“Instead of arresting the tax evaders and the ministers who had the list in their hands, they are trying to arrest the truth and free journalism.” ~Kostas Vaxevanis, the owner and editor of Hot Doc  A magazine editor published the list of 2,059 Greek citizens with bank accounts at the HSBC in Geneva that came [...]

You will often hear that “they’re all the same” … but only someone who doesn’t know what in the hell they’re talking about would actually say that.  Instead of prosecuting banks for illegal activities – conservatives would prefer to just make those activities legal.  Anyone who says “they’re all the same” is just intellectually lazy. [...]

Think about all the huge violations and issues that have occurred within the banking sector over the years since the banking implosion of 2008: JP Morgan is being investigated for money laundering (source), banks across the world are helping wealthy individuals hide money offshore (source), Iceland rejected international bankers and decided to jail those responsible [...]

“Democracy has been kidnapped. On 25 September we are going to save it.” ~Occupy Congress Everything you see in the video was organized through social media.  A few facts: Tens of thousands of protesters Unemployment in Spain is nearly 25% At least 1,300 police were on hand to handle the protest Leaders of protests outside [...]

Republicans HATE regulating banks.  After the economy suffered an implosion which the banking industry was responsible for … it is as if the Republican party has willful ignorance and amnesia regarding how the American economy nearly did a rerun circa 1929 Great Depression style.  Changes were needed to put the banking sector back on track. [...]

The Comptroller of the Currency has for a long time been the lapdog of the banking industry.  They are supposed to be a banking regulator but the head of the OCC (office of the comptroller of currency) is more likely to give banking CEO’s a blowjob than he is to actually hold them accountable for [...]

Considering there is a huge scandal still simmering in the legal system currently regarding several large banks manipulating the LIBOR rate … I think bankers should be very afraid indeed.  We’ve written about this and provided some solutions to our banker problems HERE; one hint – it involves federal pound me in the ass prison [...]

This is 6 minutes of your time well spent.  It’s very simple to understand and I find this to be not only true but something that libertarians, conservatives and liberals can all get behind. Get rid of the money changers i.e. the bankers.  Most people actually do not understand that the Federal Reserve is a [...]

“Firstly, we believe [the Iranian business] needs urgent reviewing at the Group level to evaluate if its returns and strategic benefits are … still commensurate with the potential to cause very serious or even catastrophic reputational damage to the Group.  Secondly, there is equally importantly potential of risk of subjecting management in US and London [...]

“There is no information-sharing among banks unlike the past 15 years of federal investigations.” ~Lawyer representing one of the banks  The LIBOR scandal is the largest banking scandal in history.  And now that they’ve been caught red handed …banks are scrambling for cover.  Unlike in the past where banks would rally together to defend their [...]