Alexis Goldstein is a former Wall Street professional and currently serves as the Communications Director for The Other 98%.
Despite being vastly outnumbered, reformers made a real difference.
One man on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission holds the key vote in a crucial decision about derivatives trading that could prevent—or enable—more bank bailouts.
Using familiar Wall Street tactics, JPMorgan Chase rigged the rules in his favor. But the movement for corporate accountability lives on.
A GAO examination of the Independent Foreclosure Review reveals massive levels of incompetence and negligence.
JPMorgan Chase gamed the system to hide risky trades. Will Congress let them go free?
It’s past time for the rule to stop banks from making making risky bets with consumers’ money. But a House committee hearing devoted itself to stalling and lying about the Volcker Rule.
In his Senate testimony, the JPMorgan CEO ludicrously defined any new trade to protect against “bad outcomes” as a hedge.
JP Morgan’s CEO once complained that traders would need to see psychiatrists in order to comply with financial regulations. Maybe that’s not such a bad idea.