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JPMorgan Chase: Break Up the Big Banks Now. Here's How.

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 07.20.2012 | Business
Read More: SAFE Act, JPMorgan Chase, Independence Day, Sherrod Brown, Keith Ellison, John Reed, Jamie Dimon, Bill Moyers, Jpmorgan, Banking, Banks, Business News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

The JPMorgan Chase scandal -- and yes, it is a scandal -- shows us why we need to break up the big banks as quickly as possible.

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Republicans Call To Privatize Social Security

The Hill | Posted 08.07.2011 | Politics
Read More: Entitlements, SAFE Act, Gop Social Security Cuts, Social Security, GOP Social Security, Savings Accounts, Entitlement Reform, Social Security Privatization, Pete Sessions Social Security, Pete Sessions, Politics News

House Republicans on Friday introduced legislation that would allow workers to partially opt out of Social Security immediately, and fully opt out aft...

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The Senate Should Debate "Too Big to Fail" On Live Television

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: SAFE Act, Brown/Kaufman SAFE Act, Bank Lobbyists, Financial Reform, Dick Durbin, Too Big to Fail, Politics News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

It's always so much easier to cut deals in the backroom, isn't it? That way politicians don't have to be held accountable for their actions. The bank lobby is clearly frightened of the democratic process... and it should be.

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At Last! Simple New Test Shows if Your Politician's Telling the Truth About "Too Big to Fail"

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: SAFE Act, Steve Cohen, Sherrod Brown, Ted Kaufman, Too Big to Fail, Keith Ellison, Max Baucus, Alan Greenspan, Business News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

Here's the greatest benefit this new test offers to voters. It lets us say to politicians, once and for all, on one of the most crucial issues of our day, those words every citizen longs to say to a long-winded public servant: Put up or shut up.

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