Tag: Wall Street
The United States needs a ‘Robin Hood Tax’
A giant tax fight awaits next year—when a number of the 2017 tax cuts for the rich and businesses expire.
How Wall Street priced you out of a home
Investor purchases hit their peak in 2022, accounting for around 28% of all home sales in America.
Analysis details how Wall Street underwriting quietly funnels billions into fossil...
"Underwriting is a huge missing piece of net-zero transition plans, allowing big U.S. banks to continue to help fossil fuel companies raise billions of dollars with limited scrutiny," said one campaigner.
Imagine a world where CEOs get paid $3 million a year
Being a well-paid CEO means something very different today than it did fifty years ago.
Wall Street bonuses decline but still dwarf worker pay increases since...
Since 2008, growth in the average Wall Street bonus has far outstripped wage growth for ordinary U.S. workers.
Rail workers blame fiery train crash in Ohio on Wall Street...
"The PSR-driven carriers, driven to cut costs and crew time by any means necessary, cut corners and leave crews and the public at risk."
Wall Street bonuses soar by 20%, nearly 5 times the increase...
Due to Washington inaction, millions of essential workers continue to earn poverty wages, while the reckless bonus culture is alive and well on Wall Street.
‘Jaw-dropping’: Wall Street bonuses have soared 1,743% since 1985
A new analysis finds that if the federal minimum wage had increased at the same rate, it would currently be $61.75 an hour.
Khanna-Warren bill would ban Wall Street profiteering on water scarcity
"Water must be managed as a public resource, not a corporate profit center."
Disaster capitalism ‘hits new heights’ as Wall Street profiteers cash in...
“Seems a lot easier and cheaper to make an emergency fund permanent rather than pay private lender fees.”
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David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.
Trump’s Energy Department pick: A Fracking CEO who claims ‘there is no climate crisis’
Wright’s history of denying the severity of climate change raise critical questions about his ability to lead an agency central to energy innovation and climate policy.
Pentagon fails seventh straight audit amid $1 trillion military budget
Meanwhile, Congress continues to approve unprecedented increases in military spending, pushing the budget close to $1 trillion.
Protesters demand US Senate block weapons sales to Israel amid Gaza death toll exceeding...
Emblazoned with slogans like “Stop Arming Israel” and “Fund Housing, Not Genocide,” demonstrators gathered in the Hart Senate Office Building ahead of a pivotal Senate vote on Wednesday.
Tlaib, ACLU, and advocates warn H.R. 9495 could empower Trump to silence nonprofits and...
Progressives and civil rights groups sound the alarm over legislation that could allow President-elect Trump to strip nonprofits of their tax-exempt status without evidence, threatening free speech and democracy.