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Barclays and the Limits of Financial Reform Barclays and the Limits of Financial Reform

Those demanding change in response to the Libor scandal forget how deeply the corruption is rooted.

Jul 11, 2012 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn

Time for ‘Banksters’ to Be Prosecuted Time for ‘Banksters’ to Be Prosecuted

“Everyone does it” is not an adequate excuse. Will bankers depart with their multimillion-dollar rewards intact?

Jul 10, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Finance is Lost. Are Banksters Redeemable? Interview With Former JPMorgan Director John Fullerton (VIDEO) Finance is Lost. Are Banksters Redeemable? Interview With Former JPMorgan Director John Fullerton (VIDEO)

The British banking scandal reveals just how much the world of finance needs an overhaul.

Jul 9, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders

Libor: The Crime of the Century

Libor: The Crime of the Century Libor: The Crime of the Century

The interest rate scandal surrounding England’s Barclays Bank is corruption like we’ve never seen it before.

Jul 6, 2012 / Robert Scheer

‘When We Go Out, the Lights Go Out’: Workers Locked Out at Con Ed

‘When We Go Out, the Lights Go Out’: Workers Locked Out at Con Ed ‘When We Go Out, the Lights Go Out’: Workers Locked Out at Con Ed

Days after being locked out, the utility company’s union workers show that they’re not going down without a fight.

Jul 5, 2012 / Matthew Cunningham-Cook

Workers vs. Investors: Chicago Window Factory in Danger of Liquidation

Workers vs. Investors: Chicago Window Factory in Danger of Liquidation Workers vs. Investors: Chicago Window Factory in Danger of Liquidation

The workers at Republic Windows and Doors have formed a co-op, New Era Windows, and made a bid to buy the plant. The factory’s current owners seem intent on selling off its p...

Jul 5, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders

Independence for Indy Publisher Chelsea Green Independence for Indy Publisher Chelsea Green

Chelsea Green employees celebrated July 4th this year, not only independent but as brand-new employee-owners of their company.

Jul 4, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders

Robert Reich: Mitt Romney’s Casino Capitalism

Robert Reich: Mitt Romney’s Casino Capitalism Robert Reich: Mitt Romney’s Casino Capitalism

Romney and his kind turned much of our economy into a betting parlor—how did he ever become a serious candidate for the presidency?

Jun 29, 2012 / Audio / The Nation

NAFTA on Steroids

NAFTA on Steroids NAFTA on Steroids

The Trans-Pacific Partnership, which would grant enormous new powers to corporations, is a massive assault on democracy.

Jun 27, 2012 / Editorial / Lori Wallach

This Is What a Businessman in the White House Looks Like

This Is What a Businessman in the White House Looks Like This Is What a Businessman in the White House Looks Like

That CEOs make better presidents has been Romney’s mantra, but a quick look at history says otherwise.

Jun 21, 2012 / Blog / Ben Adler

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