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?
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, 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.'
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!
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.
Jeff Gerth, ProPublica. January 15, 2009. Obama's pick for Treasury Secretary has some serious strikes against him -- especially when it comes to regulation.
Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. November 25, 2008. This bailout is an "outrage; a lousy deal for the taxpayers."
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.
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.