Global Power Project: Exposing the Institute of International Finance, Part 1

The Institute of International Finance represents the very "visible hand" of financial markets, wielding immense influence and boasting unparalleled access to central bankers and top policymakers from around the world.

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Remake the Fed, Build Public Banks — and Opt Out of Wall Street

Should the Federal Reserve remain in private hands?

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The Truth About Extreme Global Inequality

The richest 300 people on earth have more wealth than the poorest 3 billion. We need to change the rules, and we need to do it quickly.

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E.U. Climate Commissioner: "Stop Paying the Polluters"

Harnessing the existing broad consensus against fossil-fuel subsidies is possible even in the absence of a legal agreement.

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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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IMF Urges Cuts to Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Supports Carbon Tax

The IMF estimates that rolling back subsidies on fossil fuels, which reached some $480 billion in 2011 in pre-tax costs alone, could result in a 13 percent decline in global carbon emissions.

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Corporate Tax Betrayal: Ripping off the Public and Running with the Profits

Multinational corporations built their businesses on the backs of American taxpayers by depending on government research, national defense, the legal and educational systems and our infrastructure.

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In Portugal, "Screw the Troika" Protest Draws Hundreds of Thousands

Hundreds of thousands of people flooded the streets of Portuguese cities protesting austerity measures that the government hopes will help to avoid the bailout and lift the country out of recession.

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How Income Inequality is Stunting America's Growth

A growing body of economic research suggests that America's staggering level of income inequality is a direct factor behind the country's inability to grow and create jobs.

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