Many economists believe that a recession is already underway. So do millions of Americans struggling with bills and job losses. While the world has certainly experienced its share of staggering jolts in the past, this cycle of events is likely to prove unparalleled.
May 28, 2020The banking expert explains why Congress’ stimulus bill has been a boon for Wall Street and not the small businesses that need it most.
May 27, 2020Trump has persistently minimized the seriousness of COVID-19 by falsely comparing it to the seasonal flu. Initially, he used the tactic to downplay the virus as it threatened the stock market. This denial and obfuscation squandered precious time, worsened the crisis, and may have cost a number of lives.
May 10, 2020The economy is in free fall but Wall Street is thriving, and stocks of big private equity firms are soaring dramatically higher. That tells you who investors think is the real beneficiary of the federal government’s massive rescue efforts.
April 24, 2020The team at BillMoyers.com brings you news — some of it good, some of outrageous, all of it important — that’s been covered up by COVID-19.
December 18, 2017In his new play, Pulitzer-prize winning playwright Ayad Akhtar recalls the greed of the '80s and how we became a republic of consumers.
November 29, 2017Better Markets' Dennis Kelleher answers our questions about the power struggle at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, battling with Wall Street lobbyists on K Street and life in the swamp during the Trump era.
November 21, 2017Let’s keep Trump from undermining the agency that protects consumers from bank malpractice.
November 2, 2017Trump just threw future victims of financial crimes and predatory practices to the wolves of Wall Street.
October 31, 2017The new oligarchs, from number-crunching to democracy-choking.
