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January 19, 2022
Why I Divested My Bank Account and You Should Too
I couldn’t accept doing business with one of the world’s greatest financiers of fossil fuels.
Ilana Cohen
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November 21, 2019
Student Loan Borrowers Need More Protection—and California Is Leading the Way
Lawmakers in California have put forward the first legislation of its kind that would create clear, enforceable protections against abuses by student loan companies.
Seth Frotman and Natalia Abrams
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February 1, 2019
Corporations Have Paid Out at Least $2.7 Billion in Civil-Rights and Labor Lawsuits Since 2000
Inside an analysis of corporate legal culture.
Michelle Chen
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August 20, 2018
Why Is Bank of America Asking Clients About Their Citizenship?
Lenders discriminate against immigrants—and often, it’s perfectly legal.
Susie Cagle
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April 2, 2018
We Are All Implicated in the Gun Industry
Since the industrial revolution, arms manufacturing has been central to our economy—changing that won’t be easy.
Priya Satia
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January 19, 2017
Democrats Missed an Opportunity to Expose Steve Mnuchin as a Predator
Bob Casey and Sherrod Brown landed some blows about OneWest Bank’s foreclosures, but too many got lost in a tangle over tax havens.
David Dayen
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September 27, 2016
It’s Time for Every Ally to Show Up in the Fight Against the Dakota Access Pipeline
The temporary halt to the pipeline’s construction must be made permanent.
Tom Goldtooth and Annie Leonard
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March 4, 2016
Democrats and Republicans Are Quietly Planning a Corporate Giveaway—to the Tune of $400 Billion
Why isn’t anyone talking about it?
William Greider
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November 3, 2015
Is There Such a Thing as a Progressive Bank?
Meet Amalgamated, a responsible banker.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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October 28, 2015
When Bank Workers Occupy the Banks
Tellers and retail bankers not only struggle to make ends meet themselves—they’re being pushed to sell predatory financial products in the communities that can least afford them.
Michelle Chen