by Leo Gerard | Apr 28, 2010 | Blog
Don Blankenship, the man ultimately in charge of Massey Energy's West Virginia mine where 29 workers died in an explosion April 5, assured financial analysts last week that safety is paramount in his operation. Massey, the country's fourth largest mining company,...
by Robert Borosage | Apr 28, 2010 | Blog
Senate Republicans have perfected the art of saying no. But in blocking a debate on financial reform, they have begun to imitate Goldman Sachs traders, selling positions that they are betting against. Blocking financial reform is, not surprisingly, financially...
by Terrance Heath | Apr 28, 2010 | Blog
Tim Wise says what I was thinking a few weeks ago: What if the tea party was black? Let’s play a game, shall we? The name of the game is called “Imagine.” The way it’s played is simple: we’ll envision recent happenings in the news, but...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 28, 2010 | Blog
Yesterday I compared China's stimulus plan with our own. China made a major investment in public infrastructure but a key strategic part of that was that they focused on developing strategic industries. For example, because China's government has invested heavily...
by Sam Pizzigati | Apr 27, 2010 | Blog
The Great Recession, new research shows, has left wealth in the United States even more concentrated at America's economic summit. Average American households have been riding an economic roller coaster over the last quarter century. The stock market has boomed and...
by Zach Carter | Apr 27, 2010 | Blog
10:00 Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein won't appear before Levin's committee until this afternoon, but his written testimony is here: http://hsgac.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Files.View&FileStore_id=c5099cfc-f6f9-41cb-ad11-aac3dab82fe0 So is that of...
