Finance
Fearing turmoil, Wall Street ups pressure on Trump to quit
November 23, 2020With the economy in meltdown under the weight of a mismanaged pandemic and with U.S. influence waning around the globe, Trump is facing an exodus of support from finance capital.
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Unions, workers, EPI back Warren bill to crack down on ‘private equity’ funds
August 9, 2019So-called “private equity” investment funds, one of the worst manifestations of anti-worker corrupt corporate capitalism, left Madelyn Garcia and her co-workers without jobs.
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Senate passes rollback of some Dodd-Frank bank regulations
March 15, 2018Unbelievably, at a time of record-breaking bank profits, Congress now wants to deregulate some of the largest financial institutions in America.
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GOP protects payday lenders; Ellison goes 0-for-3 on consumer protections
September 22, 2017Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo., claimed federal regulation of payday lenders would harm consumers, but offered no proof.
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CEO payouts soar, but what new products are they making?
June 28, 2017Making breakthroughs for consumers is hard, companies have found. But making fortunes for CEOs is easy.
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