This last month has shown America that society will gladly tolerate vigilante violence, provided a vigilante chooses the right target.
Lloyd Blankfein
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Greasing the Outstretched Palms of the Candidates
Two reports underline the suffocating influence of corporate America on politics and the tricks banks play on taxpayers.
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Goldman Sachs to Pay $5 Billion for Role in the 2008 Financial Crisis
Announced by the U.S. Justice Department, it's only the latest multibillion-dollar civil settlement reached with a major bank over the economic meltdown in which millions of Americans lost their homes to foreclosure.
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How Goldman Sachs Profited from the Greek Debt Crisis
CEO Lloyd Blankfein and his Goldman team helped Greece hide the true extent of its debt – and in the process almost doubled it.
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Wrestling the Vampire Squid: Why Goldman Sachs Still Rules the World
Goldman is part of the political elite, protected by the political system and media.
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Global Power Project, Part 5: Banking on Influence With Goldman Sachs
We examined a total of 83 individuals at Goldman Sachs, including executives, members of the board of directors and several advisory boards, to uncover their connections within some of the world's powerful institutions.
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Review: The Billionaire's Apprentice and the Gaming of Wall Street
Anita Raghavan has written a tour-de-force book that captures the realities of race and unfettered greed in contemporary America.
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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.
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Lords of Disorder: Billions for Wall Street, Sacrifice for Everyone Else
As usual, we’re collecting nothing from the big banks but demanding sacrifice from the elderly, the disabled, the poor, the young and the middle class.
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Corporate Gold on the Fiscal Cliff
Big money buys big influence, which is why the financiers of Wall Street never truly experience regime change.
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Secret Goldman Team Sidesteps Volcker Despite Blankfein Vow
A secret unit within Goldman Sachs that has no clients exists solely to circumvent regulations curbing proprietary bets at banks.
