2007–2008 financial crisis - Wikipedia
WEBThe repeal effectively removed the separation that previously existed between Wall Street investment banks and depository banks, providing a government stamp of approval for a universal risk-taking banking model.
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 - Wikipedia
WEBThe Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, also known as the "bank bailout of 2008" or the "Wall Street bailout", was a United States federal law enacted during the Great Recession, which created federal programs to "bail …
Occupy Wall Street - Wikipedia
WEBOccupy Wall Street (OWS) was a left-wing populist movement against economic inequality, corporate greed, big finance, and the influence of money in politics that began in Zuccotti Park, located in New York City's Financial District, and lasted for fifty-nine days—from September 17 to November 15, 2011.
How Occupy Wall Street Changed Us, 10 Years Later | TIME
WEBNov 15, 2021 · A messy, motley, and spirited demonstration, Occupy started as a march of some 2,000 people in lower Manhattan that mushroomed to approximately 1,000 similar protests across the country. It seized...
John Lawrence: Inside the 2008 Financial Crash - The Atlantic
WEBJan 7, 2019 · Ten years ago this past September, financial markets imploded, threatening to collapse the entire U.S. economy and setting off an extraordinary, and improbable, collaboration between the...
The Surprising Legacy Of Occupy Wall Street In 2020 : NPR
WEBJan 23, 2020 · A close look at Occupy Wall Street reveals a lasting legacy. Occupy lasted barely three months, and was messy and disorganized, but had a profound effect on the conversation in the Democratic...
Six Years Later, We’re Still Litigating the Bailouts. Here’s What …
WEBOct 3, 2014 · Were they stooges of Wall Street who funneled hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars to the financial industry? Did they wield power with a vindictive, arbitrary approach that left them...
Congress approves $700 billion Wall Street bailout
WEBOct 3, 2008 · WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives gave final approval Friday to the $700 billion bailout for the financial system, reversing course to authorize what may be the most expensive...
The Real Cost of the 2008 Financial Crisis | The New Yorker
WEBOn September 18, 2008, Hank Paulson, the Secretary of the Treasury, and Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, went to Capitol Hill and told congressional leaders that if they...
The Financial Bailout in 2008 Was a Trillion-Dollar Mess - Rolling Stone
WEBMar 18, 2019 · A Man Holds a Sign During a Protest On Wall Street Against the United States Government's Rescue Plan For Failing Financial Institutions in New York, 2008. Justin Lane/Shutterstock.