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You'll Never Guess How Big Banks Want the Fed to Handle the Coronavirus: More Wall Street Deregulation

The Bank Policy Institute, a lobbying group for big banks, drew criticism for a policy memo suggesting financial deregulation as a response to the coronavirus outbreak.

As Household Debt Hits $14 Trillion, Economists Say Fed Quantitative Easing Solution for Next Recession Insufficient

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

Traders work after the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on August 5, 2019 in New York City.

"For most people, these policies will further increase in their cost of living, while their wages remain stagnant."

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As Financial Institutions Grow Concerned About Economic Impacts of Climate Crisis, Activists Target Funders of Fossil Fuel Industry

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Woolsey Fire

As one 350.org volunteer put it, if we don't #StopTheMoneyPipeline that...

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'What Is the Fed Not Telling Us?': Fears of Economic Instability After Central Bank Intervention Spikes

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

Is the Fed reacting to market volatility or preparing for recession?

"A financial system that requires over $100B of liquidity injections every day...

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Journalist Medhi Hasan interviews President Donald Trump's economic advisor Stephen Moore in a video released Friday.

'Is That Not Racist?' Hasan Pushes Trump Advisor to Condemn President's Remarks

Stephen Moore

'Like Nominating Dr. Phil to Run CDC': Alarm Bells as Trump Nominates Right-Wing Sycophant Stephen Moore to Federal Reserve

With Help of Democrats, Regulators Move to Gut 'Last Line of Defense' Against Wall Street Gambling

American Net Worth Fell a Record $4 Trillion at End of 2018

'Needlessly Gambling' With Taxpayer Money, Trump's Fed Moves to Gut Big Bank Safeguards

Paving Way for Next Taxpayer-Funded Wall Street Bailout, Trump Fed Unveils Plan to Gut Volcker Rule

What Campaign Promises? Trump Backpedals on Yet More Major Pledges

Five Big Banks Flunk Key Test, Proving They're Still "Too Big To Fail"

Sanders: When I'm President, Wall Street Foxes Won't Guard Fed Henhouse

Bernie Sanders Calls Fed Rate Hike Bad News for Working Families

Avoiding 'Regressive Mistake,' Fed Holds Off on Rate Hike — For Now

Fed Up With Being Shut Out of Federal Reserve, Activists Descend on Summit

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BlackRock Must Manage for Climate Risk as it Takes On Fed Debt Buyout Program

National Organization for Women (NOW)

Federal Reserve Pick Stephen Moore Is a Misogynist in Donald Trump’s Own Image

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)

The Federal Reserve Needs to Recommit to the Full Employment Mandate

Jubilee USA Network

Federal Reserve Raises Rates and Poor Countries Pay More Debt

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)

Statement on Federal Reserve and Interest Rates

Jubilee USA Network

Federal Reserve Rate Increase Impacts Poor Country Debt

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Christian Parenti, Dante Dallavalle

Our Economy Is a Sick Beast: The Corporate Debt Crisis Explained

Ralph Nader

The Federal Reserve Dictatorship Runs Amok Against Savers

David McWilliams

Central Banks Must Give Everyone Free Money. Right Now.

Christian Parenti, Dante Dallavalle

Wall Street Is High on Government Supply

Ellen Brown

The Fed’s Baffling Response to the Coronavirus Explained

Josh Bivens

Economic Policy and the Coronavirus: How to Mitigate Harm and Plan for the Future

Thomas Palley

A Stock Market Boom Is Not the Basis of Shared Prosperity

Ellen Brown

Paul Volcker’s Long Shadow

Ellen Brown

Is the Run on the Dollar Due to Panic or Greed?

Ellen Brown

The Disaster of Negative Interest Rates