Corporate Bombs Demand Justice Too Corporate Bombs Demand Justice Too
Obama is quick to say "justice" will be done in the Times Square bombing attempt, but what about the BP oil rig or Massey Energy?
May 4, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Catastrophes Every Day for Profit Catastrophes Every Day for Profit
How do we define catastrophe? By Iraq's uncounted dead? By the uncounted casualties of greed on Wall Street?
Apr 29, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Good Enough for Oklahoma, How About Goldman? Good Enough for Oklahoma, How About Goldman?
Democrats could use new restrictive laws in Arizona and Oklahoma as a guide for financial regulation.
Apr 28, 2010 / Laura Flanders
More Than Reform For Subprime Hurt More Than Reform For Subprime Hurt
How the sub-prime rip off results in transferring wealth out of minority America more than ever before, and how the bill proposed by Congress will not fix this.
Apr 28, 2010 / Laura Flanders
BP’s boosting profits while belching oil. BP’s boosting profits while belching oil.
Even as a BP oil rig spills oil into the Gulf of Mexico, wind farms are opening up possibilities for alternative energy.
Apr 27, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Hard At Work Figuring Out Imbalance Hard At Work Figuring Out Imbalance
While doormen fight for a small wage increase, they open doors for some of New York's richest.
Apr 27, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Is the SEC Up to the Job? Is the SEC Up to the Job?
One of the best kept secrets in Washington is the working of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Does it get the job done? Not even close.
Apr 22, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Coal Company Shopping Spree Coal Company Shopping Spree
Massey Energy hasn't taken a hit after the mine explosion that killed 29 miners--in fact, they're buying more companies.
Apr 21, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Economy is in the Eyes of the Beholder Economy is in the Eyes of the Beholder
Beauty's in the eye of the beholder, especially, apparently, the beauty of bailouts.
Apr 20, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Taxes, Spending, or Race? Taxes, Spending, or Race?
What's driving the Tea Partiers to the streets in a rage? It's not money...
Apr 16, 2010 / Laura Flanders