There Will Be ‘Hell to Pay’ If Elizabeth Warren Does Not Have Real Power There Will Be ‘Hell to Pay’ If Elizabeth Warren Does Not Have Real Power
Progressives worry that Obama is being "coy" about the authority he has handed the consumer champion. They're right to worry, and to keep the pressure on.
Sep 17, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
Robert Scheer Knows Who to Blame for the Financial Crisis Robert Scheer Knows Who to Blame for the Financial Crisis
Robert Scheer knows who's responsible for our tanked economy—and in his new book, he's not afraid to name names.
Sep 14, 2010 / Video / Robert Scheer
Busted: Stories of the Financial Crisis Busted: Stories of the Financial Crisis
The one thing that a thousand books written from within the financial crisis won't contemplate is the possibility of an unhappy ending for capitalism.
Sep 2, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Clover
The Breakdown: Is Offshore Drilling Ever Safe? The Breakdown: Is Offshore Drilling Ever Safe?
Is BP unique in its ability to create catastrophe? On this week's episode of The Breakdown, Chris Hayes asks Greenpeace's Kert Davies whether the entire practice of offshore oil dr...
Aug 27, 2010 / Audio / Chris Hayes
Socializing Debt in Sports, While Privatizing Profit Socializing Debt in Sports, While Privatizing Profit
It's not about the $6 hot dogs, the $9 beers or the tickets you have to get a loan for. It's about insane amount of tax dollars and corporate welfare that goes into American sports...
Aug 19, 2010 / Video / Press Room
Voters Can Shed Daylight on Corporate Spending Voters Can Shed Daylight on Corporate Spending
Goldman Sachs has agreed not to take advantage of Citizens United to spend corporate money in elections. Will other companies follow suit?
Aug 18, 2010 / Public Advocate Bill de Blasio
The Gulf at the Gas Station The Gulf at the Gas Station
Can we calculate the true cost of our dependence on oil?
Aug 12, 2010 / Mark Engler
Charity or Philanthro-Feudalism? Charity or Philanthro-Feudalism?
We need government which has the might and the revenues to run a state. Not rich guys with whims and PR dollars.
Aug 10, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
The AIG Bailout Scandal The AIG Bailout Scandal
As Elizabeth Warren’s devastating Congressional report reveals, the Federal Reserve used taxpayer money to bail out the insurance giant, instead of forcing the major banks to...
Aug 6, 2010 / William Greider
Credit Unions Help Students See the Light, Not the Red Credit Unions Help Students See the Light, Not the Red
How does a student afford mandatory expenses for college without graduating $5,000 or more in the red? Consider credit unions, instead of credit card companies.
Aug 3, 2010 / StudentNation / Melanie Breault