Off The Bookshelf

Short reviews of recently published books

"...to post-war reality in the forefront. -- Laura Klopfenstein Goldman Sachs..."

April 16, 1999 Books Feature

The Hightower Report

Tastes Like Profit; and Toiling on Wall Street

"...Goldman Sachs recently announced that the work of its investment..."

March 19, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Hiding the Facts on Global Climate Change; Lloyd Blankfein's Big Hair

"...Goldman Sachs, however, is a front-runner. It has profited enormously..."

May 8, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report: Who Says Crime Doesn't Pay?

For big banks, maybe crime does pay

"...Wow, $5 billion! That's the stunning amount that Goldman Sachs has agreed to pay to settle federal criminal..."

May 13, 2016 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Banking Reform Gone Bad; and Abacus Among Us

"...last thing on the minds of the geniuses at Goldman Sachs who created Abacus 2007-ACI, but I for one..."

May 7, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

Articulations

Two theatre companies may have to cancel shows if they don't raise funds by a certain date; ACoT gets down to business; and Hogg Auditorium is headed for a makeover.

"...enough to get ACoT into Round Two of the Yale-Goldman Sachs National Business Plan Competition for Nonprofit Organizations, which..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Hightower Report

Wall Street's Sacrifice; and Hug a Banker

"...millions of hard-hit Americans in belt-tightening solidarity. For example, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein (who was so high on..."

Feb. 26, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Wall Street's Ethical Dilemma; and Big Banks' Inside Job

"...Recently, the biggest casino player of them all, Goldman Sachs, made a bizarre effort to strike a sober..."

Sept. 3, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Obama and Congress Can End Mountaintop Removal; and A Bailed-Out Bank Bails Out Its Bankers

"...Goldman Sachs – once considered the "star of the Street"..."

April 3, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Hard Times, Soft Heads; and Wall Street's Resilient Greed

"...baby, so grab all you can!" The CEOs of Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, and others have set aside..."

Nov. 26, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Hide the Sponsor; and Online Voter Registration

"...that attracts such A-list sponsors as Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley. They host fabulous hospitality tents,..."

Sept. 18, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Bushites fail to protect troops; and Wall Street divides up the bonus booty

"...blessed with $21.5 billion in bonuses dispensed by Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and the other giants that twist our economy..."

Feb. 3, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

Rosenwald

Chicago-based, Jewish philanthropist Julius Rosenwald is profiled

"...into the 20th century, with a hand from Henry Goldman (of Goldman Sachs). After making his fortune, Rosenwald turned..."

Oct. 9, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Hightower Report

Wall Street's Journal; and Three Stories, One Ugly Truth

"...they helped cause it. They are the partners in Goldman Sachs, who are now reaping multimillion-dollar bonuses for their..."

Feb. 11, 2011 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

The Death of Journalism; and Who Pays for CEO Mismanagement?

"...Take the golden example of Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs. He hauled in a $54 million paycheck for..."

Jan. 16, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Goldman's Singapore Sling; and Flipping Us the Bird

"...Goldman's Singapore Sling..."

July 29, 2011 News Column by Jim Hightower

Now Speaking at SXSW: Ozzy Osbourne, Trent Reznor, Janelle Monae

Plus: St. Vincent, Carrie Brownstein, Judd Apatow, Desus & Mero

"...A conversation about the transformation and innovation happening at Goldman Sachs with chairman and CEO of The Goldman Sachs..."

Feb. 11, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Commuter

Liam Neeson still has a very particular set of skills

"...for a not-so-subtle, and very literal, middle finger to Goldman Sachs). But it’s also that we’ve seen this Neeson..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Hightower Report

The Hammer gets nailed, and the boom is back for moneyed elite

"...big five Wall Street firms (Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and JPMorgan Chase) have set aside..."

Dec. 17, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

The Tactics of Talx; and Wall Street's Slap on the Wrist

"...the best interest of the financial sector." Honchos from Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and the other giants broke out..."

May 14, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

A Knee-Jerk Attack on Poor People; and Why Are We Bailing Out Extravagant Executive Pay?

"...pay plans that were recently drawn up by Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, and Lehman..."

Oct. 31, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

Letters at 3AM

The economic future of the United States is no longer in our hands

"...My Bad: T. Boone Pickens, Goldman Sachs, and myself envisioned an America in recession while..."

Oct. 24, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters @ 3AM

As much fun as it is to blame speculators and oil companies, and as certain as it is that some reforms would help, the real culprit is global demand

"...predictors. On March 10, CNBC's Street Signs reported that Goldman Sachs' analysts "see oil prices as high as $200..."

July 18, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

Written in Stone

UT's Jim Bob Moffett and Freeport-McMoRan ride a new wave of allegations of business as usual: exploitation, cronyism, and environmental devastation

"...Investors are taking notice. On Aug. 4, Goldman Sachs raised its rating on Freeport to "outperform," and..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Hightower Report

Bush's Social Security Fantasies; Congress Does It Again

"...by such massive outfits as Citigroup, Merrill Lynch, and Goldman Sachs. Hello. These are the very firms now in..."

Aug. 23, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Lowdown

Treasury Sec. Paul O'Neill pitches Bush tax breaks, Newt Gingrich is a business consultant, Congressional fundraising among freshman is out of control

"...exchanges, and hedge funds, including Citigroup, Paine Webber, Nasdaq, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, and Morgan Stanley Dean..."

March 2, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Republicans on Health Care; and Wall Street's Gas-Pump Robbery

"...Exxon, Chevron, et al. – but such names as Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and other Wall Street dealers who..."

July 3, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Luv Doc: A Li'l Spendy

The kind of economic Übermensch G-Dubs prayed for back in '07

"...U.S. is to be ridiculously in debt – like Goldman Sachs-level broke. As charming as he seems, it doesn't..."

April 7, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Pornocracy Details the Fall of the Adult Film Industry

Documentary investigates the corporate porn multinationals

"...at first a bunch of computer geeks, then former Goldman Sachs brokers driven purely by a craving for money...."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Doggett: Keep Hope Alive

Lloyd Doggett on Trump, the future, and the responsibility of citizens

"...Street – and then he puts a branch of Goldman Sachs in his cabinet. That’s what we need to..."

Jan. 12, 2017 News Post by Michael King

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