Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Tag: Wall Street

Wall Street plowboys

Adding to the inequality that has affected so many farmworkers is the fact that Wall Street has our nation's farmland.

To survive, the Democratic Party needs to stand up to Wall...

If Democrats want to retake government, they will need to do more than be the party that isn’t as bad as Trump, starting with closing the wealth gap.

The banksters are free at last

Trump's going all out to liberate unscrupulous bankers from the shackles of ethics.

To save Main Street, tax Wall Street

Tax avoidance by the wealthiest Americans is drying up our heartland communities and squelching opportunities for young people.

Hallelujah, Trump rushes to aid the needy!

“Free at last, free at last! Thank Donald Almighty, we are free at last,”... to gouge again.

Trump stands up for bad bankers

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

‘Populist’ Trump punks his fans

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

Trump is taking on Wall Street, literally

The next administration will have plenty of billionaires – and no working class populists.

Cornel West on Donald Trump: This is what neo-fascism looks like

"I think he’s already betrayed working people in terms of making sure, in his view, that Wall Street is in the driver’s seat."

The Ethical Rot of Wells Fargo, From the Top Down

What's at work here is the ethical rot that now consumes America's entire corporate system.

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Not very bright

How much of Donald Trump’s directive on U.S. tariffs imposed on nations all over the world—that in recent days has caused a stock market loss of trillions of dollars—is a result of his not being very bright?

Patriotic Millionaires challenge oligarch power with sweeping economic plan

As economic inequality worsens and public frustration grows, a coalition of wealthy Americans offers a radical legislative blueprint to dismantle the grip of the ultra-rich on democracy.

Chevron ordered to pay $744 million for decades of destruction to Louisiana’s coastal wetlands

A Louisiana jury’s landmark verdict against Chevron signals a major shift in holding Big Oil accountable for environmental degradation and decades of ignored coastal restoration laws.

Over 4,000 factory workers laid off as Trump tariffs spark economic chaos

A wave of mass layoffs across the U.S. exposes the real cost of Trump’s trade war, as union leaders and lawmakers warn of deepening instability in American manufacturing.

Israeli soldiers expose ‘kill zone’ campaign in Gaza, citing war crimes and systematic devastation

A new report from Breaking the Silence reveals shocking testimony from Israeli troops describing the creation of a lethal buffer zone inside Gaza, the deliberate razing of civilian infrastructure, and the normalization of killing civilians.