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On AlterNet: goldman sachs

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "goldman sachs"

Goldman Sachs Plays at Giving Back to the Little People

Goldman Sachs Plays at Giving Back to the Little People

Joe Costello, Archein AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. November 17, 2009.
If only all the boys sitting behind bars for sticking up a 7-11 knew all they had to do was apologize and give back a pittance of that they stole. All would be forgiven.

Why Can't Prosecutors Even Come Close to Taking Down Wall Street Thugs?

Why Can't Prosecutors Even Come Close to Taking Down Wall Street Thugs?

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. November 17, 2009.
As the big bank bonus grab shifts into overdrive, doing "God's work" has never seemed so lucrative.

Hundreds Converge on Goldman Sachs DC Headquarters

Hundreds Converge on Goldman Sachs DC Headquarters

Staff, SEIU AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. November 16, 2009.
National mobilization continues to demand an end to multi-billion dollar bonuses at bailed out banks and the Too Big To Fail doctrine

After the Billionaires Plundered Alabama Town, Troops Were Called in ... Illegally

After the Billionaires Plundered Alabama Town, Troops Were Called in ... Illegally

Mark Ames, AlterNet. October 24, 2009.
"We have to tolerate the inequality as a way to achieve greater prosperity and opportunity for all," says one Goldman Sachs adviser. But tell that to the people of Samson, Ala.

Happy Days Are Here Again for Wall Street but Main Street Is Too Poor to Retire

Happy Days Are Here Again for Wall Street but Main Street Is Too Poor to Retire

Joshua Holland, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. October 22, 2009.
The contrast is striking.

Bonus Bandits: Why Are Bank Execs Making a Killing in the Midst of Catastrophe?

Bonus Bandits: Why Are Bank Execs Making a Killing in the Midst of Catastrophe?

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. October 20, 2009.
Welcome to post-meltdown America. One year and counting after last fall’s high-finance collapse, average Americans are reeling and Wall Street is rejoicing.

No Matter Who Loses, Goldman Sachs Wins

No Matter Who Loses, Goldman Sachs Wins

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. October 6, 2009.
Goldman stands to receive a payment of $1 billion -- while U.S. taxpayers would lose $2.3 billion -- if embattled commercial lender CIT files bankruptcy.

An Inside Look at How Goldman Lobbies the Senate

An Inside Look at How Goldman Lobbies the Senate

Matt Taibbi, True/Slant AlterNet: PEEK. September 29, 2009.
Tomorrow, the SEC will hold a "round table" to address the destructive practice of "naked short selling." Too bad it's not inviting anyone who's susceptible.

NYT Invites You to Shed a Tear For the Super-Rich (While Reminding You How Much We Need Them)

NYT Invites You to Shed a Tear For the Super-Rich (While Reminding You How Much We Need Them)

Allison Kilkenny, True/Slant AlterNet: PEEK. August 21, 2009.
The New York Times has apparently failed to learn the most basic lessons from the global financial disaster.

What the Mainstream Press Can Learn from Matt Taibbi's Takedown of Goldman Sachs

What the Mainstream Press Can Learn from Matt Taibbi's Takedown of Goldman Sachs

Dean Starkman, Columbia Journalism Review. August 8, 2009.
If biz journalists won't step back and take in the sweep of this crisis, and the systemic distortions that underlie it, somebody else will.

Why Is a Slate Writer Shilling for Goldman Sachs? Taibbi Shreds the Latest Wall Street PR

Why Is a Slate Writer Shilling for Goldman Sachs? Taibbi Shreds the Latest Wall Street PR

Matt Taibbi, True/Slant. July 31, 2009.
The winner of this month's Most Retarded Horsesh** Written In Defense of Goldman Sachs award goes to ... Heidi Moore. .

The Scandal Continues: The Billions in Govt. Cash Behind Goldman's

The Scandal Continues: The Billions in Govt. Cash Behind Goldman's "Profits"

Matt Taibbi, True/Slant. July 17, 2009.
That Goldman Sachs is getting away with robbery is bad enough -- that they're getting praised for being so smart is damn near intolerable.

