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Category: Banks

Obama activism

Could Obama learn from Jimmy Carter about presidential retirement?

April 26, 2017 Arthur Lieber Activism, Banks, Campaigns, Community/Common good, Financial reform, Obama One comment

I’ve yet to find anyone who shares my feelings, but I was quite uncomfortable with former President Barack Obama’s first public speaking opportunity upon

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Rooting for GOP opposition research on Hillary

May 10, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Banks, Campaigns, Capitalism, Corporations, Financial reform, Hillary Clinton, Politics 5 comments

It’s nothing new to say that sometimes Hillary Clinton is her own worst enemy. I’ve been a Bernie supporter, but I really want to

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Hillary Clinton, meet Richard Nixon, and learn from him

February 26, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Banks, Bernie Sanders, Campaigns, Community/Common good, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

The Town Hall meetings with the candidates in 2015-16 have been outstanding. They provide a real opportunity to hear from the candidates when they

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What Hillary Clinton might say to help herself

February 6, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Banks, Business, Campaigns, Economy, Financial reform, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Politics, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Hillary Clinton finds herself on the defensive, doing rope-a-dope, against certain charges from both the media and Bernie Sanders. Where Sanders is concerned, Clinton’s

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Noam Chomsky: On capitalism and why electing Bernie isn’t enough

October 25, 2015 Madonna Gauding 2016 Election, Activism, Banks, Climate Change, Corporations, Corruption, Democrats, Environment, Hillary Clinton, Obama Leave a comment

    In a recent interview in Jacobin, linguist, philosopher, and political activist Noam Chomsky gave an interesting answer to a question about the American capitalist system. He basically said

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Myths and lies about Greece

July 14, 2015 Madonna Gauding Banks, Financial reform, Foreign Policy, International, Justice One comment

  From Truth and Satire: Every single mainstream media has the following narrative for the economic crisis in Greece: the government spent too much

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TPP: What Bernie Sanders can do and Barack Obama can’t, or won’t

May 13, 2015 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Activism, Banks, Economy, Environment Leave a comment

Being a United States Senator from Vermont is a difficult job, but it pales in comparison to being President of the United States. As

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Obama and TPP

TPP: What Obama’s secret trade deal means for you

April 24, 2015 Madonna Gauding Banks, Corporations, Obama Leave a comment

Since 2009, the Obama administration has been negotiating the Trans-Pacific Parnership (TPP) trade agreement in secret. Only lawyers and advisors representing banks and corporations,

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Elizabeth Warren Citibank owns Obama administration

Elizabeth Warren: Citibank owns Obama administration

December 16, 2014 Madonna Gauding Banks, Democrats, Obama 22 comments

In one of the most astonishing speeches ever given from the senate floor, progressive Democrat, Senator Elizabeth Warren, called out the Obama administration for being a wholly owned subsidiary of Citibank.

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Why is the stock market soaring when the real economy is on its knees?

October 30, 2014 Madonna Gauding Banks, Economy, Employment, Poverty 2 comments

The short answer is the Fed has been propping up the stock market. And, high stock prices are not always tethered to traditional methods of stock

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