Why the DNC Is Fighting WikiLeaks and Not Wall Street

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Apr 24, 2018 The Democratic National Committee would rather blame Russia and Julian Assange for the 2016 election disaster than challenge elite corporate interests. Dig deeper ( 5 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 )

VIDEO: Busting Up Wall Street Is Step 4 in Saving the Economy

Robert Reich / Truthdig May 19, 2015 When Americans think of how the economic rules are stacked against them, they naturally think of Wall Street, which is back to many of its old tricks. Its lobbyists are now busily rolling back the Dodd-Frank Act -- legislation intended to prevent another crash. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How the Rich Benefited From the Recovery (While Most of Us Got Nothing)

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig May 5, 2013 The richest Americans made trillions during the so-called economic recovery from 2009 to 2011, while most everyone else's net worth dropped, according to a recent study. "It's as if the entire economic recovery is going into the pockets of the rich," Les Leopold writes at AlterNet. "And that's no accident." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sanders, Sherman Introduce Legislation to Break Up ‘Too Big to Fail’ Banks

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Apr 10, 2013 Wall Street sees no need for more regulations of course, but unfortunately for Main Street Americans still reeling from the last financial crisis, President Obama may turn out to be the banking industry's biggest ally. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why There’s a Bull Market for Stocks and Bear Market for Workers

Robert Reich / Truthdig Mar 6, 2013 On Tuesday the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose above 14,270. The stock market is basically back to where it was in 2000, while corporate earnings have doubled since then. Yet the real median wage is now 8 percent below what it was then and unemployment remains sky-high. Why is the stock market doing so well, while most Americans are doing so poorly? Here are four reasons. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Big Banks Have Found Another Way to Rip You Off

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Feb 25, 2013 Meet the major banks' newest partner: payday lenders, the owners of those check cashing stores that offer short-term loans with interest rates that sometimes exceed 500 percent. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Will Timothy Geithner Lead Us Over or Around the Fiscal Cliff?

Robert Reich / Truthdig Nov 28, 2012 If “pragmatic deal maker,” as The Wall Street Journal describes Geithner, means someone who believes any deal with Republicans is better than no deal, and deficit reduction is more important than job creation, we could be in for a difficult December. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Fallout From the Bungled Bank Bailout

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 23, 2012 The financial meltdown and subsequent bailout have dampened Americans' faith in government and stirred widespread outrage. Neil Barofsky, who once served as special inspector general in charge of oversight of the Troubled Asset Relief Program, says that anger may point the way toward reform. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Happy New Year From Wall Street

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Obama Chooses Wall Street Over Main Street

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Nov 26, 2008 Maybe Ralph Nader was right in predicting that the same Wall Street hustlers would have a lock on our government no matter which major party won the election. I hate to admit it, since it wasn't that long ago that I heatedly challenged Nader in a debate on this very point. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Financial Boom

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