Will Dems Follow Through on Promises to Fix NAFTA?
Washington is long overdue for making sure U.S. trade policies put workers and the environment above corporate interests.
View ArticleBusting Paranoid Right-Wing Fantasies of Dissolving the Mexico-U.S.-Canada...
It's time to call BS on the idea of a mythical North American Union.
View ArticleAt the Height of an Energy Crisis, Fat-Cat CEOs Still Litter the Skies with...
The private-jet perk is -- literally and figuratively -- a high-profile sign of an executive reward system out of control.
View ArticleOutrageous CEO Salaries Are a Nationwide Scandal -- Where Are the Politicians?
Obama and McCain are both taking whacks at overpaid CEOs, but their solutions fall short.
View ArticleIn Wake of Crash, McCain Talks Tough About CEO Pay -- Will Congress Call His...
The candidate is proposing a radical restriction on pay for CEOs of bailed-out firms. But is he serious or is this just election season populism?
View ArticleTruth, Lies, the Bailout and CEO Pay
The bailout does precious little to limit the extravagant pay that gives top executives the incentive to behave outrageously.
View ArticleThe Massive Wealth Redistribution that Doesn't Bother John McCain
Upward wealth redistribution has taken billions of dollars out of the pockets of average Americans.
View ArticleBailouts Dwarf Spending on Climate and Poverty Crises
Neglecting aid to the developing world, and fixating on the financial mess, will negatively affect Western nations.
View ArticleExecutive Pay and the Obscene Culture of Wall Street
Some expert talking points on an economy in crisis.
View ArticleThere's a Bubble That Still Threatens the Entire American Economy ... and Few...
Outrageously large rewards for executives give executives an incentive to behave outrageously -- and engage in behaviors that put the rest of us at risk.
View ArticleTurning Lead Into Gold: How CEOs'"Performance Incentives" Are Screwing Everybody
A new Institute for Policy Studies Report shows how big-business bubbles are keeping CEOs in the black -- and robbing the little guy.
View Article30 Hours Clashing with Corporate Lobbyists on a White House Committee Showed...
The "cow-boy" model of capitalism has failed dramatically, but corporate America still wants to roam the planet free of regulation.
View ArticleCalling Greedy Wall Street Bankers Fat Cats Is an Insult to Cats
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.
View ArticleTime to Tax the Financial Speculators
As we reel from the worst financial crisis in 80 years, the idea of rethinking the role of Wall Street is much more open.
View ArticleProving That Tea Partiers' Anti-Tax Extremism Isn't Even Loved by All...
Taxing speculation could take us a long way toward reining in Wall Street.
View ArticleHidden Corporate Scandal: CEOs Who Laid Off the Most Workers Rake in the Most...
CEOs are throwing workers onto the unemployment rolls and dodging taxes to boost short-term profits and fatten their own paychecks.
View ArticleShut Down the Global Financial Casino Where Food Is Traded Like a Poker Chip
Excessive speculation played a significant role in the 2008 food crisis, when soaring prices pushed 130 million people into hunger in the world's poorest countries.
View ArticleBankers' Pay Still Skyrocketing, as Wall Street's Casino Rolls On
While any petty shoplifter or check-bouncer would have to face the prospect of jail time, Countrywide CEO Mozilo thus far has managed to escape criminal charges.
View ArticleRunaway CEO Pay Helped Create the Economic Crisis; So Why Are Politicians...
A new study looks at the worst executive excesses--while Congress continues to help CEOs hide their outrageous pay rates from the public.
View Article6 Rigged Rules Corporations Use to Dodge Taxes
AT&T, Boeing, Citigroup, Duke Energy and Ford reported more than $20 billion of US pre-tax income last year, but didn't pay any federal income taxes. Here's why.
View Article10 Filthy-Rich, Tax-Dodging Hypocrites Pushing Disastrous Austerity on America
The Fix the Debt coalition is using the so-called “fiscal cliff” to push the same old corporate agenda of more tax breaks while shifting the burden on to the rest of us.
View ArticleFive Job-Destroying CEOs Trying to “Fix” the Debt by Slashing Corporate Taxes...
Let's name them and shame them.
View ArticleRobin Hood Rising: Grassroots Campaign Spurs EU Parliament to Tax Financial...
