Danielle Ivory, Lagan Sebert, American News Project. November 24, 2008. With newfound bailout money in their wallets, big banks have been rushing to gobble up smaller ones.
Robert L. Borosage, Campaign for America's Future. October 22, 2008. With $700 billion in taxpayers' money at stake, surely it would be wise to have an independent board that can hold Paulson accountable.
William Greider, The Nation. October 17, 2008. The Treasury Secretary's infusion of cash is a tonic for the bad boys of Wall Street. For a cure, we'll have to wait for a new president.
Danielle Ivory, American News Project. September 25, 2008. Corporate power expert Charlie Cray lays out the dangerous influence that mega companies pose on all aspects of the American economy.
Jill Hussein C., Brilliant at Breakfast AlterNet: PEEK. August 12, 2008. "First they outsourced IT, and I said nothing because I was not an IT worker ... "
Howie Klein, Down With Tyranny! AlterNet: PEEK. April 28, 2008. Despite failures in the market, the mortgage industry is fighting tighter regulation tooth and nail.
Dean Baker, TruthOut.org. April 10, 2008. The centerpiece of the "Foreclosure Prevention Act" approved by the Senate is a tax break for the homebuilders and the mortgage bankers.
Peter Dreier, Huffington Post. March 27, 2008. The financial services industry has shown again and again that it cannot self-regulate. It's time for the government to step in.
Scarecrow, Firedoglake AlterNet: Election 2008. March 25, 2008. I wonder what Paul Krugman, who has pointed to Alan Greenspan's role in fostering the current financial crisis, would think of this.
Robert Scheer, Truthdig. January 23, 2008. No Dem candidate will say what Kucinich would have said: Bankers will steal from the public unless the government holds them accountable.
Tara Lohan, AlterNet. February 5, 2007. Find out which banks are part of the problem, and which are part of the solution, in the fight against global climate change.
