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Progressives Do NOT Hate Wealth -- a #PPSA

Sally Kohn | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Humor, Money, Mark Zuckerberg, Economy, Jobs, Facebook IPO, Big Banks, Wall St, Income, Ows, Shareholder Protests, Politics, Video, Wealth, Eduardo Saverin, Tarp, Occupy Wall St, Inequality, Economic Justice, Politics News
Sally Kohn

In the first in a series of POLITICAL Public Service Announcements (#PPSA), I take on the conservative myth that liberals hate wealth and success. Not...

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I Went To Occupy Wall Street: This Is What I Saw

Joe Peacock | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Wall St., Zuccotti Park, New York, Occupy Wall Street, Video, New York News
Joe Peacock

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What Occupy Wall Street Wants

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Egypt Protests, Arab Spring, Greece, Occupy Wall Street, Democracy, Spain, Wall St., Israel, Canada, Politics News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

It's not enough to study Occupy Wall St. as an American anomaly with a surprising lack of cohesion and a fascinating list of diverse demands. It can't be splintered off or explained away. This is the next phase of a global push for real democracy.

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The Wishful Thinking Department Of the U.S.A.

Robert Lenzner | Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: Payroll Tax, Gold, Wall St., Gdp, Cbo, Wishful Thinking, USA, qe3, Barack Obama, Business News
Robert Lenzner

There is a powerful lot of wishful thinking going on about the American economy these days, starting at the very top.

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Naked Performance Art On Wall St. Ends In Arrests

AP | KAREN ZRAICK | Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: Naked Wall Street, Nudity, Naked, Naked Performers, Wall Street, Ny News, Wall St, New York News

NEW YORK — Some artists got naked on Wall Street during a performance art piece – and then they got arrested. The two men and a woman wer...

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NYSE Staying New York, Despite German Deal

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Business News, Deutsche Bank, Wall St, NYSE Deutsche Deal, New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Euronext, Business News

FRANKFURT/NEW YORK (By Harro ten Wolde and Jonathan Spicer) - Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext announced the creation of the world's largest exchang...

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My 2010 "McLaughlin Awards" [Part 1]

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Debt, Elizabeth Warren, Tea Party, Proposition 8, Mcconnell, Whitman, Reform, Mccain, Awards, China, Steele, Mitch McConnnell, Sarah Palin, Turncoat of the Year, Deficit, Warren, Enough Already, Emanuel, Nancy Pelosi, Bill Halter, Chickens for Checkups, Turncoat, Health Care, Obamacare, Detroit, Christine Odonnell, Vat, Michael Steele, Bp, Miners, Condit, Democrat, Democrats, Election, Biden, Barack Obama, Assange, Erskine Bowles, Rod Blagojevich, Rahm Emanuel, Bowles, Health, Best Comeback, Best of 2010, Coakley, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Worst Politician, Healthcare, Auto Industry, President, President Obama, Prop 8, John Boehner, 2010 Year End, Chandra Levy, Deficit Reduction, Obama, Democratic, Halter, Charlie Rangel, Wikileaks, Most Original Thinker, Vitter, Lieberman, Republican, Blagojevich, Pelosi, Mclaughlin, Clinton, Oil Spill, Gary Condit, Bummest Rap, Julian Assange, Most Stagnant Thinker, Most Defining Political Moment, Arlen Specter, Bill Clinton, John McCain, Spillcam, Sue Lowden, Wall St, 2010 Roundup, Specter, Biggest Loser, Chile, Person of the Year, Most Boring, McLaughlin Group, Gay, Martha Coakley, Worst Lie, Capitalist of the Year, Beau Biden, Meg Whitman, Best Photo Op, Prop 19, Rangel, Biggest Winner, Wall Street, Midterm, Chris Weigant, Proposition 19, Palin, Best Politician, Gulf, Alan Simpson, Boehner, Fairest Rap, Meggles, 2010, Marijuana, Politics News
Chris Weigant

My apologies to anyone tuning in who was expecting to see the 150th "Friday Talking Points" column, since it will be pre-empted for two weeks here. B...

