Black Financial and Fraud Report
Wall Street’s Latest Scheme Will Cost You More at the Gas Pump
The EPA allows banks to speculate on ethanol credits which drives up prices 20-fold
Revealed: Banks Rewarded and Blacklisted Appraisers to Artificially Inflate Real Estate Prices
Thousands of appraisers warned Washington regulators of fraud during the seven years leading up to the housing crash
Caught On Tape: Irish Bankers Laugh About Never Repaying Bailout
Bill Black: Tapes reveal Anglo Irish Bank executives laughed as they manipulated Irish Government into 16 billion dollar bailout the knew they would never repay
Ex-Employees Say Bank of America Rewarded Fraudulent Foreclosures
Bill Black: Bank of America and other financial giants undeterred by Obama Admins weak oversight and enforcement of industry
Bank Profits Soar, Wages Suffer Sharpest Decline in 60 Years
Bill Black: The economy is recovering – unless you work for a paycheck.
Deficit is Dropping but is there a Real Recovery?
Bill Black: With surge in stock market, the wealthier are paying more taxes but working class wages are not rising and unemployment remains high, so this does not mean a sustained recovery of the real economy is underway
Davos Still Pushes Failed Global Vision
Bill Black reports from Davos that the Global Competitiveness Report pushes countries towards even more deregulation – policies that helped trigger the crisis
Stewart vs Krugman and the Religion of Austerity
Bill Black: Obama has options, including the trillion dollar coin, to refuse to negotiate under the gun but he’s taken them off the table; both sides subscribe to the dogma of austerity
Austerity Italian Style
Bill Black: Youth unemployment in Italy reaches 40% as European big banks insist on more austerity
Black Report: Craziness on Three Continents
Bill Black: Banks try to start a run on the banks in Ecuador