Banking

Timothy Sloan Wells Fargo

The CEO of Wells Fargo Might Be in Big, Big Trouble The CEO of Wells Fargo Might Be in Big, Big Trouble

A group of plaintiffs in Utah, with the help of some US senators, have put the executive in a jam. 

Jan 3, 2018 / David Dayen

Representative Maxine Waters

Maxine Waters Connects the Dots on Trump, Deutsche Bank, and Russia Maxine Waters Connects the Dots on Trump, Deutsche Bank, and Russia

Special counsel Mueller’s bank subpoenas could shed light on Trump associates’ ties to Russian money laundering.

Dec 19, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss

Clinton and Sanders

Democrats Have a Chance to Revive the Party. Will They Seize It? Democrats Have a Chance to Revive the Party. Will They Seize It?

Let’s hope the Unity Reform Commission’s ideas are codified.

Dec 12, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross

Investigative Journalism Can Still Make Bad Guys Squirm Investigative Journalism Can Still Make Bad Guys Squirm

A massive muckrakers conference celebrates triumphs—and plots new targets.

Dec 6, 2017 / Mark Schapiro

Consumer advocates outside CFPB

The CFPB Case Is a First Look at Trump’s Legal System The CFPB Case Is a First Look at Trump’s Legal System

A Trump-appointed judge will hear a challenge to Trump’s legally dubious move.

Nov 28, 2017 / George Zornick

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Letters From the December 4-11, 2017, Issue Letters From the December 4-11, 2017, Issue

A hearty issue… Shell games… Stars and semiautomatics…

Nov 16, 2017 / Our Readers and David Dayen

Buffett and Gates

Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Warren Buffett Own More Wealth Than the Entire Poorest Half of the US Population Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Warren Buffett Own More Wealth Than the Entire Poorest Half of the US Population

How can we get to a saner tax system, a more just distribution of wealth, and a healthier economy overall?

Nov 13, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Jerome Powell

How Trump Stiffed the Bankers With His Federal Reserve Appointment How Trump Stiffed the Bankers With His Federal Reserve Appointment

By naming Jay Powell as Fed chair, the president got “Yellen without Yellen”: a moderate Keynesian who supported her monetary stimulus.

Nov 9, 2017 / William Greider

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

Stop Republicans From Fast-Tracking Their Tax Giveaway to the Rich Stop Republicans From Fast-Tracking Their Tax Giveaway to the Rich

You can also vote in your local election and host a Fossil-Free House Party.

Nov 7, 2017 / NationAction

Mnuchin Trump

Steven Mnuchin Is Donald Trump’s Most Loyal Minion Steven Mnuchin Is Donald Trump’s Most Loyal Minion

In between private jet trips, he shills for Trump’s disastrous policies and racist rhetoric.

Nov 7, 2017 / Nomi Prins

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