crime "A piece of shit": Government report on Wells Fargo corruption shows top executives' direct complicity in millions of acts of fraud Cory Doctorow
finance The cum-ex scam stole $60b from European tax authorities: it's monumentally boring, complicated, and very, very important Cory Doctorow
crime Wells Fargo's ex-CEO will pay $17.5m in fines and never work in banking again (but he is still very, very rich) Cory Doctorow
corruption Citing the Panama Papers, Elizabeth Warren proposes sweeping anti-financial-secrecy rules Cory Doctorow
health American health care's life-destroying "surprise bills" are the fault of local, private-equity monopolies Cory Doctorow
class war How the British left should seize this moment to strip finance of its political clout Cory Doctorow
human rights Davos in the Desert is back, and banks and hedge fund managers are flocking to Mister Bone-Saw's side Cory Doctorow
finance Rep Katie Porter: an Elizabeth Warren protege and single mom who destroys bumbling, mediocre rich guys in Congressional hearings Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism Chase's idiotic poverty-shaming "inspirational" tweet, and Twitter users' magnificent responses thereto Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism France fines UBS €3.7b for helping rich French residents launder more than €10b Cory Doctorow
corruption Bank lobbyists are scared to meet with AOC because she might humiliate them on Twitter later Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism Jamie Dimon is getting fed up with the protesters who "occupy" him everywhere he goes Cory Doctorow
corruption Wells Fargo blames "computer glitch" for its improper foreclosure on 545 homes Cory Doctorow
Business Wells Fargo: We can't be sued for lying to shareholders because it was obvious we were lying Cory Doctorow