The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
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The Story Behind Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s Treasury Takedown
Bolstered by grassroots groups eager for any anti-Wall Street crusade and a vibrant progressive media that hung on her every word, the Massachusetts senator succeeded in knocking out Antonio Weiss’s nomination at Treasury.
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Obama’s Budget Proposal Takes Aim At the Wealthy
President Obama plans to propose raising $320 billion over the next 10 years in new taxes targeting wealthy individuals and big financial institutions to pay for new programs designed to help lower- and middle-income families
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Elizabeth Warren Forces White House Climbdown on Treasury Appointment
The Massachusetts senator has torpedoed a second economic nominee by the Obama administration for being too close to Wall Street, forcing banker Antonio Weiss to pull out of the running for Treasure undersecretary.
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Russian Roulette: Will Taxpayers Be on the Hook for Trillions in Oil Derivatives?
The sudden dramatic collapse in the price of oil may result in vast derivative losses – and the FDIC could be liable following the recent repeal of key portions of the Dodd-Frank Act.
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Sen. Warren Slams Corrupt Congress, Tells CitiGroup: Dodd-Frank "Should Have Broken You Into Pieces"
Warren's rousing speech, condemning both Congress and one of the prime banks that has corrupted it, came late Friday night as legislators struggled to pass legislation to prevent a government shutdown.
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Can Anti-Corruption Candidate Rick Weiland Upend South Dakota's Senate Race?
Toss-up races like Kansas and South Dakota may be the ones that decide whether or not Republicans take control of the U.S. Senate.
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Do Democrats Want To Fix Inequality – Or Just Complain About It?
Inequality is all anybody can talk about, except Democrats on the campaign trail who desperately need to turn out the very people so disproportionately affected by it: young and minority voters.
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Top Five Bank Bailouts We Never Heard About
What may be the most egregious behind-the-scenes bailouts were a series of settlements with the big banks for blatant wrongdoing – structured so that they could write the penalties off their tax bills.
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No Punishment for Criminal Executives As Bank Settlements Leave Consumers Hanging
The colossal dollar figures amount to a smokescreen as the real costs to banks get muddled in tax deductions, unclear directives and accounting loopholes – while Americans receive pennies for wrongful foreclosures.
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Why Banking at the Post Office Beats Payday Loans – and Wall Street
The USPS used to offer financial services – and proponents say that bringing them back could buffer us from financial meltdowns and alleviate poverty.
