Thursday, December 26, 2024

Tag: financial industry

Goldman Sachs becomes largest US bank to commit to net-zero greenhouse...

The bank now joins Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, and Citi in aligning its financing activities with the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Was Goldman’s CEO ‘inspiring’ or good for the Economy? Nope, and...

Lloyd Blankfein and his peers are strangling genuine growth, turning a productive economy into a financialized one, and driving up already-unsustainable levels of inequality.

Bank of America to eliminate free checking account program affecting low-income...

Bank of America, the second-largest bank by assets, will no longer be "the only brick-and-mortar bank that offered free checking accounts to their customers."

Will the Democratic Nominee for 2016 Take on the Moneyed Interests?

While it's evident that the Democratic nominee for President will campaign on reviving the American middle class, it's time the nation has a leader who can take on the moneyed interests responsible for the worst wealth inequality in modern American history.

Four Reasons Young Americans Should Burn Their Student Loan Papers

Protest against student loans is a good way to earn the first dividend in the proposed America Permanent Fund. Here are four reasons students should take up the fight against financial firms holding high-interest student loans.

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New study finds Smartwatch wristbands contain high levels of PFAS

Researchers found elevated level of PFAS in mostly fluorinated synthetic rubber wristbands.

Israelis invade Syria: Who will stop Israel?

Israel's latest land-grab in Syria, and the UN and the rest of the world's inability to stop Israel from ignoring and violating the UN Charter, the Geneva Conventions and the Genocide Convention.

Luigi Mangione and Daniel Penny display the scale of acceptance for vigilante violence

The contrast in how Penny and Mangione have been covered in the media and treated by the elite show that vigilante violence actually is acceptable in America when carried out against those with little to no agency.

Trump’s pick to lead federal housing agency has opposed efforts to aid the poor

Such views would seemingly place Turner at odds with the core work of HUD, a sprawling federal agency that serves as a backstop against homelessness for millions of the nation’s poor, elderly and disabled.

The world’s four legacy empires going down

In a future full of signs that the four empires that have long dominated our world are all crumbling.