Goldman Bans "Last Suppers", Suspends 1st Amendment!

Tom Gregory, 12.01.2009

Actor, radio personality, and Tony nominated producer

Reuterz - New York In swift reaction to recent calls for his resignation, Lloyd Blankfein, Chairman of the Wall St. Church-State Goldman Sachs, issu...

Et tu, Warren?

John Standerfer, 11.30.2009

Executive Vice President of S3.

There is a long list of people who are accused of unfairly profiting from our national financial crisis - Hank Paulson, John Thain, anyone who has eve...

Why All The Hate Towards Goldman Sachs?

James Altucher, 11.30.2009

Financial columnist and managing director of Formula Capital

I get it. People are angry at Goldman Sachs. But anger, particularly when misplaced, is not going to bring the economy back. Instead, how about we focus on making some money? Let's buy some stocks and enjoy the holidays.

The American Home-Owning Dream On Life Support

Andy Kroll, 11.30.2009

Staff writer for Mother Jones magazine

Close to 45,000 desperate homeowners showed up during NACA's five-day stand at the Cow Palace for the chance to renegotiate their disastrous subprime mortgages or sky-high interest rates or interest-only payments.

The Housing Crisis And Wall Street Shame (Or Lack Thereof)

Robert Reich, 11.29.2009

Former Secretary of Labor, Professor at Berkeley

Shaming Wall Street won't work. Only political muscle and courage will. Congress and the Obama administration should give homeowners the right to go to a bankruptcy judge and have their mortgages modified.

Why Hysteria And The Economic Blogsphere Are Best Friends

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart, 11.29.2009

Tax lawyer, former bond broker, financial blogger

Reading blogs that in any way write about economics has generally become an exercise in utter futility. Ridiculous conspiracy theories are far more common than simple factually based analysis. How did things get so out of line?

Lloyd Blankfein Gives Thanks

Andy Stern, 11.25.2009

President, SEIU

Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein has a lot to be thankful for this year. But among it all, he and other Wall Stree CEOs don't seem especially thankful for the American people.

Stop Socialism for the Rich: Nationalize Wall Street

Les Leopold, 11.25.2009

Author of "The Looting of America"

We should give strong consideration to nationalizing the largest banks in order to run them like public utilities. We also should consider placing banking employees into the civil service system to end the ridiculous wage distortions.

Still Doing God's Work On Wall Street

Robert Scheer, 11.25.2009

Veteran Journalist and Editor of Truthdig.com

Why is Summers once again running the show with Geithner when both have made careers of exhibiting total contempt for the public interest? Because there's no accountability for the high rollers of finance.

Goldman Sachs Responds To The New York Times

Janet Tavakoli, 11.25.2009

President, Tavakoli Structured Finance, Inc.

Did Goldman Sachs dissemble and equivocate in its responses to the New York Times?

Knocking Down The Biggest Excuse For The Bailout

Cenk Uygur, 11.24.2009

Host of The Young Turks

If the Obama team wants to earn back some goodwill concerning the banks, they have to do better than the lame excuse of "we had to do it." They didn't have to do it this way. There were many other possibilities.

Washington: Totally Disconnected From Main Street

Don McNay, 11.24.2009

Award-winning financial columnist, author, commentator and personal finance guru.

Operating a business on Main Street is a lot different than lecturing at the Harvard Economic Club. The team Obama surrounded himself with has spent way more time in a faculty lounge than in the corner barber shop.

China Buys Hummer Brand -- Further Evidence of a Shock Doctrine-Assaulted America?

Rob Kall, 11.23.2009

Host, Bottom-up Radio Show WNJC 1360, publisher, OpEdNews.com and Futurehealth.org

We have to wonder if the US had taken Hummer, especially with its dependence on the military version, and turned it into a government-owned operation, would the US benefit?

Neiman Marcus Goes Budget

Meredith C. Carroll, 11.23.2009

Colorado Columnist

The extravagant offerings in Neiman Marcus' 83rd annual catalog do not disappoint. Restrictions and exclusions apply to Goldman Sachs employees and anyone named Madoff.

Warren Buffett, Stop Using My Credit Card!

Janet Tavakoli, 11.23.2009

President, Tavakoli Structured Finance, Inc.

We must stop subsidizing speculators with cheap funding and tax breaks. We have to hold people accountable for malfeasance, break up large financial institutions, and allow them to fail.

Of Goldman Sachs, the Yankees, and Level Playing Fields

Ron Ashkenas, 11.23.2009

Author, "Simply Effective: How to Cut Through Complexity in Your Organization and Get Things Done"

it is understandable that both the Yankees and Goldman Sachs are widely admired as the best of the best, and that top free agents want to work for them. But both also are viewed by many with anger, cynicism and even contempt.

Facing Criticism, Goldman Sachs Cancels Plan to Dance Around Bonfire of Thousand Dollar Bills

Andy Borowitz, 11.22.2009

BorowitzReport.com

The company had planned to perform a pagan dance around the inferno of blazing thousands while roasting a suckling pig as part of their year-end bonus celebration, but howls of protest forced them to reconsider.

What Artists Could Teach Goldman Sachs

Ruth Sherman, 11.21.2009

As Goldman Sachs may be discovering, belatedly and to its chagrin, image matters. Perception is reality. Therefore, if we want business and government to do better by us, we need more arts education, not less.

We the Populists: How to Make Taxpayer Funded Bailouts Toxic

Linda R. Monk, J.D., 11.20.2009

Constitutional scholar, Author of "The Words We Live By: Your Annotated Guide to the Constitution"

Want to join in the fun? Call Goldman's executive offices at (212) 902-1000, and tell them that nobody makes big profits at public expense while 10.2 percent of Americans are unemployed.

Ready, Fire! Aim?

Charles D. Ellis, 11.20.2009

Author

While creative global finance helped bring two billion people out of poverty in a single generation, the changes went too far and the consequences became hugely destructive.

Demonizing Goldman Leaves Wall Street Off the Hook

Georges Ugeux, 11.20.2009

Chairman and CEO, Galileo Global Advisors

This week's favorite game was attacking Goldman Sachs for its outrageous compensation system, including expectations that the total bonus package f...