by Richard Eskow | May 13, 2011 | Blog, Financial Reform, Too Big To Jail
Some of the headlines about the conviction of hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam are misleading or just plain wrong. The Rajaratnam guilty verdict won't "change the way Wall Street does business" - not where it matters most. Too Big to Fail banks will continue to...
by Jeff Bryant | May 12, 2011 | Blog, Education
Any experienced first-grade teacher can tell you how to spot the new kids in class who've never been exposed to books. They often don't know where to start with a book, turning to the back page or holding it the wrong way. Sometimes they ignore books altogether and,...
by Richard Eskow | May 12, 2011 | Blog
Bernie Sanders may represent Vermont and have a New York accent, but right now he looks a little like a Texas Ranger. The motto for those Lone Star State lawmen - "One Riot, One Ranger" - comes from their legendary ability to face down a hostile crowd single-handed....
by Sam Pizzigati | May 11, 2011 | Blog, Economy
Real policy wonks bore people. The phony wonk from Wisconsin now driving Congress seduces, with a patter that leaves our wealthy almost completely disappeared. Rep. Paul Ryan from Wisconsin revels in his rep, inside the beltway, as America’s ultimate...
by Dave Johnson | May 11, 2011 | Blog
The On May 12 Coalition is holding actions in New York City tomorrow to hold big banks and corporations accountable for crashing our economy and asking them to pay their fair share to help get the country back on track. Mayor Bloomberg is asking for terrible budget...
by Sam Pizzigati | May 11, 2011 | Blog
Financial industry analysts are going ga-ga over the soaring cohorts of mega rich in China and India. But researchers at one influential global financial consulting group are calculating that the U.S. millionaire share of world millionaire wealth will actually...
