From the party’s moderate wings to its progressive grassroots, Democratic candidates earned applause and high turnout for running against the...
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Why a progressive House Financial Services Committee is such a big deal
Lost amidst the Trump shutdown and a steady pace of presidential candidates announcing 2020 runs was an underappreciated story in...
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...
Welcome to the new Take On Wall Street site!
Welcome to the new Take On Wall Street site! We are building a movement, and we need your voice. The...
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...
10 years after the Great Recession, big banks are still making outrageous profits
BY SARAH ANDERSON AND PORTER MCCONNELL Originally published in The Hill Ten years ago, the economy crashed, due to Wall...
Tax Day is a Real Holiday for Wall Street
The tax legislation passed last year gives the financial industry plenty of reasons to celebrate. Originally posted on Inequality.org It’s...
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...
Government Sachs and the Trump Administration
A new reports documents all the ways Goldman Sachs employees are using their high-level government jobs to push an agenda...