by Leo Gerard | Oct 18, 2016 | Blog
Images by DonkeyHotey on Flickr Warren Buffett threw down the gauntlet to Donald Trump again last week. It happened after Trump lied about Buffett’s federal income tax payments on national TV. During the second presidential debate on Oct. 9, Trump said Buffett “took a...
by Miles Mogulescu | Oct 17, 2016 | Blog
The tape of Donald Trump bragging about sexual assault, followed by the testimony of at least eight woman confirming he engaged in it, may have finally done what his year-long attacks on Muslims, Mexicans, the disabled, war heroes, the leadership of the US military...
by Bill Scher | Oct 17, 2016 | Blog
On last Friday's Rick Smith Show, I discuss why we should not expect a white "silent majority" will propel Donald Trump, and whether Trump might drag down the down-ballot Republicans. Check out the podcast. Hear more on The Rick Smith Show website.
by Bill Scher | Oct 17, 2016 | Blog
We're at the stage of the election where obsession with the latest polls reaches its peak. Yet it is also the stage when polls can stop informing about the electorate and start warping the electorate. We can't pretend polls don't exist, but we should handle with care....
by Richard Eskow | Oct 17, 2016 | Blog
The Wells Fargo phony-account scandal may be worse that we’ve led to believe, even after a $185 million fine and the CEO’s resignation. And this isn't Wells Fargo’s first scandal. Its past exploits include discriminatory lending, exploitative payday loans, and a...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 14, 2016 | Blog, Financial Reform
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is supposed to regulate Wall Street. But it has become a "captured" agency, using its power to block regulation of Wall Street instead of enforcing regulation of Wall Street. Now Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is fed up...
