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  1. Explainer: The Libor Scandal A view of Barclays headquarters at London's Canary Wharf financial district. July 2012. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
    7 Jul 2012 … Last week, the British bank Barclays was slapped with $450 million in fines and penalties for manipulating information used to set a critical interest rate. Settlements filed by government regulators in the U.S. and the U.K. show this manipulation happened Continue reading
  2. Libor Blackout: Major Networks are Ignoring the Bank Scandal Photographers and videographers stand in a New York City Police Department-erected pen across the street from the garage entrance to Katie Holmes apartment building, after Holmes filed for divorce from husband Tom Cruise. July 2012 (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
    8 Aug 2012 … Media Matters for America reports that two of the four networks are completely ignoring one of the biggest banking scandals in recent history. Continue reading
  3. So Tom Hayes Is Guilty. Who Else Is? The golden cuffs (Credit: PROH. Michael Karshis / CC 2.0)
    8 Aug 2015 … As time goes by, it gets harder and harder to figure out how much of the largest banks’ profits is due to their legitimate operations and how much is due to their tolerance of illegal activity. Continue reading
  4. Banksters Take Us to the Brink Former Barclays Chief Executive Bob Diamond after giving evidence to the Treasury Select Committee at Portcullis House, central London. July 2012. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
    7 Jul 2012 … New bank debacles, including the Barclays Bank scandal, create a terrible unfairness across the country. Continue reading
  5. Fighting Poverty Through Wall Street Accountability A sign for Wall Street is displayed on the side of building near the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, March 4, 2013. Uncertainty over the outcome of a budget battle in Washington pushed world stock markets lower on Monday. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
    5 May 2013 … We’re proud to collaborate with The Nation in sharing insightful journalism related to income inequality in America. The following is an excerpt from Nation contributor Greg Kaufmann’s “This Week in Poverty” column. This year, I’ve been focused on how anti-poverty activists can move from a Continue reading
  6. Elizabeth Warren on “the Unfinished Business of Financial Reform” Elizabeth Warren (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
    4 Apr 2015 … The senator may not be running for president, but, as George Zornick noted this week in The Nation the speech she gave last Wednesday would likely be her agenda if she was. Continue reading
  7. Studies of Bloated CEO Pay Miss the Fattest Cats in America
    4 Apr 2014 … Executive pay is out of control, but it pales next to what hedge fund managers claw out of the economy. Continue reading
  8. ‘99 Homes’ Director Ramin Bahrani on How the Foreclosure Crisis Is a Modern ‘Dog Day Afternoon’
    10 Oct 2015 … The director discusses his film exploring morality in the shadow of the foreclosure crisis. Continue reading