Environment

Fossil Fuel Financing Surges as Big Banks Retreat From Climate Pledges

Sarah Hofmann / DeSmog Jun 10, 2026 JPMorgan again tops the list of banks embracing “disaster capitalism” as climate deregulation policies inspire more industry investments, new report finds. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Environment

‘Financial Strangulation’: How Ecuador Is Silencing Environmental Defenders

Katie Surma / Inside Climate News Mar 11, 2026 As the country moves to intensify mining and oil operations, environmental and Indigenous leaders’ bank accounts are being frozen or closed. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

Clawback Act: Bank Executives Would Be Forced to Compensate Victims of Financial Collapse

Sarah Anderson / Inequality.org Jun 5, 2023 Unlikely allies Elizabeth Warren and J.D. Vance join forces to claw back banker pay—showing how bipartisanship can work. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

American Families Deserve a Coronavirus Bailout, Not Industries

Truthdig Mar 12, 2020 Lessons learned from the 2008 financial crisis show that taxpayer-funded blank checks to institutions do nothing to help those struggling Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Fed’s Baffling Response to the Coronavirus Explained

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Mar 9, 2020 Because our banks aren't nationalized, its inability to work with Congress has resulted in another botched attempt at crisis management. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Fed Protects Gamblers at the Expense of the Economy

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Jan 8, 2020 Its forced choice to bankroll hedge funds and other speculative ventures in repo market comes at a price to the middle class. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Warren Slams Wall Street ‘Vampires’ in New Economic Plan

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Jul 18, 2019 The Massachusetts senator and Democratic presidential contender wants to make it harder for big banks to prey on consumers. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Facebook May Pose a Greater Danger Than Wall Street

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Jun 25, 2019 The threat of a U.S. technology company taking up the model set by China's WeChat Pay and Alipay may now be materializing. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The Banking Model That’s Bankrupting Americans

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Jun 3, 2019 The U.S. government is unnecessarily feeding the “financialized” economy in which money makes money without producing new goods and services. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Our Ever-Deadlier Police State

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Apr 22, 2019 Better training and reforms are not the solution: The problem is that the system is designed to protect the rich at the expense of the poor. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The Public Banking Revolution Is Upon Us

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Apr 17, 2019 California and Washington are in a race to form the nation's second state-owned bank, a century after the first was established. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Fed’s Dramatic About-Face

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Feb 20, 2019 The Federal Reserve needs to keep pumping new money into the banking system, so why not inject cash directly into Americans' bank accounts? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )