Bernard Madoff Takes Up Writing Poetry in Prison
No remorse, but great rhyming skills for Bernie Madoff Bernard “Bernie” Madoff, the mastermind of the largest Ponzi scheme in US History, is now well into his fourth … Read more
Wall Street
Banking Lobbyists: “Helping Hands” Helping Themselves
Helpful lobbyists make bill-writing easy for lazy Congress The word “help” is so uplifting, conveying our best humanitarian values. How odd, then, to see it used in this … 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
“The Dow” Versus “The Doug”
Doug Jones doesn’t relate much to Dow Jones “It’s a sign,” exclaims a February Associated Press story — a sign that our economy is “healing.” “It signals that … Read more
Homeowners Shut Down Keynote Speech by CEO of Wells Fargo Bank
Single mom led fifty community members onto the stage to confront Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf CARLSBAD, CA – Today, dozens of homeowners and supporters joined Betty Badro … Read more
Are You With America or the Cayman Islands?
How the Cayman Islands and other tax havens save the rich billions, and screw the rest of us By Bernie Sanders, Reader Supported News When the greed, recklessness, … Read more
JPMorgan: Jamie Got Punished
The sad tale of poor Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan’s CEO If you are sensitive to stories of human suffering and economic hardship, let me warn you that the following … Read more
Who’s Behind ‘Fix the Debt’?
Look out, the ‘fixers’ are coming to ‘fix the debt’ Top corporate chieftains and Wall Street gamblers want to tell Washington how to fix our national debt, so … Read more
Occupy Lives, and Changes Lives
Occupy movement flourishes in post-encampment phase By Carl Gibson, Reader Supported News I know what it’s like to be hounded by bill collectors. And regardless of how I … Read more
Can the Left Build on its Momentum?
A lot of great things happened last night for the progressive left. Congrats… Now, let’s build on it! Democrats and those on the left are celebrating today, more … Read more
