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Wed, Jun 7th, 2017

House GOP Will Vote To Give Wall Street A Major Handout And Risk Another Great Recession

Republicans in the House of Representatives are about to dismantle financial reforms enacted by President Obama after the Great Recession.

Sean Colarossi

Sean Colarossi currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and was an organizing fellow for both of President Obama’s presidential campaigns. He also worked with Planned Parenthood as an Affordable Care Act Outreach Organizer in 2014, helping northeast Ohio residents obtain health insurance coverage.

Wed, May 3rd, 2017

Wall Street-Owned GOP Threatening To Take Obama’s Retirement Money Because Of $400K Speech

Even when Barack Obama isn't in the White House, Republicans in Congress are trying to bring him down.

Sean Colarossi

Mon, Apr 24th, 2017

Senate Democrat Promises To ‘Raise Hell’ To Protect The Coal Workers Trump Has Abandoned

Trump conned coal miners in order to win the White House, but Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown promises not to let him get away with it.

Sean Colarossi

Sat, Apr 1st, 2017Sat, Apr 1st, 2017

Fill The Swamp: Trump White House Has Combined Net Worth Of $12 Billion

Now we know why many of Trump's proposals, from his disastrous health care legislation to his proposed budget cuts, would hurt the "little guy" and benefit the wealthy.

Sean Colarossi

Mon, Feb 13th, 2017Mon, Feb 13th, 2017

A Goldman Sachs ‘Foreclosure King’ Is Officially Running Trump’s Treasury Department

Wall Street executive Steve Mnuchin was officially sworn in as treasury secretary on Monday.

Sean Colarossi

Tue, Apr 26th, 2016

Don’t Be Fooled – Clinton Is Well-Versed in Dealing with Wall Street and Banks

"In 2007 I was alarmed and called for addressing risks of derivatives, cracking down on subprime mortgages and improving financial oversight."

Rmuse

Audio engineer and instructor for SAE. Writes op/ed commentary supporting Secular Humanist causes, and exposing suppression of women, the poor, and minorities. An advocate for freedom of religion and particularly, freedom of NO religion.

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

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Fri, Jan 29th, 2016

President Obama’s New Wall Street Rule Prompts Greedy AIG To Bail Out

Instead of adhering to the new Obama Department of Labor rule, AIG is selling the AIG Advisor Group to a Canadian pension investment manager

Rmuse

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/

Sun, Jan 24th, 2016

Bernie Sanders Laughs At Wall Street’s Absurd Attempt To Blame Him For Market Drop

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders laughed out loud at Wall Street's attempt to blame his presidential candidacy for the drop in global markets.

Jason Easley

Mr. Easley is the founder/managing editor and Senior White House and Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason spent four years as a political columnist and the politics editor at 411mania.com, where he covered such issues as the Iraq War, warrantless wiretapping, and the daily workings of the American legislative process. Jason has also written for the Blogger News Network and saw his 2008 presidential election coverage quoted in over 300 newspapers worldwide. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

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Thu, Jan 14th, 2016Thu, Jan 14th, 2016

Cruz Concealed Goldman Sachs Campaign Loan While Criticizing Wall Street In Senate Run

Cruz's actions, which his spokesperson now claims were "inadvertant," show that he is a hypocrite as well as dishonest

Rmuse

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/

Fri, Nov 13th, 2015

Hillary Clinton Was Assailing Wall Street Before It Was Politically Expedient

Clinton warned us a year before the true nature of Wall Street and the financial sector's malfeasance manifested in a worldwide recession

Rmuse

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/

Mon, Aug 31st, 2015Sat, Oct 1st, 2016

Hillary Clinton Takes A Stand Against Wall Street’s Dark Influence

Hillary Clinton took aim at Wall Street's dark influence over D.C. by supporting Sen. Tammy Baldwin's bill to end the revolving door enabled by golden parachutes.

Sarah Jones

Ms. Jones is the Editor-in-Chief of PoliticusUSA and a Huffington Post contributor. She has covered President Barack Obama, 2016 Democratic candidate for president Hillary Clinton, VP Joe Biden, Senator Elizabeth Warren, First Lady Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Sarah hosts Politicus News and co-hosts Politicus Radio. Her analysis has been featured on several national radio, television news programs and talk shows, and print outlets including regular appearances on The Ann Walker Show With Scott Nevins for UBN Radio and KPTR 1450’s California Woman 411, The Washington Post, The Atlantic Wire, CNN, MSNBC, The Week, The Hollywood Reporter, The Richard Dawkins Foundation and more.

