Wall Street Gets It
They’d keep laughing all the way to the bank, except they are the bank.
Murder Capital of the World
Mexico’s drug war is a failure. Ciudad Juarez, Laura Carlsen points out, is the epicenter of this failure.
Robbing Grandma to Reward Wall Street
Don’t ask ordinary people, particularly women, to pay the piper with reduced retirement benefits.
Stop the Merger Merry-Go-Round, We Need to Get Off
Merger wheeling and dealing will cost workers and consumers billions.
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.
Remember the Real Villain–Wall Street
We’re pointing fingers at President Obama — when those responsible for the economic crisis escape blame.
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.
Beyond the AIG Bonuses
Many taxpayer subsidies for executive excess have not yet hit the headlines.
Talking Points: Economic Meltdown
The following document is a series of talking points, in an easy-to-read question-and-answer format, on the key questions being discussed today about the global economic meltdown.
Analysis of Treasury Department Rules on Executive Compensation for Bailout Firms
Treasury Department’s new rules clarify some provisions in the bailout but fail to set monetary limits for CEO pay.
10 Ways to Bail Out Wall Street (and Main Street) Without Soaking Taxpayers in Debt
Who says we need to borrow a trillion dollars to save Wall Street from its own excesses?
We All Pay for Wall Street
A recent Government Accountability Office study found that two-thirds of U.S. corporations paid no federal income taxes between 1998 and 2005. These same companies reported trillions of dollars in earnings.
Executive Excess 1996: How Wall Street Rewards Job Destroyers
The third annual executive compensation survey examines a new and disturbing trend: Wall Street’s rewarding of corporate layoffs.