Economy

Sheila Bair Is on Your Side Sheila Bair Is on Your Side

The head of the FDIC is looking out for taxpayers--and that's why the big guys on Wall Street and their allies in the Obama administration are out to get her.

Jun 10, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

Online Loan Lobby vs. Indebted Americans Online Loan Lobby vs. Indebted Americans

The Online Lenders Association tries to whitewash the realities being faced by Americans deeply in debt due to 'payday' loans.

Jun 8, 2009 / Video / American News Project

Naming the Enemy Naming the Enemy

Grassroots activists take on the banking industry on the question of bankruptcy reform.

Jun 3, 2009 / Editorial / Chris Hayes

Governing GM Governing GM

The nationalization of General Motors and the offshoring of its jobs are yet another sign that we are moving toward a jobless recovery.

Jun 3, 2009 / Editorial / The Editors

GM: What Will Restructuring Mean? GM: What Will Restructuring Mean?

Rep. Dennis Kucinich, New York Times reporter Steven Greenhouse, UAW veteran Al Benchich and others on the dismantling of GM.

Jun 3, 2009 / Video / GRITtv

Reagan Didn’t Do It Reagan Didn’t Do It

It would be nice to blame the Gipper for the economic meltdown, but the facts don't support it. The real villains are closer at hand.

Jun 3, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

Olbermann: Fox News ‘Complicit’ in Tiller Murder Olbermann: Fox News ‘Complicit’ in Tiller Murder

Has Bill O'Reilly finally gone too far? MSNBC's Keith Olbermann links the murder of Dr. George Tiller to Fox News.

Jun 2, 2009 / Video / Countdown

Social Unionism Lives Social Unionism Lives

Garment workers at a suburban Chicago factory fight to save their jobs and prove that social unionism is still relevant.

May 27, 2009 / Editorial / Joshua Freeman

California Budget Blues California Budget Blues

If Citigroup is too big to fail, isn't the state of California? How the national economy can snap back to health if the federal government refuses to help?

May 27, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

The Greatest Swindle Ever Sold The Greatest Swindle Ever Sold

How the financial bailout scams taxpayers, subsidizes Wall Street and props up our broken financial system.

May 26, 2009 / Feature / Andy Kroll

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