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 / Editorial / 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
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 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
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 / Editorial / The Editors
Is This America’s Top Corporate Crime Fighter? Is This America’s Top Corporate Crime Fighter?
William Lerach's legal crusade against Enron and infectious greed.
Jul 18, 2002 / Feature / William Greider
Titans of the Enron Economy Titans of the Enron Economy
The Ten Habits Of Highly Defective Corporations
Jul 18, 2002 / Feature / Scott Klinger and Holly Sklar
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
Bush and Harken Bush and Harken
Last week, while Bush spoke to Wall Street about corporate malfeasance, he was beset by questions about the timing of his sale of stock twelve years ago while he served as a dire...
Jul 18, 2002 / Feature / Jason Leopold
A Fox Is About to Reassure Us Hens A Fox Is About to Reassure Us Hens
For President Bush to pretend to be shocked that some of the nation's top executives deal from a stacked deck is akin to a madam feigning surprise that sexual favors have been so...
Jul 9, 2002 / Column / Robert Scheer