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Obama's Favorite Wall Streeters

Bill Moyers, Michael Winship, Moyers & Company. January 23, 2012.

We’ve already made our choice for the best headline of the year, so far: “Citigroup Replaces JPMorgan as White House Chief of Staff.”

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Move Your Money Day a Success; Over $50 Million Withdrawn From Big Banks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

Another Corporate Thief Gets Off the Hook -- 5 Reasons to be Outraged at the SEC's Ruling on Citigroup's Scams

RJ Eskow, Blog for Our Future. October 21, 2011.

Public anger will keep growing as long as the government keeps handing out free passes instead of perp walks to bankers at serial corporate criminals like Citigroup.

5 Mega-Banks May Have Defrauded Homeowners -- Will the Justice Department Actually Prosecute?

Amy Goodman, Shahien Nasiripour, Democracy Now!. May 18, 2011.

The nation's five largest mortgage companies are being accused of defrauding taxpayers in their handling of foreclosures on homes purchased with government-backed loans.

Foreclosure Mills: America's Newest Housing Nightmare

Andy Kroll, Mother Jones. August 7, 2010.

Borrowers are getting screwed again as bailed-out banks send their foreclosure dirty work to con artists with a history of breaking the law.

Unless You're a Shill for Banks and Big Business, The Washington Elites Will Call You Controversial

David Sirota, AlterNet. July 21, 2010.

Tim Geithner and Chris Dodd's opposition to Elizabeth Warren stems from the fact that she wasn't a puppet for big banks.

Moyers: Six Banks Control 60% of Gross National Product -- Is the U.S. at the Mercy of an Unstoppable Oligarchy?

Bill Moyers, Bill Moyers Journal. April 23, 2010.

Moyers and economists James Kwak and Simon Johnson wonder whether the financial powers are more profitable, and more resistant to regulation than ever.

How Citigroup's Payback Plan Will Ultimately Screw Taxpayers

Zach Carter, TheNation.com. December 22, 2009.

We've reached the epitome of crony capitalism, yet the government has given no indication that any action will be taken.

Is Larry Summers Taking Kickbacks From the Banks He's Bailing Out?

Mark Ames, AlterNet. May 29, 2009.

Why did Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley steer millions to a company Larry Summers directed while he administered "stress tests" on them?

Remembering When CitiGroup "Cared" About Inequality

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. May 19, 2009.

In 2005, a Citigroup team began arguing that what “average” consumers do with their money really doesn’t matter any more.

Michael Moore: Madoff Is a Convenient Distraction for a Bunch of Crooks Who Aren't in Jail

Michael Moore, Time Magazine. May 2, 2009.

Had Madoff just followed the example of his fellow tycoons, he could have legally multiplied his wealth many times over, legally.

'Too Big to Fail' Is Too Big -- Period

Jim Hightower, Creators Syndicate. April 4, 2009.

The "too big" claim forms the rationale for the diversion of regular people's money into rich people's pockets.

Stress Tests for Wall Street -- What About the Billions in off-the-Books Toxic Assets?

Danielle Ivory, American News Project & AlterNet. April 3, 2009.

We can't let the big financial houses like Citigroup get away with keeping their liabilities off the books.

Grayson Digs His Claws into Citigroup CEO

Harry Hanbury, Lagan Sebert, American News Project AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. February 17, 2009.

CEOs of the biggest bailed-out banks finally appeared before Congress last week.

Facing Foreclosure? Don't Leave. Squat.

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. February 6, 2009.

In a recent interview, Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur told Americans: 'Be squatters in your own homes. Don't you leave.'

Bailed Out Banks Still Blowing Millions on Sports Sponsorships

Katharine Zaleski, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. February 2, 2009.

Tax paying sports fans beware... it appears that you may be helping sponsor major teams whether you like them or not!

Obama Fights Corporate Greed: Forces Citigroup to Ditch Private Jet Purchase

Katharine Zaleski, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. January 27, 2009.

President Obama is not taking kindly to corporations wasting taxpayers' money.

Bailed Out Citigroup Buys New $50 Million Jet

Danny Shea, Huffington Post AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. January 26, 2009.

Citigroup, which has received $45 billion in government bailout funds, is about to upgrade to a new $50 million, twelve-seat corporate jet.

How Citigroup Unraveled Under Geithner's Watch

Jeff Gerth, ProPublica. January 15, 2009.

Obama's pick for Treasury Secretary has some serious strikes against him -- especially when it comes to regulation.

Did the Citibank Bailout Screw the American Taxpayer?

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. November 25, 2008.

This bailout is an "outrage; a lousy deal for the taxpayers."

Citigroup's Mexican Cronies

Jeff Faux, The Nation. December 4, 2007.

How Citigroup/Banamex got control of an entire airline from the Mexican Government for a song, and paid for it, in part, out of huge subsidies it receives from ... the Mexican government.

Who's Funding Global Warming?

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.

ABC News: 1 Million People Move Their Money; Banks Hiking Fees Again

Sarah Jaffe, December 31, 1969.