Eric Schneiderman: One Lawman With the Guts to Go After Wall Street Eric Schneiderman: One Lawman With the Guts to Go After Wall Street
The fix was in to let Wall Street off the hook once and for all... until last week when the attorney general of New York refused to go along.
May 18, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Bitten Once, Obama Is Not Shy About Offshore Oil Drilling Bitten Once, Obama Is Not Shy About Offshore Oil Drilling
President Obama is once again calling for increased offshore oil drilling—despite the fact that key safety issues have yet to be addressed.
May 17, 2011 / The Notion / George Zornick
US Uncut Targets Corporate Tax Evaders US Uncut Targets Corporate Tax Evaders
The fast-growing protest group believes that instead of asking citizens to sacrifice, government should demand that corporations pay their taxes.
May 11, 2011 / Feature / Allison Kilkenny
US Uncut Brings Its Lesson to a Corporate Tax Dodger US Uncut Brings Its Lesson to a Corporate Tax Dodger
On April 30, US Uncut protesters came to New York CIty to hold classes in lobbies of one of the biggest corporate tax dodgers in the US: Bank of America.
May 11, 2011 / Video / The Nation
The F Word: Is BP Too Big To Fail? The F Word: Is BP Too Big To Fail?
Now to the opposite of cuts. Over a year after the biggest oil spill in US history and even as criminal investigations continue, BP is still receiving millions of dollars in go...
May 3, 2011 / Laura Flanders
It’s Time to Take on the Grand Old Polluting Party It’s Time to Take on the Grand Old Polluting Party
Obama has asked for an end to massive tax subsidies to oil and gas companies, and even Republican House Speaker John Boehner thought it was a good idea—for a second, that is.
Let’s Admit the Truth About American Royals Let’s Admit the Truth About American Royals
According to polls, only about 6 percent of Americans are following with any close attention the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. But that's not stop...
Apr 27, 2011 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
Taking on Corporate Power in Politics Taking on Corporate Power in Politics
Dr. Margaret Flowers says that we need to protest corporations like Bank of America that refuse to pay their fair share of taxes if we want to build a real culture of resistance in...
Apr 26, 2011 / Video / The Nation
The Koch Brothers: American Oligarchs The Koch Brothers: American Oligarchs
The Koch brothers sent out packets advising their employees for whom to vote, giving a sample of the damage that the Citizens United Supreme Court decision is already unleashing ...
Apr 25, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
The Koch Brothers: American Oligarchs The Koch Brothers: American Oligarchs
The Koch brothers sent out packets advising their employees for whom to vote, giving a sample of the damage that the Citizens United Supreme Court decision is already unleashing on...