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Hillary Criticizes Wells Fargo Hillary Clinton writes open letter to Wells Fargo customers: "Today, Wells Fargo’s CEO will appear before Congress. He owes all of you a clear explanation as to how this happened under his watch ... we need to defend the Consumer...
Banks Used Low Wages, Job Insecurity To Force Employees To Commit Fraud
Wells Fargo used job insecurity, poverty-level wages, extreme sales quotas and high pressure as financial incentives to force employees to fraudulently open accounts.
7 Hard Rounds of Questions for John Stumpf, Wells Fargo CEO
Here are seven concerns, and seven sets of questions, that should be posed to Stumpf – either at Tuesday's Senate Banking Committee hearing or as part of a more rigorous investigation.
Where Are The Issues?
One candidate offers actual policies and proposals. The other offers entertainment. Which one does the "news" media flock to? Which candidate is receiving the news coverage — the policy wonk or the entertainer? We all know the answer.
Trump’s Yuge Bamboozle
Trump says his tax cuts would cost $4.4 trillion over 10 years, most of it paid for by economic growth. We’ve been here before. Both Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush tried “trickle-down” economics. We should have learned two lessons.
There’s No Debate
Let’s call the whole thing off. Not the election. No, we mean the presidential debates — which, if the present format and moderators remain as they are, threaten an effect on democracy more like Leopold and Loeb than Lincoln and Douglas.
Progressive Breakfast
Are Incomes Rising Fast Enough? Hedrick Smith finds recent middle-class income gains insufficient: "...It’s an important milestone worth cheering that last year, families smack in the middle of the middle class saw their household incomes rise by 5.2% ... But what’s...
Despite Some Good Economic News, The Status Quo Is Not Enough
Should Democrats present themselves as fighters for a transformative economic vision, or as skilled managers restoring and maintaining the status quo of the last several decades? The question came up again last week.
Trump’s Economic "Fixes" for Women Mean the Fix Is In
Trump’s so-called economic fixes for the nation’s majority – women – are woefully lacking. His proposal to slash the top tax rate would definitely benefit high income women earning more than $413,350. But what of their low-wage sisters?
Wingnut Week In Review: Invasion of the Clinton Body Doubles
After Hillary Clinton went a bit wobbly at the 9/11 memorial, the internet went off the deep end with speculation about her health, and whether she’s even the real Hillary Clinton.
