The Root of Madoff's Evil
Robert Scheer : U.S. Economy
Congress should not be fooled by the argument of Wall Street lobbyists that Bernard Madoff was a lone rotten apple now safely discarded.
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2009
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Lax Little Islands
David Cay Johnston : Banks & Banking
Obama and Congress must get tougher on offshore tax cheats--prosecuting them as criminals and requiring full payment, with penalties and interest.
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Judgment Day for Tax Cheats
Robert Scheer : Banks & Banking
GOP "tea-baggers" take note: The Justice Department is closing in on offshore tax cheats. And former Sen. Phil Gramm, their chief enabler, could be caught in the net.
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Pulp Nonfiction
Christopher Hayes
A tax loophole could let the ten largest paper companies rake in a whopping $8 billion. Where's the outrage?
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Perp Walks, Not Bonuses
Robert Scheer
Don't reward the rogue financiers at AIG and Goldman Sachs who enriched themselves while impoverishing millions. Investigate them.
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Watch Out for Stimulus Profiteers
Anthony Shorris : U.S. Economy
As we rebuild America's aging infrastructure, let's make sure taxpayer money goes to those who need it and doesn't line the pockets of those who knew how to play the game.
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Settling Scores With Wall Street
Nicholas von Hoffman
A lot of angry people in America are lusting to bring Wall Street geniuses who engineered the financial collapse to justice. And they just might succeed.
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'A Giant Ponzi Scheme'
Alexander Cockburn : U.S. Economy
What separates Madoff's Ponzi scheme from the follies of the bailed-out banks, and how is Blagojevich's pay-to-play any different from standard political fundraising?
2008
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Bernard Madoff, Trust-Buster
Nicholas von Hoffman : U.S. Economy
The $50 billion fraud is bad enough. But the disgraced trader has done even more serious damage. He's destroyed trust in our financial system.
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Paulson Bailout Plan a Historic Swindle
William Greider : U.S. Economy
Paulson's rescue plan represents a historic swindle--all sugar for the villains, lasting pain for the rest of us. Don't let Wall Street get away with this without enacting significant reform.
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How Wall Street Wrecked Your Retirement
Nicholas von Hoffman : Ethical Economics
The architects of America's disfunctional financial system allowed Wall Street gamble with our retirement savings--and now they appear to have lost it.
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Attack of the Global Pirate Bankers
James S. Henry : Banks & Banking
For decades, the world's largest banks have been helping wealthy Americans steal billions in unpaid taxes. What are we going to do about it?
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A Subprime Bailout
Congress bails out the banks, but needs to do far more for homeowners devastated by the subprime crisis.
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Dilberts of the World, Unite!
Can a populist uprising flourish in a sector traditionally hostile to collective action?
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A Devil's Dictionary of Finance
Nicholas von Hoffman : U.S. Economy
An irreverent lexicon of terms that paved the way to the subprime mortgage meltdown.
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Spitzer's Shame is Wall Street's Gain
Why should we get all worked up over the revelation that the New York governor paid for sex?
2007
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Corrupt Colleges, Student Debt
Nicholas von Hoffman : Higher Education
Corrupt college administrators have sold out students and buried them in a mountain of debt.
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