Lost amidst the Trump shutdown and a steady pace of presidential candidates announcing 2020 runs was an underappreciated story in...
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Howard Schultz claims the “center” in American politics. Hold my latte.
This post was guest authored by Max Moran. Every four years, Wall Street and corporate America dance the same three-step...
No Labels and the ‘Problem Solvers’ are Wolves of Wall Street in Sheep’s Clothing
Political organizations hide their pro-finance politics under the cloak of bipartisanship while they rake in funding from corporate interests. By...
Going After Wall Street is Good Politics
This post by Mike Lux originally appeared in DailyKos and on MikeLux Media. Going After Wall Street is Good Politics...
Take On Wall Street Poll: Key Findings from Battleground Congressional District Survey on Curbing Wall Street’s Influence
A new nationwide survey of likely 2018 voters in key battleground congressional districts reveals overwhelming, broad-based, and intense support for curbing big banks’ influence in Washington, and holding financial companies accountable for discrimination.
Take On Wall Street Poll: Messaging the Financial Transaction Tax
A new nationwide survey of likely 2018 voters in key battleground congressional districts reveals overwhelming, broad-based, and intense support for curbing big banks’ influence in Washington, including solid backing for a Financial Transaction Tax, especially if it's referred to as a "sales tax".
TOWS/AFR Statement: New Poll Reveals Strong Public Support to Stop Lending Discrimination
A new poll reveals overwhelming public support for government action to stop lenders from discriminating against borrowers of color. Lawmakers who voted to roll back the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's effort to guard against discrimination in auto lending were steering against the will of their own voters.
Take On Wall Street Poll: Voters Support Efforts to Fight Lending Discrimination
Across parties and regions, American voters believe the government should fight discrimination by financial firms against African-Americans and Latinos in lending.
Wall Street Made Bank on Trump in 2017
Originally published on Inequality.org It’s been a very good year for Wall Street. The S&P 500 reached record highs week...
TOWS Brief: Wall Street Makes Bank on Trump
On the first anniversary of the Trump administration, the Take on Wall Street coalition catalogs the ways that Wall Street made bank on Trump in 2017.