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.
Dodd-Frank reform
Follow:
-
Five Years and Counting, Big Money Still Stalls Key Dodd-Frank Anti-Corruption Rule
Congress, on July 21, 2010, gave the Securities and Exchange Commission 270 days to issue a rule on how exactly to implement Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank act – and today, 1,821 days later, there still is no rule.
-
Dodd-Frank Is Working – That's Why Congress and Wall Street Are Trying to Kill It
Wall Street hates reform for a reason – and a closer look shows why.
-
When Mainstream Meets Occupy: What the New Democratic Message Might Look Like
The 1 percent continue to capture virtually all of the country's income growth as the average incomes of the 99 percent fall, and Americans know it – which is why politicians and mainstream economists are now scrambling to respond.
-
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.
-
Post-Occupied: Where Are We Now?
Occupy did not happen in a vacuum, and any attempt to analyze it in one will fail. What happens next depends on how prepared people are to choose a direction, and how ready they are to push.
-
Amend the Fed: We Need a Central Bank that Serves Main Street
December 23 marks the 100th anniversary of the Federal Reserve, prompting growing calls to audit or end the Fed. At the least Congress needs to amend it — modifying the Federal Reserve Act to allow the central bank to carry out its mandates.
-
What Fine? Why JPMorgan Is Laughing All the Way to the Bank
The $13 billion fine on civil charges, including $4 billion in direct assistance to swindled homeowners in mostly depressed inner city neighborhoods, is to be applauded. But it represents only about half of the profit JPMorgan garnered last year.
-
Taibbi: 16 Major Finance Institutions Allegedly Received Early Data From Thomson Reuters
A whistleblower complaint has been filed to the SEC identifying some of the world's biggest banks and hedge funds as alleged early recipients of key economic data from the news/business wire.
-
"Bagful of Cash" Exposes Chamber of Commerce As Supreme Corporate Lobby
A new report shows how the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has invested millions of corporate dollars into opposing all legislation relating to healthcare, financial reform, closing corporate tax loopholes, and addressing climate change.
-
Time to Decide: Are We Ready for Economic Democracy?
We are in a time of transition, an era that will define the next economy. We can either privatize government services and public resources to keep wealth concentrated at the top, or we can turn the corner toward an economy that benefits all.
