug Money and Getting Away with It

Zach Carter, AlterNet. July 16, 2010.

Wall Street has been caught laundering massive amounts of drug money. So why isn't anybody being punished?

How the Sneaky Hands of the Big Banks Are Working Overtime to Rip You off

Zach Carter, AlterNet. July 15, 2010.

The economy is crumbling and consumers are in trouble. So banks are hitting them with $38 billion a year in deceptive fees.

Why Banks Try to Make Borrowers Feel Like Sinners When They Can't Pay off Their Mortgages

Zach Carter, AlterNet. June 5, 2010.

Crazy views about homeownership are helping the very bankers who screwed us in the first place.

The Corporate Stranglehold: How BP Will Make out Like Bandits from Its Massive, Still Gushing Oil Disaster

Zach Carter, AlterNet. May 26, 2010.

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.

Time For Obama To Lead: Republicans Block Volcker Rule

Simon Johnson, The Baseline Scenario. May 19, 2010.

Republicans are blocking Obama's signature Wall Street reform. The president must stand up and fight.

Nouriel Roubini: How to Break Up the Banks, Stop Massive Bonuses, and Rein in Wall Street Greed

Zach Carter, Nouriel Roubini, AlterNet. May 18, 2010.

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.

Why Didn't Congress Break Up The Banks? Bankers Bought The Vote.

A New Way ForwardMay 14, 2010.

Senators who voted against breaking up the banks got twice as much money from Wall Street as Senators who didn't.

Whip the Senate on Carper's Let-Banks-Violate-the-Law Amendment!

Zephyr Teachout, Zach Carter, AlterNet. May 13, 2010.

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!

Was Last Week's Market Crash a Direct Attack By Financial Terrorists?

David DeGraw, Amped Status. May 10, 2010.

In a market where 70 percent of all trades are executed by computer algorithms via High Frequency Trading, Goldman Sachs has the power to make the market crash or rise at will.

Congress Goes to Bat For Wall Street, Rejects Plan To Break up Banks

Zach Carter, AlterNet. May 7, 2010.

Last night, Congress shot down the most important Wall Street reform.

Don't Fix Wall Street, Create a New Economy

David Korten, YES! Magazine. May 6, 2010.

Congress shouldn't tweak the greed-driven Wall Street machine, it should create a new financial system that answers to communities.

Break up the Big Banks and End the Oligarchy on Wall Street

Simon Johnson, The Baseline Scenario. May 5, 2010.

We are living in a Wall Street oligarchy if Congress won't allow a vote on breaking up the banks.

Dems Break GOP's Attempted Filibuster in the Senate, But Proposed Wall Street Reforms Are Pretty Flimsy

Zach Carter, AlterNet. April 29, 2010.

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.

Robert Reich: Here's What Real Wall Street Reform Should Look Like

Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog. April 27, 2010.

Dems are making a final push for Wall Street reform -- this is what citizens should be asking for.

Larry Summers Is Lying About Big Banks

William Greider, The Nation. April 26, 2010.

Liar, liar, pants on fire.

Enough With 'Bipartisan Consensus' Already -- Ignore the Republicans and Reform Wall St.

Robert Kuttner, AlterNet. April 24, 2010.

If the Senate Democratic Leadership can resist the snake oil of a bipartisan deal, the bill will probably get stronger as it works its way through Congress.

Five Ways the Wall St. Reform Bill Needs to Be Fixed

Zach Carter, AlterNet. April 22, 2010.

The Wall Street reform bill in Congress won't live up to President Obama's goals -- unless we can push them to change it.

Simon Johnson: Wall Street's Stranglehold on Our Democracy Must Be Broken

Zach Carter, Simon Johnson, AlterNet. April 17, 2010.

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.

10 Ways to Force the Stinking Rich to Share Their Wealth

Zach Carter, AlterNet. April 15, 2010.

How rich people can stop whining about the deficit and start paying their taxes.

Speculating Banks Still Rule -- Ten Ways Dems and Dodd Are Failing on Financial Reform

deleted, AlterNet. April 14, 2010.

None of this is reform. We are better off with nada than vapid promises and a false sense of security.

Robert Reich: Congress Must Break Up the Banks

Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog. April 7, 2010.

If the big banks stay big, their political lpower will stay big. That power will put taxpayers on the hook for the next banking mess.