Bank

A big, bad, proletariat-munching behemoth without which the industrial revolution could not have happened and which is therefore an operating cause of your iPhone, you horrid little anti-capitalist ingrate.

Known more politely — but tediously — in the EU as a credit institution, banks can come in all shapes and sizes, every one of which is calculated to oppress wide-eyed, revolutionary, sociology students.

See also

• Investment bank
• Commercial bank
• Broker/dealer
• world-wide anti-capitalist riots. Yes, that’s right. It’s a broken link. There is no article about the goddamn anti-capitalist riots.