BanksterUSA has put together a new video criticizing the way that Wall Street gambled with taxpayer money. They say “The solution? Break up the big banks and play by the Volcker Rules.” Click here to learn more and sign the petition.
April 23, 2010 The Honorable Harry Reid The Capitol, S-221 Washington, DC 20050 The Honorable Mitch McConnell The Capitol, S-321 Washington, DC 20050 Dear Senators: The undersigned organizations urge all members of the United States Senate to allow the American people a full and fair
Americans United for Change has come out with a new video about bringing honesty back into discussions about financial reform. See below for the video and press release. Washington DC – Leading Wall Street reform advocate Simon Johnson minced no words during his public lecture
U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce CEO, S. Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce CEO and Small Business Owners Join Senators Durbin, Reed and Bennet at U.S. Capitol to Discuss Small Business Protections In Wall Street Reform Bill Washington, DC, April 21, 2010 – Today, Assistant Senate
On Wednesday, April 21, 2010, Americans for Financial Reform sent a letter to Senators Reid and Dodd expressing their strong support for the Merkley-Levin Amendment (modeled after the Merkley-Levin PROP Trading Act), which will strengthen provisions related to proprietary trading and conflicts of interest in
Senators, Activists Detail Fight Against Big Bank Bailouts, for Wall Street Accountability As Senate Takes Up Tough Bill to Hold Wall Street Accountable, Americans Take to the Streets Demanding an End to the Era of Big Bank Recklessness NOTE: See detailed list of campaign activities
AFR Urges Senators to Support Brown/Kaufman SAFE Banking Act Group Releases Letter Sent to the Senate Today Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights groups, released the following letter today urging Senators to support Senators Brown
Press Advisory April 20, 2010 New York, NY – Community activists will rally at the worldwide headquarters of Goldman Sachs, who last week were sued by the SEC for civil fraud, and display a banner of the famous N.Y. bridge as they replicate the unscrupulous
A year and a half since the reckless behavior of the Big Banks took our economy to the edge of the abyss and cost 8 million Americans their jobs, the Senate is moving towards passage of meaningful reform that will rein in the Big Banks
BanksterUSA.org’s Mary Bottari has posted a new blog entry about Goldman Sachs and the recent civil fraud charges filed by the SEC. She says: One of the most salient analogies of the financial meltdown was offered by Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission chair Phil Angelides when