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,...
by Richard Eskow | Apr 16, 2010 | Blog
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon knew what he was talking about when he said that ""large corporate America is in very, very, very, very good shape." It's a crude and insensitive remark, but an accurate one. Unfortunately, the rest of us are still paying for the party....
by Dave Johnson | Apr 16, 2010 | Blog
Yesterday was April 15, so I wrote about Tax Tricks. Here's a tax trick to talk about: Offshore Tax Havens for corporations. Here's one way that offshore tax havens work. You make an item in one country, and sell it at cost to a subsidiary that is based (post office...
by Bill Scher | Apr 16, 2010 | Blog, Financial Reform
While playing hardball seems to be working to maximize the chances for decent Wall Street reform, the finesse game appears to be working in the climate debate. On the heels of President Obama's offshore drilling plan Washington Post's Steven Pearlstein reports today...
