The Banker
It's Time For a Robin Hood Tax!

Wall Street gambling and greed collapsed the global economy, and we are still reeling. Politicians claim America is "broke" to justify layoffs and drastic cuts to critical services. But the country is not broke. Robin knows where the money is. A tiny tax on Wall Street will generate billions to put Main Street back to work.

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Some will rob you with a six-gun;
And some with a fountain pen.

JP Morgan Gets an Award for London Whale Fiasco, Will Schneiderman Harpoon the Corruption?

Jamie DimonA JPMorgan Chase employee stepped onstage at a black-tie gala on Wall Street last week to accept a “best crisis management” award given by an investor relations magazine. The bank, which was recently the subject of a U.S.

Frontline Gets Its Man: Lanny Breuer Leaves DOJ After Exposé

In a testament to the power of independent media, the award-winning public television show Frontline this week helped push a top Department of Justice (DOJ) official out the door.

That Bad Ceiling Feeling: Unlike the Fiscal Cliff the Debt Ceiling Is the Real Deal

Missing the fiscal cliff? Don't know what to talk about at the dinner table?

Get ready, the Bipartisan Policy Center has predicted that on February 15, 2013, the U.S. Treasury will take in an estimated $9 billion in revenue, but is committed to pay out $52 billion.

It Ain't Over Till It's Over: Wall Street Gears Up for Austerity Battles of 2013

For better or worse, a bill passed Congress in the wee hours of 2013 averting the much-hyped "fiscal cliff" for now and raising taxes on couples making over $450,000 and extending a lifeline of unemployment benefits to 2 million Americans.