Tag Archives: Wall Street
The Volcker Rule Must Be Strengthened
Travis Waldron parses the evidence of why risky proprietary trading is the root of the bank's big loss, something taxpayer-insured bank deposits should not be backstopping.
Foreclose This: Obama Admin Shilling for Wall Street
The fact that millions of Americans were having their homes foreclosed on by a shadowy industry agency using robo signature machines without reviewing the details of the alleged default has become the scandal du jour.
BP Bailout Proposal Coming Soon
Prediction: Before the rooster crows another 60 times, BP will be seeking a government bailout. If you thought the Wall Street bailout debate was nasty, wait until you see the BP bailout debate. We will be told that
Is Obama Really Preparing For Civil War?
It looks like Barack Obama may really be worried about an imminent civil war. According to the European Union Times, "Russian Military Analysts are reporting... that... Barack Obama has issued an order to his Northern Command's top leader, US Air Force
National Debt Will Top GDP
The federal government’s debt will soon surpass the entire U.S. gross domestic product—the sum of everything American companies produce—which totals $14.5 trillion. Never before has this country seen such irresponsibility.
Bush Pushing World Toward Armageddon
The neo-conned Bush regime and the Israeli-occupied American media are heading the innocent world toward nuclear war. Back in the Reagan years, the National Endowment for Democracy was created as a Cold War tool. Today, the NED is a neo-con-controlled
Obama Is Sounding Like Nader
I haven’t lived in rural Pennsylvania or in rural Indiana, but I have lived in rural upstate New York, in towns where there are so few Democrats that on some local election ballots, not a single position, from town council
