Tagg Team: The Romney Family Recipe for Crony Capitalism Tagg Team: The Romney Family Recipe for Crony Capitalism
How investors in Tagg’s firm Solamere Capital can cash in if his father wins.
Universities Dump Adidas Over Labor Disputes Universities Dump Adidas Over Labor Disputes
In its reckless quest to overtake Nike in the sportswear market, Adidas built a footloose global supply chain to force its factories into cut-throat competition.
Oct 9, 2012 / StudentNation / Garrett Shishido Strain
The Threat of Dark Money in Our Elections The Threat of Dark Money in Our Elections
Super PAC and trade association spending can be most influential in state and local races, where voters—and reporters—pay least attention.
Oct 5, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Mitt Romney Debate ‘Win’ Gives Obama a Winning Issue Mitt Romney Debate ‘Win’ Gives Obama a Winning Issue
Obama is wise to rip the Republican nominee's talk about getting a “new accountant” to take advantage of tax breaks for offshoring jobs.
Oct 5, 2012 / John Nichols
Romney’s Obscene Posturing As A Wall Street Critic Romney’s Obscene Posturing As A Wall Street Critic
The Republican candidate is trying to shield Wall Street from regulation, while simultaneously pretending to be a reformer.
Oct 4, 2012 / George Zornick
So You Want a New Economy? Six Questions for the Presidential Candidates So You Want a New Economy? Six Questions for the Presidential Candidates
The American Sustainable Business Council drafted questions that would challenge candidates to rethink the economy.
Oct 4, 2012 / Laura Flanders
Mortgage Fraud Task Force Takes On JPMorgan Chase Mortgage Fraud Task Force Takes On JPMorgan Chase
A new civil filing in New York alleges that the bank’s subsidiaries engaged in widespread securities fraud before the financial collapse.
Oct 2, 2012 / George Zornick
Rewriting Antitrust Law Rewriting Antitrust Law
Helping the big get bigger, the strong get stronger.
Sep 13, 2012 / Feature / Herman Schwartz
Mitt Romney, Monsanto Man Mitt Romney, Monsanto Man
In his Bain years, the GOP nominee helped fashion Monsanto into a biotech giant. What would the notorious purveyor of genetically modified foods get from a Romney presidency?
Sep 12, 2012 / Wayne Barrett
Occupy 2.0: Strike Debt Occupy 2.0: Strike Debt
Bereft of their big tent at Zuccotti Park, activists have found a unifying theme in debt.
Sep 5, 2012 / Feature / Astra Taylor