The Class War Goes Retail
Why does Wall Street tank on news portending economic gains for most Americans?
Wall Street Bonuses and the Minimum Wage
The New York financial industry’s bonus pool exceeded the annual earnings of the more than 1 million Americans who work full-time at the federal minimum wage.
20 Years of Executive Excess
Since 1994, Executive Excess has reported annually on excessive CEO compensation.
Wall Street’s Climate Finance Bonanza
An elite group of developed countries appears to be on the brink of instigating yet another corporate handout and big bank giveaway–this time in the name of fighting climate change.
We’re Not Broke
This commonsense guide to avoiding the fiscal swindle would nearly eliminate the budget deficit while making the United States more equitable, green, and secure.
Empty Anti-Wall Street Rhetoric
Lots of office-seekers this fall are campaigning against the 1 percent, but will they govern that way?
European Victory on Taxing Speculation
The goofy stunts weren’t the only game-changers.
Apparently, Suite Crime Does Pay
The executives responsible for the financial industry’s pervasive fraud are paying no personal price.
7 Ways to End the Deficit (without Throwing Grandma under the Bus)
Cutting the deficit doesn’t have to hurt. John Cavanagh describes seven places in the budget where we can make cuts that actually make our country greener, more secure, and more sustainable.
Turning College Students into a Commodity
After graduation, students’ incomes would be “attached” by financiers.
How Mitt Got His
Romney keeps playing hide-and-seek with his booty.
One Weak Domino
Other countries have problems, but Greece’s are an encyclopedia of bad behavior.
Bilked by Banks
Wall Street’s misdeeds haven’t loomed large this election year.
Making the World Safer for the Next Bernie Madoff
Lawmakers are pushing a bill that would hand the oversight of investment advisers to an organization with an inherent conflict of interest.
Nurses Push Tax on Trades to Help Sick
Nurses vs. high-speed traders. Now there’s a match-up you probably never thought you’d see playing out in the streets of Chicago.