President Obama's Wealth Level Makes Him One of the Elite 1%

President Barack Obama has $500,001 to $1 million in a JPMorgan Chase private client asset management checking account.  "This is a checking account used by the president and the first lady," said White House spokeswoman Amy Brundage. The president's other principal assets …

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A Risky Chase Bet Gone South, a Lack of Oversight, and JPM Chase Chairman Jamie Dimon

While President Obama and his Hollywood apostles broke fundraising records at a sumptuous $40,000 per plate dinner at George Clooney's place, word of JPM Chase's 'mistake' rippled through the news. Not long ago, Dimon's name was batted about to become Treasury Secre …

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Elizabeth Warren: Dimon should quit N.Y. Fed

Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren on Monday called on JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon to resign from the New York Federal Reserve Board as a "public acknowledgment that he is in a position of trust." "I'd like to see some real accountability here. I'd like to  …

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Bangladesh Islamist leader Ghulam Azam charged

Bangladeshi Islamist leader Ghulam Azam has been charged by a special tribunal with war crimes allegedly carried out during the country's 1971 independence struggle against Pakistan. Prosecutors accuse Mr Azam, 89, of committing crimes, including murder and torture, during the …

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How Obama Gave Rise to the Occupy Wall Street Movement

Obama is twice over responsible for Occupy Wall Street's existence. On the one hand, the failures and disappointments of his administration have been well documented and have totally undercut his campaign promises of hope and change, leaving former supporters completely disil …

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Obama's presidency a disappointment around the world

Continued U.S. military presence in Iraq and Afghanistan and Obama's failure to close Guantanamo Bay in the face of vehement congressional opposition have dashed European support for Obama. In Europe, where more than 200,000 people thronged a Berlin rally in 2008 to hear Barack  …

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JPMorgan Chase's $2 Billion Loss: Bank Hubris, Inadequate Regulation, and Nothing to Prevent another Meltdown

JPMorgan, like the nation’s other big banks, is still engaged in activities that can provoke catastrophic losses and, as things now stand, luck is the only thing preventing another meltdown. Bank regulators should start by adopting a forceful Volcker Rule. Proposed by Paul …

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Israel: strong economically, roughly 200 nucs, little threat from Iran, more US aid, Netanyuahu government very much in control

The obsession with victimhood has prevented people in Israel and the United States from focusing on the gravest threat to Israel's existence as a Jewish and democratic state: demography. If there is no progress toward a two-state solution, at some point Israel will not to …

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Making Chemical Giants Happy and Wealthy at Our Financial, Health, and Environmental Expense

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