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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Banks Raked In $6.4 Billion in Overdraft Fees in 2017. Where's the Public Outrage?
We're talking about the world's most bloated financial giants growing even fatter and richer off the backs of people who are already broke, by charging them additional fees for money they already lack.
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Here's What Wall Street Reform Looks Like Under A President Sanders
Breaking up big banks, reinstating the Glass-Steagall Act, restructuring credit rating agencies, and holding bankers accountable for their crimes would begin to address some of the most relevant issues.
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A Law Abused: Why Dodd-Frank Is Killing Off Community Banks
The legislation was supposed to end "too big to fail" and promote financial stability, but Dodd-Frank’s “orderly liquidation authority” has replaced bailouts with bail-ins and threatens the existence of banks with assets under $1 billion.
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One in Four Local Banks Has Vanished since 2008. Here's Why You Should Care
While megabanks make megabucks, local banks are financing businesses that create jobs and improve our well-being. So why are they disappearing so rapidly?
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A Credit Union in Puget Sound Elects a Different Future
The Puget Sound Cooperative Credit Union in Washington State has helped locals divest from JPMorgan Chase and now holds $30 million of the community's assets.
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Revealed: Checks From Banks To Struggling Homeowners Bounce
Some $3.6 billion was to be issued to about 1.4 million homeowners wrongfully evicted from their homes. But when people went to cash their settlement checks last week, the checks bounced because of insufficient funds by the banks.
