Daniel Ellsberg: US Military-Industrial Complex Also Includes Big Corporations And Congress
“[The] CIA particularly represents the views of the Wall Street investment firms & the multinational corporations that they invest in,” noted the whistleblower.
Wall Street Taking Over Nonprofit Sector
A new study by Stanford Social Innovation Review reveals the growing Wall Street take over of the boards of major nonprofit organizations.
1% Still Beating The Crap Out Of The Tax Code
The rich have devised a number of massive loopholes to avoid paying taxes, with taxation of carried interest being one of the most blatant.
New Wall Street Bubble Putting The Hurt On Workers
Across America, CEOs are using stock buybacks to boost share prices and their own pay at the expense of regular workers employed by their corporations.
Bernie Sanders Proposes Major Federal Reserve Reform
Bernie Sanders has launched a major reform proposal which can be fairly called a full-frontal assault on the Federal Reserve.
JPMorgan To Pay Over $450 Million For Screwing Clients And Investors
JPMorgan will pay one massive fine for a conflict of interest over its money management firms, and another to settle a lawsuit over the London “fail whale.”
PREVIEW: Talk ‘Disaster Capitalism’ Live With Antony Loewenstein
On December 10 at 5pm EST, join Kevin Gosztola for a chat with Antony Loewenstein, author of “Disaster Capitalism: Making a Killing Out of Catastrophe.”
JPMorgan Had ‘Sons And Daughters’ Hiring Program For Chinese Elite
JPMorgan is already under investigation for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), but the WSJ claims there are further crimes.
Hillary Clinton Uses 9/11 Again To Justify Wall Street Patronage
For a moment in this election cycle, it appeared Democrats might be forced to have a serious conversation about their complicity in Wall Street’s crimes.
JPMorgan Facing Criminal Probe For Pre-Crash Mortgage Securities Fraud
On Tuesday, WSJ reported JPMorgan and RBS are facing criminal probes for selling fraudulent mortgage-backed securities that led to the 08 crash.