Fight-Back in Bolivia Fight-Back in Bolivia
In 1998 the World Bank notified the Bolivian government that it would refuse to guarantee a $25 million loan to refinance water services in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba unless ...
Aug 15, 2002 / Feature / Maude Barlow and Tony Clarke
Reforming the Teamsters Reforming the Teamsters
Even shrunken from its high point, the Teamsters union is a major force in the American labor movement--for both good and ill. On the plus side, building on its celebrated UPS ...
Aug 15, 2002 / David Moberg
Bubble Capitalism Bubble Capitalism
One bubble burst, then another and another. Enron, Global Crossing, WorldCom. The rectitude of auditors--pop. Faith in corporate CEOs and stock market analysts--pop, pop. The self...
Aug 1, 2002 / The Editors
George W. Bush and Dick Cheney Lecture CEOs on Corporate Responsibility George W. Bush and Dick Cheney Lecture CEOs on Corporate Responsibility
"Creative accounting" is something we hate. From now on your numbers will have to be straight. No taking of options for stock you contrive To dump when insiders can tell it wi...
Aug 1, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Dying for Work Dying for Work
Close to 3,000 progressive activists from all walks of life joined Jim Hightower for his third "Rolling Thunder/Down-Home Democracy Tour" in Tucson on July 26.
Jul 31, 2002 / Feature / Tom Hayden
Another Bankrupt Idea From Congress Another Bankrupt Idea From Congress
Thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbor by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God.
Jul 31, 2002 / Column / Robert Scheer
The Year (’97) in Corporate Crime The Year (’97) in Corporate Crime
Research support provided by the Investigative Fund of the Nation Institute.
Jul 29, 2002 / Feature / Robert Sherrill
The Hog Wallow The Hog Wallow
When did the great executive stock option hog wallow really start? You can go back to the deregulatory push under Carter in the late 1970s, then move into the Reagan '80s, when...
Jul 18, 2002 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
A Spirited Defense of George W. Bush Against Accusations That He Dumped His Harken Stock Because of Inside Information A Spirited Defense of George W. Bush Against Accusations That He Dumped His Harken Stock Because of Inside Information
He says he had no clue the stock would tank. About the details he is still evasive. Though "on the board but clueless" could sound lame, With Bush, a clueless claim sounds qui...
Jul 18, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Wages of Greed The Wages of Greed
Events in Washington are potentially momentous, but hold the applause. In late May, the Dow was at 10,300, but by mid-July it had dropped almost 2,000 points. The Nasdaq and S&...
Jul 18, 2002 / The Editors