Sniffing the Ethical Rot in Wall Street’s Culture
Ethical rot and Wall Street: Synonymous? Not too many years ago, any news story about bonus money would’ve been about some 20-year-old baseball player — an up-and-coming superstar … Read more
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The Hunger Games Are Real: We Are the Districts
Hunger Games, American Style By Carl Gibson, Reader Supported News The few rich men who control the Capitol have successfully managed to consolidate the majority of the nation’s … Read more
JP Morgan — The Man and the Bank
The “King of American Finance,” JP Morgan, consolidated power during the Gilded Age JP Morgan was recently socked in the wallet by financial regulators, who levied a fine … Read more
Corporate Cowards Divert Shareholder Funds into “Dark Money”
Dark money strategy enabled by “Citizens United” Supreme Court decision If corporations are people, as the Supreme Court pretends, they certainly are loudmouths, constantly telling us how great … Read more
Wall Street Hogs Still Running Wild
Beastly Wall Street must be tamed Wall Street is a beast. And proud of it! In fact, a pair of animals are the stock market’s longtime symbols: One … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: ‘We The People’ Amendment to be Introduced to Reverse ‘Corporate Personhood’
By Egberto Willies Today, February 11th, at 10 AM EST, at the National Press Club in Washington D.C., Move to Amend is joining members of Congress as they introduce … Read more
Putting an End to Secret Campaign Contributions
From our Seen & Heard on the Web series By Sen. Al Franken, Reader Supported News Today, unless I’m pleasantly surprised, Republicans will once again block the Senate … Read more
Supreme Court’s Plutocratic Political Hacks Rule Against the People in Montana
“Two wrongs don’t make a right,” as my old Texas momma used to instruct my brothers and me. But apparently, five of the justices on our Supreme Court … Read more
World Gone Beserk: Corporate Media MIA
What can be done when the glitzy media spotlight leaves you in the dark? Sometimes it seems the whole world has gone nuts. The daily media is full … Read more
New Bill Would Put Legislation Up for Auction, Help Pay Down Debt
‘We already let lobbyists write legislation, so why not make something off it?’ asks Speaker John Boehner Congress is currently debating the “Fair Pay for Fair Laws Act” … Read more
