My new favorite person is . . . a banker . . . from Texas! Richard W. Fisher, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas since 2005, spoke to a gathering in Washington D. C. about the problem of the still too-big-to-fail megabanks and how we can avoid further taxpayer-funded bailouts. New York Times …
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Today in America is Move Your Money Day; in England it is also Guy Fawkes Day, a British holiday that commemorates the foiling of the 17th century plot to blow up the House of Lords. Early New England colonials used to celebrate this holiday as well. (That ‘V for Vendetta’ mask seen at Occupy demonstrations …
[Canceled. BC] Remember this? Neither do I. What was I doing? In 2002 the Fox Point Hurricane Barrier was the canvas for this light projection/installation — Steel and Light. Artistic director Barbara Macaulay and technical director Robert Hogan have returned with a new show, shifting their attention to that numinous temple to finance, the Old …
Wall Street bankers “. . . are very good at turning your money into their money”, so said Michael Lewis author of The Big Short last night on The Colbert Report. Your own personal bank may also subscribe to this notion. Bank of America customers recently received a notice titled “Records Request”. The top third …
Dave Segal, democratic candidate for Congressional District 1 (and Dose honcho), has a new piece up at HuffPo explaining why he chose to kick off his campaign in front of the Bank of America. Last week, I held my official announcement event outside of a Bank of America in East Providence, choosing the location to …