European legislators voted overwhelmingly this week in favor of a tax on financial speculation, which could raise billions of Euros. Could it happen in the United States?
View Article4 Modest Wishes for New Treasury Secretary Jack Lew
I can only hope that the incoming Secretary may learn a few lessons from his predecessor’s shortcomings.
View ArticleWith Inequality Spiraling Out of Control It's Insane to Consider Cutting...
The United States already has a poverty rate among the elderly of 24 percent.
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How Highly Paid CEOs Rip Off Their Companies and the Public Via Fraud and...
Just one example of a corporate culture that rewards executives for behavior that hurts workers, taxpayers, and shareholders.After exposing CEO scoundrels for 20 years, it’s hard to keep them all...
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How Progressives Won Four Important Victories in 10 Days
Are there some lessons here for future fights? Progressives won big in four arenas over the past two weeks. They played key roles in stopping a military strike on Syria, defeating Larry Summers’s bid...
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Filthy Rich CEOs Are Lobbying to Cut Medicare, Social Security and Push the...
The loudest calls for Social Security cuts are coming from CEOs who will never have to worry about their own retirement security.The following originally appeared on OtherWords, and is cross-posted...
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How Fast Food Giants Use Loopholes to Avoid taxes, Pay Execs Giant Pay, and...
Thanks to a loophole that subsidizes CEO pay, huge food chains trimmed millions from their tax bills in 2011 and 2012.The fast food industry is notorious for handing out lean paychecks to their burger...
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And the Oscar for Most Brilliant Activism by Hollywood Celebrity Goes to ......
Andrew Lincoln of popular show, 'The Walking Dead' has a hilarious new video attacking the greed of our financial system. The Harry Potter director and five movie stars have just released a new...
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Ferrari and Yacht Dealers Rejoice! Wall Street Hands Out Even More Obscene...
If the $26.7 billion in bonuses had instead gone to minimum wage workers, our economy would be expected to grow by about $32.3 billionPurveyors of Ferraris and high-end Swiss watches keep their fingers...
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Food Chain CEOs Want Subsidies for Their Salaries, But Are Against Raising...
There's injustice inside your Chipotle burrito bowl and your Starbucks latte. You might say the chieftains of America’s largest restaurant corporations want it every which way and then some.Having read...
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These Companies Paid Their CEOs More Than They Pay in Taxes
Adding insult to injury, there's hardly any transparency from public corporations on how much taxes they actually pay. Of the 30 largest U.S. corporations, seven paid their CEO more last year than they...
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3 Charts That Show Just How Much Wall Street Bonuses Swamp Low-Wage Worker Pay
We’re unfairly rewarding the people whose work we couldn’t do without, such as taking care of the elderly. While workers’ wages stagnate, the Wall Street bonus culture is flourishing.New figures from...
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How the Civil War Never Ended for Black America
By righting a 150-year-old wrong, re-enactors aim to help remedy long untreated ills at the root of today’s #BlackLivesMatter movementHundreds of African-American men marched to the White House this...
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Supporting NAFTA Was the Kiss of Death for Democrats --Why Dems Should Think...
As President Obama twists arms to pass “fast track,” a look back at the Democrats who helped Clinton win the bloody trade battle of 1993.It’s serious flashback time for those involved in the 1993...
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The 3 Most Asinine Corporate Arguments Against CEO-Worker Pay Disclosure
As Dodd-Frank turns five, the SEC hasn't been able to put the regulations into practice.Regulators of the Great Depression era could teach their modern-day counterparts a few lessons in how to get...
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Papal Smackdown: Pope Francis v. Fossil Fuel Execs
The Pope has taken aim at a lucrative system.For most of us in the cities on Pope Francis’ upcoming U.S. tour, the major concern is traffic congestion. For fossil fuel executives, look out.The Pope...
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100 CEOs’ Nest Eggs = Retirement Savings of 41% of Families
We need to talk about the retirement savings gap.If you think the pay gap in this country is bad, consider the retirement savings gap. Just 100 CEOs have company retirement assets that are equal to the...
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The Terrible Things That Happen When Santa Claus Visits CEOS
A 20-year-old rule intended to control CEO pay has bloated executive paychecks while draining tax revenue and widening inequality.This week marks the 20th anniversary of an epic boondoggle in U.S....
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