By Bartlett Naylor, originally posted on CitizenVox. Thousands of bankers made millions of dollars causing the 2008 Wall Street crash, which...
State Action on Hedge Fund Loophole
By Sarah Anderson, originally posted on Inequality.org. The Illinois state senate is the first legislative body to pass a bill...
“Take on Wall Street” Statement: Time to Close an Egregious Loophole
"'It's hard to find a more egregious example of Wall Street billionaires rigging the rules for their own advantage than the carried interest loophole,' said Jon Green, Campaign Manager for the Take on Wall Street campaign. 'It is an outrageous and unfair benefit for the wealthy and powerful for no reason other than that they are wealthy and powerful. Every member of Congress should stand with Senator Baldwin and Representative Levin in supporting this bill.'"
Building on the April Tax Marches
Grassroots activists are taking the tax justice fight to Goldman Sachs, demanding that Wall Street start paying its fair share....
“Goldman Sachs, Stop Looting America!”
As the deadline to mail checks to the IRS approached yesterday evening, organizers in New York were still protesting, and...
The Swamp Runneth Over
Originally posted on Other98. Just when you thought the Trump cabinet couldn’t possibly get any swampier, the Senate Banking Committee voted this...
TOWS Statement: Wall Street Watchdogs Blast Banking Committee for approving Clayton to Head SEC
"Jay Clayton’s entire career of representing major Wall Street banks, advancing their interests at the expense of the public, helping them avoid accountability, stands in contradiction to the very mission of the agency he has been nominated to lead... Those who voted in favor of his appointment -- both Democrats and Republicans --will have some explaining to do to constituents who are sick and tired of letting Wall Street continue rig the economy so all of the gains go to those at the very top.”
Take on Wall Street Statement: Jay Clayton hearing further demonstrates he is the wrong man to lead the SEC
Jay Clayton's performance in the SEC confirmation hearing makes it abundantly clear that after a career of helping Wall Street banks avoid accountability, he is uniquely ill-suited to the job of protecting investors and working people from Wall Street misconduct.
Some Democrats in Congress Just Took a Stand Against Income Inequality
A new poll out last week has some encouraging news for progressives: even Trump supporters are starting to see through his phony...
Wall Street Spent over $2 Billion on the 2016 Election. They’re Getting Great Returns on Their Investment.
While you were busy choosing between rent and groceries last year, Wall Street was busy buying itself a shiny new...