by Leo Gerard | Jun 19, 2012 | Blog, Financial Reform
The Romney v. Obama economic smack down in Ohio last Thursday failed to deliver half the punch of remarks the men made earlier in the week. President Obama said the nation must focus on the public sector, which continues to lay off thousands of teachers, cops and...
by Leo Gerard | Jun 5, 2012 | Blog
GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s reaction to high unemployment is creepy. During an interview with CBS reporter Jan Crawford last week, Romney smirked as he mentioned that unemployment has remained above 8 percent for 39 months. Then, as the interview ended,...
by Leo Gerard | May 29, 2012 | Blog
Mitt Romney made a boatload of money for himself and his fellow fat cats. No doubt about it. Billions. But he made it the way Americans hate most – Wall Street style wheeling and dealing. Americans hate it because when all that scheming went bad, when the market...
by Leo Gerard | May 22, 2012 | Blog, Financial Reform
At Citigroup, shareholders had their say on CEO pay -- and they yelled, "No damn way!" Concerted action by shareholders, workers and public interest groups compelled corporate change in several other cases this spring as well. At least three CEOs resigned. Executives...
by Leo Gerard | May 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
At Citigroup, shareholders had their say on CEO pay -- and they yelled, "No damn way!" Concerted action by shareholders, workers and public interest groups compelled corporate change in several other cases this spring as well. At least three CEOs resigned. Executives...