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Banning Big Wall Street Bonus Favored By 70 Percent of Americans In National Poll

Bloomberg | Catherine Dodge | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Wall St, Wells Fargo, Bank Bailout, Wall Street Bonus, Wall Street Bailout, Wall Street Bonus Ban, Bloomberg National Poll, Business News

More than 70 percent of Americans say big bonuses should be banned this year at Wall Street firms that took taxpayer bailouts, a Bloomberg National Po...

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The Hedge Fund Legend Who Got His Start Counting Cards In Vegas

NPR | Jacob Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Business News, Hedge Fund Legend, Wall St, The Quants, Beat the Dealer, Ed Throp, Npr Interview, Business News

Over at the Big Picture, Barry Ritholtz interviews Scott Patterson, the author of The Quants, a book on the math-driven traders who took over Wall Str...

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Credit Default Swap Market Tanks As Wall Street Eyes New Regulations

Bloomberg | Shannon Harrington and Christine Harper | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Business News, Depository Trust & Clearing Corp, Credit Crisis, Credit Default Swaps, Wall St., Stock Market, Jpmorgan, Economic Crisis, Business News

Trading in credit-default swaps, Wall Street's fastest-growing business before the credit crisis, has tumbled 40 to 60 percent from three years ago as...

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Just Say: "Wall Street Reform"

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White House, Wall St, Mr Rogers, President Obama, Bank Reform, Framing, Financial Reform, Wall Street Reform, Main Street, Democrat, Chris Dodd, Obama, Democratic, Reform, Congress, Democrats, Barack Obama, Wall St Reform, Wall Street, Chris Weigant, Dodd, Banking Reform, Republicans, Senate, Politics News
Chris Weigant

If necessary, Democratic officeholders and candidates should practice in front of a mirror. Say "Wall Street reform" one hundred times, and when you're speaking in public, it'll leap to your lips.

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The Moon's Feud With NASA

R. B. Stuart | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Planet Earth, White House, Nyc, Toyota Worldwide, Washington, Mother Nature's Wrath, D.C. Snow Storms, Federal Reserve, Texas, NASA Centaur Rocket, Presidential, New York City, New Jersey Snow Storm, Nasa, Water on Moon, Deregulation, Hello Kitty, Planet Saturn, Wall St., Japan's Kaguya Impacters, Philadelphia Snow Records, R. B. Stuart, Comedy News
R. B. Stuart

NASA came forward today, not to discuss their erroneous decision to lob a Centaur rocket at the moon on October 9, 2009---but to share their probe ...

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My 2009 "McLaughlin Awards" [Part 1]

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Welcome once again to our year-end wrap-up and awards ceremony. Honesty dictates that I immediately genuflect to The McLaughlin Group, from whom I have stolen all these award categories.

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My City Is Being Invaded by Banksters

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Banking Association, Aba, Bonus Outrage, Banksters, Wall St, Goldman Sachs, Aig, JPMorgan Chase, Wall Street Crisis, Showdown in Chicago, Bailout, Lehman Brothers, Chicago, Seui, Bonuses, Wall Street Bonuses, American Bankers Association, Business News
Matthew Filipowicz

In mere days, my city, Chicago will be overrun by the worst of the worst. The lowest of the low. Criminals who have affected more lives than any mug...

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Ride the Populist Wave: Restore Glass-Steagall!

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Common Man, Glass Steagall, Economy, Democratic, Campaign, Glass Steagall Act, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, 1999, 1933, 2010, Bank, Democrat, Congress, Feingold, Cantwell, Democrats, Election, Chris Weigant, Health, Banking, Banks, Cantwell-Mccain-Feingold, Russ Feingold, Maria Cantwell, Issue, Jobs, Individual Mandate, Regulation, Main Street, Mccain, Reform, Republican, Main St, Midterms, Health Care, Populism, John McCain, Populist Rage, Wall St, Mandate, Wall Street, Midterm, Populist, Wall Street Main Street, Healthcare, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Populism is not so much a political stance (as "conservatism" is, for instance) as it is a political tactic. Meaning it can be used equally well by either side of our current American political divide.

