Risky Business
Astronomic compensation remains the norm on Wall Street.
The 10 Greediest Americans of 2011
Whether they manage football pageants or Ford Motor Co., these guys remind us how much needs to change, economically and politically, in 2012 and beyond.
Executive Pay, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform, and Consumer Protection Act
Sarah Anderson, a co-author of 18 annual IPS “Executive Excess” reports, will speak at this conference on CEO pay reforms in the Dodd-Frank legislation, along with other academic, labor, and financial industry experts.
CEOs Rewarded for Corporate Tax Dodging
Shareholders should reward CEOs for building better products or delivering better services, not for accounting gymnastics that game their tax bills down.
Corporate Freeloaders Make Taxpayers Pick up the Tab
A troubling number of U.S. corporations behave as moocher guests at our national cafeteria.
Press Conference Call (recording): The Massive CEO Rewards for Tax Dodging
On a press conference call on Wednesday, August 31, report co-authors Chuck Collins and Scott Klinger discuss the 25 CEOs who were paid more in compensation last year than their corporations paid in taxes, as well as other report findings, and answer reporters’ questions about the report.
Pay Your Share: Stop Corporate Tax Dodgers
Corporate tax dodging has gone so out of control that 25 major U.S. corporations paid their CEOs more than they paid the U.S. government in federal income taxes.
An Eye-Opening Window into America’s Executive Suites
A cutting-edge new Web site, from the nation’s labor movement, offers working Americans the information we need to understand CEO pay excess – and the tools we need to fight it.
Both California Senate Candidates Use IPS Reports to Slam Each Other
In California, our CEO pay report has become a bipartisan tool on the campaign trail.
Planet CEO vs. Planet Worker
Realigning the interests of CEOs with their employees and the rest of our country would be good for the economy and national morale.
Fat Cat
A nine-figure income may seem like a lot, but I’ll take nine lives.
Getting Past the Smoke and Mirrors
Want to be able to make every bump that comes your way just another springboard to grand fortune, just like CEOs? Here’s what you need to do.
The CEO Pay Debate: Why Reform is Going Nowhere
Would you let shareholders regulate their CEOs’ reckless behavior?
Executive Excess 2009: America’s Bailout Barons
The 16th annual Institute for Policy Studies “Executive Excess” report exposes this year’s windfalls for top financial bailout recipients.
There’s a Bubble That Still Threatens the Entire American Economy…and Few Are Talking About It
Outrageously large rewards for executives give executives an incentive to behave outrageously — and engage in behaviors that put the rest of us at risk.