Sarah has won two Telly Awards and is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists. She graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in Latin and Psychology, including studying the psychology of organized crime, with graduate studies in the psychology of linguistics and Latin poetry.

Sun, Aug 30th, 2015

Jeb Bush Made Millions Giving Investors Billions Of Florida Pension Funds To Lose

For Florida taxpayers, their trust in then-Governor Jeb Bush to protect their lifelong pension savings was wasted when he forged a highly-profitable relationship with Lehman Brothers that made Lehman and Bush millions. That special relationship was ultimately a certifiable disaster for Florida public employees.

Rmuse

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/

Tue, May 26th, 2015

Bernie Sanders Storms CNBC and Slams The Sick Greed Of Wall Street

Bernie Sanders did something that no other politician does. The Democratic presidential candidate went on CNBC and criticized the sick greed of Wall Street.

Jason Easley

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Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

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Sat, May 23rd, 2015Mon, May 25th, 2015

What Great Recession? Wall Street Remains Unoccupied By Ethics

Nearly seven years after the American economy foundered under the worst global recession since World War II, it seems nothing much has changed with regard to the behavior of those that brought us collectively to the brink.

Becky Sarwate

Wed, May 20th, 2015Wed, May 20th, 2015

Bernie Sanders Drops A Truth Bomb On Wall St: Criminal Fraud Is The Big Banks’ Business Model

Bernie Sanders reacted to the news that the big banks pled guilty to manipulating currency markets by blunting saying that fraud is the business model on Wall Street.

Jason Easley

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Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

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Tue, May 12th, 2015

Bernie Sanders Is Terrifying Wall Street By Pushing Hillary Clinton To The Left

Wall Street is openly worrying that Bernie Sanders is pushing Hillary Clinton to the left by calling for the biggest banks in America to be broken up.

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

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Wed, May 6th, 2015

Bernie Sanders Delivers A Body Blow To Wall St With New Bill To Break Up The Big Banks

Sen. Bernie Sanders is taking on Wall Street directly with a new bill that would break up the nation's "too big to fail" banks.

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

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Tue, Mar 31st, 2015Tue, Mar 31st, 2015

Defiant Elizabeth Warren Tells Wall Street If They Want To Fight Her, “Bring It On”

Before a packed room in a Manhattan Barnes & Noble bookstore, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren (D) refused to back off her criticism of Wall Street, after some of the big banks hinted that they could withhold campaign funds from Senate Democrats.

Keith Brekhus

Keith Brekhus is a progressive American who currently resides in Red Lodge, Montana. He is co-host for the Liberal Fix radio show. He holds a Master’s Degree in Sociology from the University of Missouri. In 2002, he ran for Congress as a Green Party candidate in the state of Missouri. In 2014, he worked as a field organizer for Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick’s successful re-election bid in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District. He can be followed on Twitter @keithbrekhus or on Facebook.

Fri, Mar 27th, 2015

Elizabeth Warren Is On The Verge Of Pushing Big Banks Out Of Senate Democratic Campaigns

Sen. Elizabeth Warren's (D-MA) impact on Senate Democratic leadership is quickly being felt, as the nation's largest banks are considering pulling their donations from Senate Democratic campaigns.

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

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Mon, Feb 9th, 2015

Critics Claim Hillary Has an Income Inequality Problem

Have we really reached the point where asking the wealthy to pay their fair share of taxes is a form of vilification?

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Hrafnkell Haraldsson, a social liberal with leanings toward centrist politics has degrees in history and philosophy. His interests include, besides history and philosophy, human rights issues, freedom of choice, religion, and the precarious dichotomy of freedom of speech and intolerance. He brings a slightly different perspective to his writing, being that he is neither a follower of an Abrahamic faith nor an atheist but a polytheist, a modern-day Heathen who follows the customs and traditions of his Norse ancestors. He maintains his own blog, A Heathen’s Day, which deals with Heathen and Pagan matters, and Mos Maiorum Foundation www.mosmaiorum.org, dedicated to ethnic religion. He has also contributed to NewsJunkiePost, GodsOwnParty and Pagan+Politics.