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Archives: Banking
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From ‘Draining the Swamp’ to Bankocracy: All Trump’s Betrayals
By Nomi Prins | ( Tomdispatch.com | - - Irony isn’t a concept with which President Donald J. Trump is familiar. In his Inaugural Address, having nominated the wealthiest cabinet in American…America’s Rigged Casino of Wealth and Power: Trump’s New Gilded Age
By Sam Pizzigati | ( Inequality.org In the years right after World War II, average Americans got ahead. Now Americans are getting headaches — from a ferociously top-heavy distribution of the nation’s…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921175346im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/10/trump223-750x563-1-187x137.jpg)
Why couldn’t the Corporate Old Boys’ Network Stop Trump?
By Johan Chu & Jerry Davis | (The Conversation) | - - If corporate money controls our politics, as Bernie Sanders and others have claimed, then how did the Republican Party –…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921175346im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/05/bankersprins-180x137.jpg)
When Corporations use havens, you Pay their taxes; & the leading Candidates have Havens
By Nomi Prins with Craig Wilson | (Tomdispatch.com) | - - There’s a pile of money hiding offshore. It’s true that jobs are also leaving the United States because American companies find…![The Chinese are Coming: First ‘New Silk Road’ Train reaches Iran’s Capital](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921175346im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/02/the-chinese-are-coming-first-new-187x137.jpg)
The Chinese are Coming: First ‘New Silk Road’ Train reaches Iran’s Capital
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - In a sign of China's increasingly powerful role in Central Asia and the Middle East, on Tuesday a Chinese train arrived in Tehran…![Fearing the Bern, Billionaire Bloomberg Threatens to Buy Election on Behalf of Establishment](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921175346im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/01/fearing-the-bern-billionaire-blo-187x137.jpg)
Fearing the Bern, Billionaire Bloomberg Threatens to Buy Election for Establishment
By Jon Queally, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org ) | - - Former New York City mayor indicates willingness to spend "at least $1 billion"... especially if Sanders bumps Clinton. Is the…![After 2008 Wall Street Crash, did US White Working Class Drink itself to Death?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921175346im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/12/after-2008-wall-street-crash-did-187x137.jpg)
After 2008 Wall Street Crash, did US White Working Class Drink itself to Death?
Barbara Ehrenreich | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - The white working class, which usually inspires liberal concern only for its paradoxical, Republican-leaning voting habits, has recently become newsworthy for something else: according to economist…![Game of Groans: How focus on Trump Taunts hides GOP war on Middle Class, Workers](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921175346im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/08/game-of-groans-how-focus-on-trum-187x137.jpg)
Game of Groans: How focus on Trump Taunts hides GOP war on Middle Class, Workers
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The condition of late capitalism produces a press discourse strangely devoid of any mention of class. Last Thursday we had 10 rich males,…![Bernie Sanders launches “Political Revolution” w/ 100K Virtual House Partiers](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921175346im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/07/bernie-sanders-launches-politica-187x137.jpg)
Bernie Sanders launches “Political Revolution” w/ 100K Virtual House Partiers
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) Bernie Sanders spoke from a house party in Washington, D.C., to supporters gathering in 3500 homes and other locations around the country in groups ranging from…![Are Arab Oil Monarchies divided over Iran Deal?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921175346im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/07/are-arab-oil-monarchies-divided-187x137.jpg)
Are Arab Oil Monarchies divided over Iran Deal?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) comprises Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman. In recent years it has faced…![The Real Reason Critics Hate The Iran Nuclear Deal](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921175346im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/07/the-real-reason-critics-hate-the-187x137.jpg)
The Real Reason Critics Hate The Iran Nuclear Deal
Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks Video) | - - "There's something wrong with people's reaction to the Iran nuclear deal. If what they're saying is true then the deal makes no…![Is Greece’s “No” on Debt Referendum another Youth Revolution?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921175346im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/07/is-greeces-no-on-debt-referendum-187x137.jpg)
Is Greece’s “No” on Debt Referendum another Youth Revolution?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - During the past 5 years, the old categories of politics-- left, right, center or capitalist and socialist-- have been challenged by a new…![Bernie Sanders’ 10,000-person crowd in Madison biggest of any Candidate so Far](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921175346im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/07/bernie-sanders-10000-person-crow-187x137.jpg)
Bernie Sanders’ 10,000-person crowd in Madison biggest of any Candidate so Far
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Democratic Party's left wing is fed up and isn't going to take it any more. Americans in opinion polling overwhelmingly favor the…![The Would-be Bush Trifecta, Brought to you by the Family Bankers](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921175346im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/06/the-would-be-bush-trifecta-broug-187x137.jpg)
The Would-be Bush Trifecta, Brought to you by the Family Bankers
By Nomi Prins | (Tomdispatch.com) | - - [This piece has been adapted and updated by Nomi Prins from her book All the Presidents' Bankers: The Hidden Alliances That Drive American Power, recently out in…![5 Radical Takeaways from the Pope’s Letter on Climate](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921175346im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/06/5-radical-takeaways-from-the-pop-187x137.jpg)
5 Radical Takeaways from the Pope’s Letter on Climate
By Janet Redman | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | - - Francis recognizes that there's no way to stop climate change without confronting the way the world does business. That's huge. Pope…![The Wall Street Connection: The Clintons and their Banker Friends](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921175346im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/05/the-wall-street-connection-the-c-187x137.jpg)
The Wall Street Connection: The Clintons and their Banker Friends
By Nomi Prins | (Tomdispatch.com) | - The past, especially the political past, doesn’t just provide clues to the present. In the realm of the presidency and Wall Street, it provides an…![‘Too Big to Exist': Sanders Introduces Bill to Break Up Big Banks](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921175346im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/05/too-big-to-exist-sanders-introdu-187x137.jpg)
‘Too Big to Exist’: Sanders Introduces Bill to Break Up Big Banks
by Nadia Prupis, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | - If passed, bill would give Treasury Secretary a year to break up institutions bailed out in financial crisis. Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is…![Warren Buffett betting big on Wind Energy to Nebraska & other Planet-Saving News](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921175346im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/05/warren-buffett-betting-big-on-wi-187x137.jpg)
Warren Buffett betting big on Wind Energy in Nebraska, & other Planet-Saving News
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) - Wind power is on a roll in the US despite a fickle Congress and the machinations of Big Coal and Big Gas to keep all…![Putin on the Nile: an Isolated Russia Seeks friends in Egypt w/ offer of Nuclear Plant](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921175346im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/02/putin-on-the-nile-an-isolated-ru-187x137.jpg)