The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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The Crisis Next Time: Public Ownership As an Alternative to Corporate Bank Bailouts
The FIRE sector (finance, insurance and real estate) in the current corporate capitalist economy is dysfunctional and downright dangerous to the welfare of society. It's time for public ownership.
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In Crisis Britain, The Conservative Government's Slow Collapse Defies Gravity
It is a commonly held belief that the U.K. government is collapsing, yet it somehow limps on, despite social, economic, corruption and democratic crises.
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No-Fault Crash: A New Book Explains How Financial Big-Wigs Skated after the Subprime Disaster
As Jesse Eisinger writes in his new book, the Justice Department “has lost the will and indeed the ability to go after highest-ranking corporate wrongdoers.”
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Trump Has Secretive Teams to Roll Back Regulations, Led by Hires With Deep Industry Ties
We’ve found many appointees with potential conflicts of interest, including two who might personally profit if particular regulations are undone.
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Protesters Take Net Neutrality Issue To FCC Chair's Home
Ajit Pai needs to be personally protested because he comes to the FCC with a personal agenda – he is behaving like he's still Verizon's lawyer, not someone required to serve the public interest.
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Dirty Tory Money Compounds British Government Fraud Crisis
Leaks suggest that Britain’s biggest bank, HSBC, awarded dubious loans to leading British Conservative Party donor and former treasurer Michael Spencer. The timing of the allegation could have explosive impact on the June election.
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The New Revolving Door: Silicon Valley Cozies Up to Washington, Outspending Wall Street 2-1
Big tech firms spent $49 million on Washington lobbyists last year, while the five largest banks shelled out $19.7 million, marking a sea change in terms of who exercises political influence on the Hill.
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Why Trump's Racism and Misogyny Represent the Global 1%
The international banking industry is racist and sexist – so why should we be surprised if that's also the kind of billionaire who seeks the U.S. presidency.
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Here’s Why Americans Are Mad as Hell at Wall Street and Washington
Tens of millions of Americans clearly understand that an entrenched system of corruption such as Wall Street, perpetuated through a revolving door with Washington, will leave the nation’s economy in tatters again.
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For Elizabeth Warren and Allies, A Fight Over Clinton’s Hires
Warren’s coalition is developing a hit list of the types of people they’ll oppose — what one source called "hell no" appointments — in a Clinton administration.
