The Unfinished Business of Financial Reform
Lawmakers will need to consider financial speculation taxes in the next round of the fight to rein in Wall Street.
Film: ‘PLUNDER: The Crime of Our Time’
Danny Schechter (aka “The News Dissector”) explores how the financial crisis was built on a foundation of criminal activity uncovering the connection between the collapse of the housing market and the economic catastrophe that followed.
I Coulda Been a Hedge Fund Manager
A guidance counselor cast me rudderless on the uncharted waters of higher education, where I drifted into journalism.
Which Mitch Do You Believe?
The GOP’s cynical hypocrisy either makes you want to either throw up or fall down laughing.
Enabling Wall Street’s Gambling Problem
Thought bankers had learned their lesson in 2008? Think again.
Consumer Protection and Corporate Purses
We need a strong agency to protect us from the perils of big businesses.
That’s Rich
Laughing all the way to the bailed-out bank.
Wall Street Gets It
They’d keep laughing all the way to the bank, except they are the bank.
Murder Capital of the World
Mexico’s drug war is a failure. Ciudad Juarez, Laura Carlsen points out, is the epicenter of this failure.
Robbing Grandma to Reward Wall Street
Don’t ask ordinary people, particularly women, to pay the piper with reduced retirement benefits.
Stop the Merger Merry-Go-Round, We Need to Get Off
Merger wheeling and dealing will cost workers and consumers billions.
My Cat is No Fat Cat
My cat is on the pudgy side, but she is nothing like our titans of finance. Let’s stop maligning our feline friends by comparing them to greedy, evil Wall Street execs.
Remember the Real Villain–Wall Street
We’re pointing fingers at President Obama — when those responsible for the economic crisis escape blame.
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.
Beyond the AIG Bonuses
Many taxpayer subsidies for executive excess have not yet hit the headlines.