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Are JPMorgan’s Losses A Canary in a Coal Mine?

Bill Moyers, BillMoyers.com. May 20, 2012.

Bill Moyers talks to Simon Johnson, once chief economist of the International Monetary Fund and now MIT professor, about the (possible) fall of Jamie Dimon and JPMorgan.

What the Mainstream Media Still Doesn't Get About Big Banks

John Knefel, AlterNet. May 16, 2012.

JPMorgan Chase losing $2 billion on a risky trade has many pundits calling for more regulation. But they're still missing so much of the story.

Wall Street-Inflated Student Debt Bubble Hits $1 Trillion; Debtors Rally for Relief

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. April 24, 2012.

The collective weight of American student debt is a drag not just on those paying the debt, but on our entire economy.

4 Ways the Big Banks are Still Screwing Homeowners — And How They're Fighting Back

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. April 10, 2012.

Here's how the banks are still doing exactly as they please when it comes to homes. But there's hope.

3 Mega-Banks Screwing You With Sneaky Fees -- Again

Lauren Kelley, AlterNet. March 2, 2012.

Consumers were outraged when Bank of America announced a $5 debit fee last fall. Undeterred, some banks are now quietly imposing even more fees.

Meet 5 Big Lenders Profiting From the $1 Trillion Student Debt Bubble (Hint: You Know Some of Them Already)

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. November 28, 2011.

As the student movement grows and rallies around the country, we look at the lenders raking in cash off the backs of the U.S.'s students.

10 Stories of People Moving Their Money, Despite Banks' Efforts to Stop Them

Markos Moulitsas, Daily Kos. November 13, 2011.

Banks are claiming that the accounts closed in the last six weeks won't hurt them, but they're willing to go to all sorts of lengths to prevent customers from leaving.

Move Your Money Day a Success; Over $50 Million Withdrawn From Big Banks

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. November 8, 2011.

Around the country, in groups and individually, Americans voted with their dollars this week to move away from the banks that caused the economic crisis.

Why Bank Transfer Day (Today) Is Only the Beginning of Something Huge

Andrew Leonard, Salon. November 4, 2011.

The movement to make sure our money serves our own values rather than the bottom line of huge banks will only gain energy as small victories accumulate.

Move Your Money, But Don't Forget About Credit Unions

Scott Thill, AlterNet. March 9, 2010.

Banking behemoths don't deserve your business. But your local credit union could be the right financial fit.

How Chase Bank Has Left Homeowners in Limbo

Paul Kiel, ProPublica. February 4, 2010.

Homeowners who may well be eligible for the mortgage loan modification program are being denied because their troubles were not deemed "permanent."