Chicago Teachers to the Mayor: Put Human Needs Ahead of Banks Chicago Teachers to the Mayor: Put Human Needs Ahead of Banks
The $4 billion in federal Covid relief funds coming to the city offers an unprecedented chance to deliver affordable housing, safe schools, and secure neighborhoods. The mayor want...
Aug 20, 2021 / Eleni Schirmer
What Kind of Country Prioritizes Billionaires During a Pandemic? What Kind of Country Prioritizes Billionaires During a Pandemic?
The US government’s lopsided response to Covid-19 has only worsened astronomical levels of inequality.
Jan 12, 2021 / Nomi Prins
Why JPMorgan Chase Should Give $1 Billion to Black Neighborhoods in Chicago Why JPMorgan Chase Should Give $1 Billion to Black Neighborhoods in Chicago
Activist Ja’Mal Green wants the nation’s biggest bank to pay reparations for its history of racist lending.
Jul 6, 2020 / Q&A / Daniel Fernandez
We Need a Green Bailout for the People We Need a Green Bailout for the People
Here’s what the government should demand when the economy tumbles and Wall Street comes begging.
Nov 12, 2019 / Feature / Kate Aronoff
The Rich Are Still Getting Richer The Rich Are Still Getting Richer
Inequality is the economic great wall between those with power and those without it.
Feb 26, 2019 / Nomi Prins
Here Comes the Next Financial Crisis Here Comes the Next Financial Crisis
Trump’s deregulators are setting the economy on fire.
Feb 1, 2018 / Nomi Prins
Letters From the December 4-11, 2017, Issue Letters From the December 4-11, 2017, Issue
A hearty issue… Shell games… Stars and semiautomatics…
Nov 16, 2017 / Letters / Our Readers and David Dayen
Ai Weiwei on Refugees: They Are Part of Us Ai Weiwei on Refugees: They Are Part of Us
Plus: David Dayen on JPMorgan Chase and Amy Wilentz on Ivanka, Jared, and Don Jr.
Oct 12, 2017 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Behind JPMorgan Chase’s Bait-and-Switch Behind JPMorgan Chase’s Bait-and-Switch
According to lawsuits filed by investor Larry Schneider, the bank sold him thousands of mortgages—then changed the terms of the deal.
Oct 5, 2017 / Special Report / David Dayen
Special Investigation: How America’s Biggest Bank Paid Its Fine for the 2008 Mortgage Crisis—With Phony Mortgages! Special Investigation: How America’s Biggest Bank Paid Its Fine for the 2008 Mortgage Crisis—With Phony Mortgages!
Alleged fraud put JPMorgan Chase hundreds of millions of dollars ahead; ordinary homeowners, not so much.
Oct 5, 2017 / Feature / David Dayen