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#2008 recession
  • Economy & Work
    Special Investigation: How JP Morgan Paid Its 2008 Mortgage Fine
    October 6, 2017
    | David Dayen
    Alleged fraud put JPMorgan Chase hundreds of millions of dollars ahead; ordinary homeowners, not so much.
  • History
    American Capitalism: The Continental Revolution
    June 5, 2017
    | Eric Foner
    The gilding of American capitalism happened on both sides of the continent.
  • Democracy & Government
    Why Bernie’s Right About Glass-Steagall
    April 4, 2016
    | Edward Morris
    Sanders believes that the repeal of the act in 1999 led to the formation of banks that became "too big to fail" — and will lead to another crisis without corrective legislation.
  • Economy & Work
    'The Big Short' Bursts the 'Greed Is Good' Bubble
    December 21, 2015
    | Gene Seymour
    The tragicomic story of Wall Street outliers who bet on the 2008 financial collapse as thousands lost their livelihoods.
  • Jamie Dimon Mansplains Banking to Elizabeth Warren
    June 11, 2015
    | Amanda Terkel and Ryan Grim
    There are few people in Congress who criticize big Wall Street banks more than Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) does. And JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon found his match.
  • Trying to Survive in a Broken Economy
    May 20, 2015
    | John D'Amanda Jr.
    They say in America if you work hard you will make it, but this man's story proves that what America needs is to increase the minimum wage.
  • Fast-Track: A Gut-Kick to the Progressive Movement
    April 23, 2015
    | Sarah Anderson
    The administration's push to ram massive new trade and investment deals through Congress is an unambiguous concession to corporate power.
  • Justice
    A Foreclosure Conveyor Belt: The Continuing Depopulation of Detroit
    April 22, 2015
    | Laura Gottesdiener
    As many as 100,000 of the city’s residents face eviction due to unpaid property taxes.
  • Economy & Work
    The Wall Street Bonus Pool and Low-Wage Workers
    March 18, 2015
    | Sarah Anderson
    The financial industry’s 2014 bonuses were double the combined earnings of all Americans who work full-time at the federal minimum wage.
  • Inequality Is Still a Big Problem, One We Can Tackle
    February 24, 2015
    | Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson
    Rising inequality is no more natural than global warming. And just like climate change, it becomes increasingly self-reinforcing, because economic power begets political power.


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