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 )

Editorial Cartoons

Bank Failure Ingredients

Kevin Siers Mar 16, 2023 Dig deeper

Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Presidential Powers Case

JESSICA GRESKO / The Associated Press Mar 3, 2020 Its ruling on whether to make it easier for the president to fire the consumer financial law enforcement chief could affect other agencies. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

3 Crucial Lessons We Failed to Learn From the Great Recession

Robert Reich / Truthdig Sep 17, 2018 Not only have the bankers responsible escaped culpability, but we remain vulnerable to another crash. What's worse, now we have Trump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Central Banks Have Gone Rogue, Putting Us All at Risk

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Sep 13, 2018 These institutions have rigged the markets for the benefit of a select few. The only solution is to make them public utilities. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Student Loan Borrowers Lose an Advocate at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Ilana Novick Aug 27, 2018 Seth Frotman, in a scathing resignation letter to acting director Mick Mulvaney, says the agency “has turned its back on young people and their financial futures." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

It’s True: Your Boss Is Making More Than You Do. Maybe 3,101 Times More.

Ilana Novick Aug 16, 2018 The wage gap is only getting worse, the Economic Policy Institute finds. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Filmmaker-Photographer Lauren Greenfield on Rise of ‘Generation Wealth’ and Fall of the Empire

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Jul 19, 2018 Her latest documentary looks at the pathology of greed and fame. “I thought the financial crash was going to teach us," she says. "And yet a lot of people went right back to living the same way as they had before.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Wall Street’s Biggest Banks Must Be Broken Up

Robert Reich / RobertReich.Org Jun 2, 2018 Why should banks ever be permitted to use customers' deposits—insured by the federal government—to place risky bets on the banks’ own behalf? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

One Dire Prediction for Trump’s Tax Cuts Is Already Coming True

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig May 28, 2018 A disturbing new report finds broad-based wage increases could be a thing of the past. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

New Banking Bill Could Lead to More Housing Discrimination

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Mar 13, 2018 Tim Kaine, Mark Warner and 10 other Democratic senators are backing Republican reform legislation that helps Wall Street and hurts Main Street. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

The Swamp Fighters: A Report From Behind the Lines

John Light and Susannah Jacob / Moyers and Company Dec 4, 2017 Dennis Kelleher, founder of Better Markets, talks about the nonprofit organization's effort to protect the public interest on Wall Street. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )