by Isaiah J. Poole | Aug 4, 2008 | Blog
Sam Zell, an idiosyncratic real estate magnate, is making quite a name for himself these days as the man who is gutting the newspaper chain that owns the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times. But he is about to become notorious as a tax evader — a legal tax evader,...
by Terrance Heath | Aug 1, 2008 | Blog
Every Friday in our Weekend Watchdog feature, we post suggested questions for scheduled Sunday guests. You can add your own questions in the comment thread. We'll also include contact information for the shows, so we can let them know what their viewers want asked....
by Sara Robinson | Aug 1, 2008 | Blog
Obamaone1by dollarsandsense123 Having apparently decided that the hole isn't nearly deep enough yet (which is to say: they haven't struck oil, but they do seem have located a big fat gushing sewer main), the Republicans seem doggedly determined to keep digging. This...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Aug 1, 2008 | Blog
Wal-Mart's war against workers has reached a new low, based on information published in Friday's Wall Street Journal. The newspaper not only reports that "thousands of Wal-Mart store managers and department heads have been summoned to mandatory meetings at which the...
by Bill Scher | Jul 31, 2008 | Blog
Today, ExxonMobil reported that it broke its own record for highest corporate profit in a quarter: $11.68 billion. The rest of the Big Oil posse is rocking and rolling as well: Shell's profits are up 33%, BP is up 28% and ConocoPhillips is up 13%. So in case you...
