Banks
By banning ESG considerations, Republicans seek to protect capitalism from ethics and morality
April 24, 2023Biden’s first veto protects fiduciary investment decisions based on environment, social, and governance (ESG) considerations.
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Federal Reserve didn’t do its job in overseeing banks before collapse
March 23, 2023The Fed’s aggressive interest rates contributed to the failure of SVB and Signature, but it keeps right on hiking the rates.
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Trump, Republicans, and ‘moderate’ Democrats united to weaken regulations on banks
March 22, 2023“We can draw a direct line between the deregulation of the Trump period, driven by the bank lobby, and the chaos of the last few weeks.”
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Credit Suisse bank collapse: Thousands of jobs evaporate, but bosses get their bonuses
March 21, 2023The financial contagion sparked by the failure of SVB and Signature Bank continues to spread.
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A ‘woke’ bank failure? Conservatives blame women, Blacks, and gays for SVB collapse
March 16, 2023Rather than pinpointing reckless Wall Street gambling, defenders of the status quo are turning to sexism, racism, and homophobia to shield capitalism from scrutiny.
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