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The real problem with JPMorgan’s risky bets is that the bank is gambling with our money.

The men most responsible for the collapse of the American dream are heaped with honors at the highest levels of society.

It took pressure from progressives to get a partly decent mortgage fraud settlement. They can’t take their eyes off the prize now.

By the time you read this, the PR hacks of Goldman Sachs will be trying to destroy the reputation of whistle-blower Greg Smith.

That Lawrence Summers and Bill Clinton, the president he served as treasury secretary, can still get away with disclaiming responsibility for our financial meltdown is an insult to reason.

Betrayal by the “good guys” for whom we have ended up voting has become the norm.

In contrast to Obama’s go-easy approach, officials like Eric Schneiderman and Martha Coakley are insisting on vigorous prosecution of bankers.

The nation’s largest banks are methodically harvesting the last possible pound of flesh from millions of homeowners. We should put a stop to it.

The UK rioters know full well that their elites are looters too.

Is America finally learning that extreme inequality isn't just bad for those at the bottom—it’s ruinous for those on top, too?