Catastrophes Every Day for Profit Catastrophes Every Day for Profit
How do we define catastrophe? By Iraq's uncounted dead? By the uncounted casualties of greed on Wall Street?
Apr 29, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
Good Enough for Oklahoma, How About Goldman? Good Enough for Oklahoma, How About Goldman?
Democrats could use new restrictive laws in Arizona and Oklahoma as a guide for financial regulation.
Apr 28, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
Sick and Tired of No Sick Leave Sick and Tired of No Sick Leave
Advocates for paid sick leave took their fight to the Hill this week, and Labor Secretary Hilda Solis cheered them on.
Apr 28, 2010 / The Notion / Greg Kaufmann
Goldman on the Stand Goldman on the Stand
It was the Perry Mason moment in the unraveling of what was left of Goldman Sachs' reputation.
Apr 28, 2010 / Robert Scheer
More Than Reform For Subprime Hurt More Than Reform For Subprime Hurt
How the sub-prime rip off results in transferring wealth out of minority America more than ever before, and how the bill proposed by Congress will not fix this.
Apr 28, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
BP’s boosting profits while belching oil. BP’s boosting profits while belching oil.
Even as a BP oil rig spills oil into the Gulf of Mexico, wind farms are opening up possibilities for alternative energy.
Apr 27, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
Hard At Work Figuring Out Imbalance Hard At Work Figuring Out Imbalance
While doormen fight for a small wage increase, they open doors for some of New York's richest.
Apr 27, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
Bank Reform: Setback in the Senate, Action in the Streets Bank Reform: Setback in the Senate, Action in the Streets
Senate Republican block debate on reform. But the AFL-CIO and National People’s Action have a different idea -- and they are taking it to Wall Street.
Apr 27, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
Professor Pants-on-Fire Professor Pants-on-Fire
Larry Summers, Obama's top economic advisor, is awfully loose with the truth.
Apr 23, 2010 / William Greider
The Financial Crisis as Crime Story The Financial Crisis as Crime Story
Even among business leaders, a majority think Goldman Sachs is getting what it deserves.
Apr 23, 2010 / Danny Schechter