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Too Big To Fail
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8 Ways Privatization has Failed America
The myth that privatization of public services benefits most Americans is an outright lie.
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Bankrupt in Detroit: An Ominous Sign of What's to Come
What's happening to Detroit should not be considered an isolated incident — the product of corrupt government, crime, or mismanagement — but the result of economically unfair structural conditions that apply to the entire nation.
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Three Demands to Congress: Student Loans, Glass-Steagall & a Financial Transaction Tax
People rule in a democracy. Not Wall Street, not banks, not money. This is something apparently forgotten by Congress.
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U.S. Injustice Department: "Collateral Consequences" Prohibit Prosecuting Criminals
The U.S. Justice Department has established that too-big-to-fail financial institutions are immune from federal prosecution. But the vast majority of individual corporate criminals are being protected as well.
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BNotes, Time Dollars and Local Currencies: Remaking American Finance
More and more people are asking: how do we opt out of Wall Street now? Local and alternative currencies, for a start.
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Defanging Dodd-Frank To Protect Wall Street Vampires
The House Committee on Financial Services passed a package of bills that would overturn derivatives regulations set in the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act.
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Is Your Money Safe in a "Too Big to Fail" Bank?
The next crisis will likely be due to the staggering derivatives trade: the current exposure in derivatives at "too big to fail" banks exceeds the total world's gross domestic product.
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Uh-Oh: Banks Have Become “Too Big To Fail” Again
And there’s only so much governments are willing to do about it.
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Winner Takes All: The Super-Priority Status of Derivatives
Derivatives have “super-priority” status in bankruptcy, and Dodd Frank precludes further taxpayer bailouts. In a big derivatives bust, there may be no collateral left for the creditors who are next in line.
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What Would Jesus Do? Jail the Bankers!
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren echoes millions of Americans with her call to see bankers stand trial for their crimes against the country's people and economy.