Breaking up Big Banks Has Gone From Expert Musing to Something Americans Generally Support
Breaking up the banks is not as far-fetched an idea as bank lobbyists would have us believe.
Wall Street
Stock Buybacks are Deadly. It’s Time to End Them.
Over the last 15 years, 94 percent of corporate profits have gone to shareholders in the form of buybacks and dividends, instead of to workers and their families.
10 Ways a Moral Budget Would Save the United States Money
Our country would be much stronger if we stopped handing out tax cuts for the rich and welfare for big corporations and instead prioritized the needs of the poor and the planet.
U.S. Minimum Wage Would Be $33 If It Had Kept Pace with Wall Street Bonuses
While financial sector workers are enjoying a bonus bonanza, low-wage workers haven’t gotten a raise for nearly a decade.