Banking

Blocking Bernanke is Smart Economics, Smart Politics for Dems Blocking Bernanke is Smart Economics, Smart Politics for Dems

If the Democratic Party wants to lose – or, to be more precise, wants to lose badly in 2010 and 2012, it need only maintain its current loyalty to the most powerful interests...

Jan 25, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols

Move Your Money Move Your Money

Why leave your money in big banks that brought the financial system to ruin?

Jan 14, 2010 / Editorial / The Editors

Move Your Money Move Your Money

As national banks soak up bailout dollars, cut lending, and exploit overdraft fees, a number of Americans have decided to move their money to local banks.

Jan 5, 2010 / Blog / Peter Rothberg

Save the Dream, Keep the Home Save the Dream, Keep the Home

The Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America helps prevent foreclosures by bringing banks to the negotiating table with mortgage holders.

Dec 16, 2009 / Video / Greg Kaufmann and Ryan Carpenter

A Master of Disaster A Master of Disaster

John Dugan helped create the "too big to fail" economy--so why is he still regulating our banks?

Dec 16, 2009 / Feature / Zach Carter

It’s NOT Such a Wonderful Life It’s NOT Such a Wonderful Life

Rep. Barney Frank is in the process of bringing a package of banking reform bills to the floor. Today represented a small victory as the House Financial Services Committee, chaired...

Dec 3, 2009 / Blog / Peter Rothberg

Break Up the Banks Break Up the Banks

To reform the financial sector, we must break up "too big to fail" conglomerates and reinstate the Glass-Steagall Act.

Oct 28, 2009 / Editorial / The Editors

Meet the Hazzards Meet the Hazzards

If banks were people, here's what the full $17.5 trillion bailout would look like.

Sep 23, 2009 / Feature / Chris Hayes and Nomi Prins

Tackling the Titans Tackling the Titans

If Obama leads, the people will rally to his side. A good way to remind voters of the bold change they voted for last fall: ordering a hard cap on executive pay.

Sep 9, 2009 / Editorial / The Editors

UBS Money Laundering: What Did Phil Gramm Know? UBS Money Laundering: What Did Phil Gramm Know?

Was Phil Gramm truly unaware of the widespread efforts at UBS to defraud the US Treasury?

Aug 19, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

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