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  • Economy & Work
    THE CON: The American Dream Dies Where Power Lies
    February 12, 2021
    | Katia Maguire

    The Con is an in-depth investigation into the 2008 financial crisis nine years in the making, Who did it, why it happened and how our country went from “of, for and by the people,” to “of, for and by the corporation.”

  • 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.
  • Economy & Work
    The Rent Is Too Damn High -- And It Doesn't Have To Be
    December 1, 2014
    | Joshua Holland
    Many American communities are facing an affordable housing crisis, but there are solutions.
  • Democracy & Government
    The Housing Crisis: How the Fed Turned a Blind Eye
    October 6, 2014
    | William K. Black
    The Fed's role as fraud denier was fatal to America's ability to stop the mortgage fraud epidemic.
  • Too Big to Jail?
    October 3, 2014 | Moyers & Company
    A veteran bank regulator lays bare how Washington and Wall Street are joined in a culture of corruption.
  • Justice
    At Last: Jury Blames Bank Execs for Mortgage Fraud
    October 3, 2014
    In a recent trial, a jury in Sacramento was convinced that “executives intended to make fraudulent loans.”
  • Bank of America Settlement and the Need for Legal Aid Lawyers
    August 28, 2014
    | Julia Gordon and Sarah Edelman
    Last week, the bank agreed to a record-setting $16.65 billion settlement for selling toxic mortgage securities during the housing boom. The deal includes $30 million for legal aid, but it's not enough.
  • Why JPMorgan May Be Getting Off Easy
    October 25, 2013 | Moyers & Company
    Financial columnist Gretchen Morgenson says that if the government were really being tough on Wall Street they would bring criminal charges against individuals at US banks.
  • Activists to Watch: Amy Schur
    October 24, 2013
    | Peter Dreier
    Historian Peter Dreier explains why Schur is a part of a new wave of grassroots activists changing America.
  • Activists to Watch: George Goehl
    October 24, 2013
    | Peter Dreier
    Historian Peter Dreier explains why Goehl is a part of a new wave of grassroots activists changing America.


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