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Obama Wall St. Speech: Touts Changes On Lehman Anniversary

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Wall Street Speech, Wall St., Wall Street, Lehman, Lehman Brothers, Barack Obama, Business News

(AP) NEW YORK — Lecturing Wall Street on its own turf, President Barack Obama warned financial leaders not to use the recovering economy to race...

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Why Wall Street Reforms Have Stalled

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wall Street Reform, Wall St, Wall Street, Lehman Brothers, Business News

One year ago next week, Lehman Brothers went bankrupt, Merrill Lynch was sold and A.I.G. was rescued by a huge federal bailout. In the wake of the glo...

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Little Change On Wall St. A Year After Lehman Collapse

New York Times | Alex Berenson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Financial Industry, Wall St, Wall Street, Finance, Economy, Meltdown, Wall Street Meltdown, Financial Crisis, Wall Street Pay, Business News

One year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the surprise is not how much has changed in the financial industry, but how little....

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Bailed-Out Banks Making Profits -- For Taxpayers

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: President Obama, Bail Out, Troubled Asset Relief Program, Obama, Fannie, Taxpayer, Bush, Government, Deficit, Aig, Bailout, General Motors, Insurance, Interest, Toxic Mortgage, Bank, President Bush, Tarp, Wall St, Gm, Budget, Barack Obama, Invest, Executive Compensation, Chrysler, Profits, Profit, Wall Street, Investment, Chris Weigant, Companies, Return, Investment Firms, Freddie, Banks, George W Bush, Auto, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Money wasn't just "given" to Wall Street firms. It bought something of value. And now that the firms (and the market in general) are recovering, they're starting to pay it back. With interest.

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Barney Frank Slams Wall St: "Most Of Us Do Our Jobs Without Extra Bonuses"

The Hill | Michael O'Brien | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wall St, Wall Street, Barney Frank, Wall St Pay, Business News

Corporate chieftains worried about Congress's impending regulation of executive pay should remember: Most Americans don't get bonuses....

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The Shadow Banking Pyramid

Max Keiser | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fraud, Geithner, Systemic Collapse, Goldman Sachs, Paulson, Bernanke, Shadow Banking Pyramid, Wall St., Business News
Max Keiser

America's debts are bigger than the GDP of the world, so unless the world decides to gift America 100% of its profits for a year or more the U.S. can forget about digging its way out of the debt tomb.

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There is No Such Thing as a 'Naked Credit Default Swap'

Max Keiser | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fraud, Goldman Sachs, Paulson, Bernanke, Madness, Financial Fiction, Credit Default Swaps, Wall St., Business News
Max Keiser

There is no such thing as a 'naked credit default swap.' Buying and selling avatars on Second Life using virtual money has more economic legitimacy.

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Wall Street Pay Approaches 2007's Record Highs

The Wall Street Journal | AARON LUCCHETTI | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Morgan Stanley, Wall Street Salary, Goldman Sachs Bonuses, Goldman Sachs, Wall Street Pay, Wall St., Morgan Stanley Bonuses, Wall Street, Wall Street Bonuses, Business News

Financial markets are recovering and the jostling for talent is intensifying as securities firms once again are making money -- and they look set to s...

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Financial Crisis Reshaping Wall Street As Top Talent Flees Big Banks

New York Times | GRAHAM BOWLEY and LOUISE STORY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Economic Crisis, Crisis Changing Wall Street, Financial Crisis, Wall Street, Wall St, Business News

The turning point for Stephan Jung came in February, around the time bonus checks were slashed. A veteran of UBS, one of many banks tarnished by the f...

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Obama Should Save the Banks, Not the Bankers

The Real News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: U.S. Economy, Therealnews, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Wall Street, Bailout, Economy, Bankers, Obama, Stimulus Package, Barack Obama, Wall St, Tom Ferguson, Business News
The Real News

The Stimulus Package is dangerously small.

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