Goldman's Profits Come from Our Pockets: Why We Need a Tobin Tax

Ellen Brown, 11.09.2009

Author, "Web of Debt"

While Wall Street's welfare queens have been busy collecting generous government handouts, the 50 states have been left to fend for themselves.

Goldman Sachs Not Doing "God's Work," Says Satan

Andy Borowitz, 11.09.2009

BorowitzReport.com

While Satan said he was "delighted" by the bonuses being paid out to Wall Street executives this year, he was clearly miffed that his role in the financial firms' successes had been largely ignored.

Goldman Sachs Doing "God's Work"?

Charles Gasparino, 11.09.2009

Author, Selling Out

The only thing worse than Goldman Sachs amassing billions in bonus money for its executives, based on various government subsidies and bailout measures, is listening to it try to explain it all away.

Goldman Sachs: Man Bites Dog, Americans Bleed

Tom Gregory, 11.08.2009

Actor, radio personality, and Tony nominated producer

Goldman executives had argued that the deal would provide much-needed capital to Fannie Mae, which it could use to finance additional low-income housing.

Celebration, Cancer, God

Stephen Gyllenhaal, 11.08.2009

Stirring the pot...

Yes! We should celebrate the passing of this Health Care Bill in the House. Yes, this is the way democracy has worked from its start in this country w...

To Create Jobs on Main Street, We Need to Kill Jobs on Wall Street

Les Leopold, 11.07.2009

Author of "The Looting of America"

The Billionaire Bailout Society is not a shared society. We're not in it together. What's good for Wall Street is not good for the rest of us...they even get their swine flu shots before we do.

My Conversation with Goldman

Rep. Jan Schakowsky, 11.06.2009

This week I had an opportunity most Americans would relish, just as I did. I was able to unload on two top executives of Goldman Sachs who descended from on high to my office to 'educate' me on bonuses.

A Systemic Risk Regulator and a Compensation Tsar? Larry Summers and Ben Bernanke Must Be Kidding

David Paul, 11.03.2009

President of the Fiscal Strategies Group

With the announcement of record Wall Street bonus pools and rising credit card fees, it is time to sit back and see where we go from here.

Oil's Massive Price Distortion Militates the Reconvening of the 1970s Federal Oil Price Task Force

Raymond J. Learsy, 11.08.2009

Scholar and author, "Over a Barrel: Breaking Oil’s Grip on Our Future"

It is long past time that our government take seriously and study intensely how oil prices are determined in a world of OPEC, speculation, timid oversight and failing transparency.

Fraud at Goldman Sachs?

Mike Lux, 11.02.2009

Author, The Progressive Revolution: How the Best in America Came to Be

This story is not just a story about simple greed or securities fraud, it's a story about a company that has gotten so big and powerful that it can manipulate markets at will.

For Wall Street and Goldman Sachs the Party Continues

Joseph A. Palermo, 11.02.2009

Author/Associate Professor of History

A criminal gang of rich white guys in New York did some extremely reckless things with the nation's collective wealth, and the middle class got clobbered.

'Third Quarter Growth' and Other Things That Mean Nothing To You

Allison Kilkenny, 10.30.2009

Radio host, writer, allisonkilkenny.com

If life still sucks for you: you're still unemployed, depressed, broke, homeless, or scraping by on food stamps, don't worry. You're not alone.

The Full Story of How Tim Geithner Secretly Bailed Out Wall Street at Your Expense

Henry Blodget, 10.28.2009

CEO of The Business Insider

One of AIG's goals last fall was to persuade the counterparties to the credit default swaps it had written to accept buyouts as low as 40 cents on the dollar. Then Tim Geithner, head of the New York Fed, stepped in.

Bust Up the Banks Before it's Too Late

Diane Francis, 10.27.2009

Editor at Large, the National Post

The world's concentrated financial sector has been grabbing more than its fair share of wealth. We desperately needs Glass-Steagall on steroids.

Patriarch of Maloney Clan, Clif Maloney, Passes On

Jim Luce, 10.27.2009

Thought Leaders and Global Citizens

Clif, 71, husband of Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, passed away in September after climbing one of the tallest mountains in the world, Mt. Cho Oyu, between Nepal and China.

This Recession Couldn't Be Any Overer

Ross Hyzer, 10.27.2009

Comedian, writer, smarty pants

At first, it looked like the recession was going to be a disaster, but now it's is over, so in the end, all's well that ends well. Right?

Breaking Up the Big Banks, and Why Congress Won't Do It

Robert Reich, 10.27.2009

Former Secretary of Labor, Professor at Berkeley

Two ideas are floating around Washington regarding how to handle 'too big to fail' banks, but only one is supported by the Treasury and the White House. Unfortunately, it's the wrong one.

Barack Obama Is Doing My Job; Why America Needs Him to Do His

Arianna Huffington, 10.28.2009

When it comes to dealing with Wall Street, President Obama seems to have traded in his position as our economy's commander-in-chief for a different role: pundit-in-chief.

Is There a Change In the Weather at Goldman Sachs?

Raymond J. Learsy, 10.26.2009

Scholar and author, "Over a Barrel: Breaking Oil’s Grip on Our Future"

A news item appeared this week that at least seems to offer reasonable hope that Goldman is beginning to use its good fortune to help remedy the foundering fortunes of Main Street America.

This Week In Magazines: Helping the Ill with Robots and an Academic Classic - Gays and Coastal Resorts

James Warren, 10.26.2009

Former managing editor and Washington bureau chief of the Chicago Tribune

Goldman Sachs, poster child for the double-edge sword of mega-success, now finds that even an act of charity brings rebuke.

Why Billionaires Should Pay for the Jobless Recovery

Les Leopold, 10.25.2009

Author of "The Looting of America"

For the past 30 years we have minted billionaires, and we have created the most unequal distribution of wealth since 1928-29. This didn't happen by accident.