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On this episode, Kumars and Roqayah speak with Alexis Goldstein, a writer, activist, and Senior Policy Analyst at Americans for Financial Reform, a non-profit coalition of more than 200 groups fighting for a financial system that serves the interests of all people, rather than just the interests of rich oligarchs. Alexis used to work for Wall Street before she started working against Wall Street, participating in the Occupy Wall Street movement and co-authoring Occupy the SEC’s 325-page comment letter to financial regulators urging for stronger regulation of big banks.

Alexis tells us about Trump's choice for Treasury Secretary, former Goldman Sachs banker Steven Mnuchin, and his history of racist lending practices and profiting off of the backs of mistreated homeowners. We also discuss Trump's pick for Director of the National Economic Council, Goldman Sachs President and COO Gary Cohn, and what his choice means for the future of financial policy. We ask Alexis about ways to fight back, including rolling jubilees, debt strikes, and creative projects like the Angry Alumni Association. We also talk about ways we can pressure local and state governments, as well as powerful establishment groups like the Human Rights Campaign, to resist the erosion of our financial regulatory system.

Read Alexis' letter to Human Rights Campaign calling on them to exert more pressure on financial institutions.

You can find Alexis on twitter at @alexisgoldstein. Also check out her podcast Humorless Queers.

Resources discussed on the show:

Bad Paper by Jake Halpern

Strike Debt

The Debt Collective

Angry Alumni Association

Fun links from the show:

Actual trailer for Westworld that we spoofed

Write-up about the podcast in Merry Jane

Show transcript coming soon!