On AlterNet: banksters

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Crash Tax: Wall Street Should Pay Reparations to the 99%

Leo Gerard, AlterNet. November 15, 2011.

It's time for the bankers who crashed the economy to pay back those of us who bailed them out--with a financial transactions tax.

Is New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman the One to Finally Fight Big Money's Power in Politics?

Nina Burleigh, Salon. September 25, 2011.

Schneiderman is the best and probably last hope for some kind of public retribution against the banksters, some righting of wrongs--rolling of heads--as far as the Great Recession.

North Dakota Fights Wall Street's Influence With a State Bank

Ellen Brown, YES! Magazine. September 4, 2011.

What can we learn from North Dakota's economy? Plenty, and it starts with its unique state bank.

Attacks on NY AG Standing Up for Main Street Show Wall Street's Control Over Our Elites

Roger Bybee, In These Times. August 25, 2011.

Attacks on New York's attorney general Eric Schneiderman expose the destructive thinking of our financial and political elites.

Is Bank of America Headed Toward Collapse?

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. August 14, 2011.

The nation's largest bank has only gotten bigger since the financial crisis and the government bailouts. But is big trouble ahead for the big bank?

Obama Hits Up Wall Street 'Fat Cats' For Reelection Funds, But What About Jobs?

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. June 13, 2011.

As Barack Obama gears up for his reelection fight, Wall Street donors are leery of handing over the cash--and former advisers warn about jobs.

JP Morgan Making a Fortune Off of American Poverty

Mary Bottari, Bankster USA. February 7, 2011.

JPMorgan Chase is the largest processor of food stamp benefits in the US. They are paid per customer; when the number of food stamp recipients goes up, so do JPMC profits.

How the Banksters Made a Complete Killing off the Bailout

Pam Martens, CounterPunch. October 21, 2008.

It's going to take about 20 years to repair the damage from the huge rip off created under the guise of "free market" capitalism.