by Richard Eskow | Apr 19, 2010 | Blog
It's looking like the SEC/Goldman Sachs lawsuit could open up a whole new can of worms, one that Tim Geithner and some bank executives aren't likely to be very happy about. The story's about AIG and I used to work there so, as much as I like to stay out of the story,...
by Bill Scher | Apr 19, 2010 | Blog
There's a strange affliction impairing several New York Times reporters, Deficit Reduction Blindness. The syndrome blocks your ability to see a government reduce a budget deficit without also seeing massive pain inflicted upon its people. Reporters with DRB can easily...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 19, 2010 | Blog, Making it in America
The Alliance for American Manufacturing is a partnership of manufacturers like US Steel and their workers, represented by the United Steelworkers. They have sent a letter asking Commerce Secretary Locke to initiate investigations and use the currency discrepancy in...
by Zach Carter | Apr 19, 2010 | Blog, Financial Reform
I generally find Andy Kroll to be both a rigorous and persuasive journalist. He knows what he's talking about on Wall Street reform, and he routinely pens informative yet approachable articles about very complicated subjects. So I was both surprised and disappointed...
by Zach Carter | Apr 19, 2010 | Blog, Financial Reform
The next few weeks will be crucial for the effort to rein in the Wall Street casino and hold the bailout barons accountable. Here's a list of major Wall Street reform rallies taking place around the country in the coming weeks. With the Wall Street bill going to the...
by Sam Pizzigati | Apr 18, 2010 | Blog
The lackluster financial reform bill now nearing a floor vote in the U.S. Senate includes a surprising provision that could help reframe and revitalize the struggle against outrageously excessive CEO pay. Nearly six decades ago, at the height of the Great Depression,...
