Even if the Obama campaign's anti-Bain offensive is nothing more than a bid to ensure a win for its candidate, in the long run, the campaign is doing America a service.
Rep. John Sarbanes is conducting an experiment to see if he can raise enough money for a competitive re-election race--without large donors or PAC funds.
Michael Hudson, Michael Hudson's blog. December 6, 2011.
Recent debt protests from Iceland to Greece and Spain suggest that creditors are shifting their support away from democracies and crushing national self-determination.
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.
The FHFA filed lawsuits last Friday alleging nearly $200 billion in fraud by the nation's biggest banks. Could this be the beginning of accountability for the banksters?
While their fellow Americans face blown-up 401Ks and fruitless job searches, financiers are embracing our current feed-the-rich/screw-the-rest mentality with renewed zest.
What a great year for Wall Street: profits up, bonuses up and, best of all, criticism down. Somehow Wall Street has much of America believing its lies and rationalizations.
Joan Retsinas, Progressive Populist. December 28, 2010.
Do you want to have perfect teeth? Just sign on the dotted line. The terms sound generous: no down payment, 60 months of easy payments. But the interest will bite.
The package that has outraged many progressives is a Trojan Horse for the "entitlement" cutting crowd that could lead to disaster for working families over the long haul.
It would be wonderful if the people responsible for the financial crisis learned lessons from the worldwide havoc and suffering they helped to prompt. Don't hold your breath
