by Richard Eskow | Apr 1, 2011 | Blog, Financial Reform
Oh, Democrats, Democrats, Democrats. Your party's symbol's an ass - a word that was on John Boehner's lips this week, and maybe some other people's too. Here's how it went down: First House Republicans proposed $32 billion in cuts. The President offered $6.5 billion....
by Richard Eskow | Mar 31, 2011 | Blog, Financial Reform
The mortgage crisis in this country doesn't get much attention in Washington these days, but it's huge. It's so huge, in fact, that it dwarfs most of the economic issues that have Washington in their grip. It's so huge that it's dragging down our entire economy. It's...
by Richard Eskow | Mar 29, 2011 | Blog, Financial Reform
If you're a banker who bought your estate with the millions you made from mortgage fraud, relax. The Justice Department isn't looking for you. But if you're an illegal immigrant who's working on that banker's estate, look out. The Department of Justice is ignoring...
by Richard Eskow | Mar 24, 2011 | Blog, Financial Reform
Jamie Dimon, chief executive of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co (that guy again?), recently said that his bank would add new customer fees if it couldn't continue to charge exorbitant hidden fees for the use of debit cards. He was sorry, Dimon said, "but, of course, the...
by Richard Eskow | Mar 22, 2011 | Blog, Financial Reform
Fukushima is "a very huge disaster that has caused very large damage at a nuclear power generation plant on a scale that we had not expected," according to the deputy director general of Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency. But the risk of disaster was easily...
by Richard Eskow | Mar 18, 2011 | Blog, Financial Reform
Jamie's going to Japan. Dealbreaker has a memo from JPMorgan Chase's senior executive in Japan which says CEO Jamie Dimon is on his way: "Colleagues from around the globe are heading here to pitch in. In addition to Jamie, we will be seeing ... others who are now...