Goldman and JPMorgan: Winners When the Rest of Us Are Losing

Goldman and JPMorgan: Winners When the Rest of Us Are Losing

Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog AlterNet: PEEK. July 17, 2009.
Where are the anti-trusters when we need them?

Taibbi: How Goldman Sachs Profited from the Economic Meltdown

Taibbi: How Goldman Sachs Profited from the Economic Meltdown

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. July 17, 2009.
Matt Taibbi argues that "Goldman Sachs has engineered every major market manipulation since the Great Depression."

Goldman’s Coup: Why Banks Are Benefiting and Workers Aren't

Goldman’s Coup: Why Banks Are Benefiting and Workers Aren't

Laura Flanders, GRITtv AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. July 16, 2009.
Matt Taibbi and Mike Lux discuss whether Goldman Sachs is a risk taker or a coup maker.

Goldman Sachs Posts $3.44 Billion Profit

Agence France Presse July 13, 2009.
The amount is far greater than market expectations for the second quarter.

Ludicrous: Matt Taibbi Accused of Being Anti-Semitic for Goldman Sachs Article

Ludicrous: Matt Taibbi Accused of Being Anti-Semitic for Goldman Sachs Article

Matt Taibbi, True/Slant AlterNet: PEEK. July 13, 2009.
Sample letter: "Isn't it convenient that an Arab-American writer ... looks at Wall Street and picks the most prototypically Jewish firm to demonize."

Matt Taibbi: Goldman Sachs Has Made Fools Of Us All (VIDEO)

Matt Taibbi: Goldman Sachs Has Made Fools Of Us All (VIDEO)

Dorsey Shaw, Air America AlterNet: Video. July 9, 2009.
Matt Taibbi and Sam Seder explore the shameful past of Goldman Sachs

Taibbi's Scream: Stop the Political System That Has Let Goldman Sachs Fleece Us for 90 Years

Taibbi's Scream: Stop the Political System That Has Let Goldman Sachs Fleece Us for 90 Years

Rob Johnson, AlterNet. July 8, 2009.
The sordid story of how Goldman Sachs and Co. engineered bubbles in the economy and made a hefty profit.

Wildfires Are Linked to Global Warming -- But Media Obscure the Relationship

Wildfires Are Linked to Global Warming -- But Media Obscure the Relationship

Sam Kornell, Miller-McCune Magazine. July 6, 2009.
As climate change intensifies, wildfires are going to increase in the U.S. Publicizing the link could help drive home the danger of global warming.

Rolling Stone Expose Declares Goldman Sachs Behind Every Market Crash Since 1920s

Rolling Stone Expose Declares Goldman Sachs Behind Every Market Crash Since 1920s

Daniel Tencer, Raw Story. July 4, 2009.
Matt Taibbi explains how the company created market bubbles and then profited from the crash that followed.

Don't Worry, Wealthy Wall Street Bankers Are Doing All Right

Don't Worry, Wealthy Wall Street Bankers Are Doing All Right

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. July 3, 2009.
Well, that was a close one! For a second I thought the banksters would have to SUFFER for the damage they caused blowing a hole in the global economy.

Bernie Madoff: Fall Guy or First of Many?

Bernie Madoff: Fall Guy or First of Many?

Eric Lotke, Campaign for America's Future. June 30, 2009.
Congressional Commission on financial fraud has the ability to put hundreds of Madoffs in jail and lead the way for real bank reform.

Was the Economic Meltdown a Crisis of Masculinity Run Amuck?  It's Time for Women to Step In

Was the Economic Meltdown a Crisis of Masculinity Run Amuck? It's Time for Women to Step In

Courtney E. Martin, AlterNet. June 27, 2009.
If it had been Lehman Brothers and Sisters, would the financial meltdown have shaken out in the same way?

Gas Pump Thievery: Who's Really Behind the Rising Prices at the Pumps?

Gas Pump Thievery: Who's Really Behind the Rising Prices at the Pumps?

Jim Hightower, AlterNet. June 25, 2009.
What's going on here is not the "magic of the marketplace," but some hocus-pocus by brand-name dealers.