Tag: Goldman Sachs

Headline after headline explains that Trump has hired “yet another” veteran of the firm.

Trump has let the American people know whose side he’s on, and it’s not theirs.

In Trump's economy, there will be winners and – as he would say – losers. Can you guess which the bankers will be?

How a bank conquered Washington

Our system of inverted totalitarianism has within it the seeds of an overt or classical fascism.

A battle has been lost for democracy and accountability, while the pockets of the rich and powerful have grown further.

One more reason Wall Street bankers privately wink and grin at these seemingly huge punishments is that even paying the full $5 billion would only be relatively painful.

For banksters like Goldman Sachs, federal criminal settlements are just a cost of doing business.

“Despite the evidence, many people still see these banks and the people who run them as respectable corporate citizens. In the words of that unnamed Goldman Sachs executive: If they only knew.”

“Two weeks ago, Clinton laughed when The Intercept’s Lee Fang asked Clinton if she would release the transcripts of her paid speeches.”