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Thousands in San Francisco "Occupy Wall Street West" »

By Josh Healey, January 23, 2012

It was the biggest direct action in the city since the start of the Iraq War, and the largest Occupy protest in the nation in this new year.read more

The Occupy movement deserves praise for rallying behind the foreclosed »

By Darryl Lorenzo Wellington, December 16, 2011

With their actions on behalf of the foreclosed upon, the Occupy Wall Street movement is proving, once and for all, how different it is from the Tea Party movement.read more

Occupy Chase Today, Transfer Funds Tomorrow »

By Elizabeth DiNovella, November 4, 2011

Today’s actions are a run up to tomorrow’s Bank Transfer Day. People are being asked to move their money out of Wall Street banks and into community banks and credit unions.read more

Obama’s SEC Lets Citigroup Off with a Slap on the Wrist »

By Matthew Rothschild, October 20, 2011

This sordid tale just proves how soft Obama has gone on the banks.read more

Obama Goes Soft on Citi

October 20, 2011

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Republicans Attack Fed to Help Banks »

By Matthew Rothschild, November 17, 2010

Republicans in Congress are proposing to amend the charter of the Federal Reserve Board not to make it more responsive to the people or less beholden to the banks. Quite the contrary.read more

Roll Call of Shame on “Too Big to Fail” »

By Matthew Rothschild, May 8, 2010

Find out whether your Senator was one of the 27 Democrats who voted for the big banks.read more

The Bankers’ Latest Scam »

By Ruth Conniff, May 2010 issue

Opponents of financial reform are tarring members of Congress who want to regulate the banks as tools of Wall Street. This Orwellian tactic is designed to confuse voters.read more

The Big Lie About Bank Reform »

By Ruth Conniff, April 13, 2010

Republicans want to maintain the unregulated environment that allowed the last Wall Street collapse. Meanwhile, they bray about bailouts.read more

Banks Will Still Skate Free Under Dodd's Bill

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Dodd’s Bill on Financial Regulation Doesn’t Go Far Enough »

By Matthew Rothschild, March 16, 2010

Given the colossal damage the big banks have wreaked, and the systemic flaws this scandal has exposed, Congress is not responding with the requisite vigor.read more

Obama Out to Lunch on Banker Bonuses

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Finally, the Bankers Testify

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Bankers Take the Stand »

By Ruth Conniff, January 12, 2010

One key difference between the modern-day Pecora Commission and the original is that the current commission lacks a Pecora.read more

Obama and the Fat Cats »

By Ruth Conniff, December 17, 2009

Obama’s rhetoric about the banks was all illusion. “Frosty” is fine with Wall Street so long as Washington declines to interfere with an unregulated market that wrecks the economy.read more

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