CEOs Who Cut the Most Jobs Earn More than Peers
The 17th annual Executive Excess report shows that CEOs are squeezing workers to boost short-term profits and their own paychecks.
My Weak Muslim President
Someday we might have a Muslim president of the United States. In the meantime, I’m hoping for a president who’s not afraid of appearing weak.
Killing Jobs is Bad for Business
With so many workers losing their jobs, people are buying less and paying less in taxes.
Icarus Inc.
Taxpayer-funded bailouts having been secured, the sky was the limit again for CEO compensation.
The Lineup: Week of August 30-September 5, 2010
Our latest editorial package includes an op-ed by Kevin Shih regarding CEOs who unnecessarily slash jobs.
Unfinished Business of Executive Pay Reform
Excessive executive pay, the Wall Street meltdown has demonstrated ever so vividly, endangers our public well-being as surely as any other pollutants.
Raking it in at Walmart
The CEO makes in an hour what his workers earn in a year.
CEOs Tip the Pay Scale
Workers might have to toil for three centuries to earn what their company’s chief executive earns in a year.
Greed in the Suites Gets a New Yardstick
A landmark leap on executive pay disclosure could be around the corner.
My Cat is No Fat Cat
My cat is on the pudgy side, but she is nothing like our titans of finance. Let’s stop maligning our feline friends by comparing them to greedy, evil Wall Street execs.
Fat Cat
A nine-figure income may seem like a lot, but I’ll take nine lives.
Getting Past the Smoke and Mirrors
Want to be able to make every bump that comes your way just another springboard to grand fortune, just like CEOs? Here’s what you need to do.
CEO Pay Still Outrageous
Public funds support many bailed-out companies. So why are we still paying CEOs outrageous salaries?
The CEO Pay Debate: Why Reform is Going Nowhere
Would you let shareholders regulate their CEOs’ reckless behavior?
Executive Excess 2009: America’s Bailout Barons
The 16th annual Institute for Policy Studies “Executive Excess” report exposes this year’s windfalls for top financial bailout recipients.