Put the Banksters on Trial Put the Banksters on Trial
In the foreclosure scandal, the crooks are still calling the shots.
Mar 30, 2011 / William Greider
Putting Some Bite Behind Elizabeth Warren Putting Some Bite Behind Elizabeth Warren
Paul Krugman called it “The War on Elizabeth Warren.” Yves Smith wrote about “The Elizabeth Warren Rorschach Test.” There's no doubt that the insightful H...
Mar 22, 2011 / Laura Flanders
Banksters Fighting Back With Higher Fees Banksters Fighting Back With Higher Fees
The banks are back! They’re paying out bonuses and raking in profits, we hear. But just how did they bounce back so fast? Let’s take Bank of America—they’re...
Mar 2, 2011 / Laura Flanders
John Nichols on America’s Socialist Legacy John Nichols on America’s Socialist Legacy
As the right works to portray Obama as a socialist, John Nichols explains how positive socialist ideals have been blacklisted from our political discourse.
Feb 15, 2011 / Political Affairs
Banking for the People Banking for the People
The State Bank movement is gaining support among those disillusioned by the failings of Giant Banks.
Feb 7, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Inequality Drives Egyptians to Streets, But Ours Worse Inequality Drives Egyptians to Streets, But Ours Worse
It's amazing what inequality can drive people to, eventually. Just look at Egypt.
Jan 31, 2011 / Laura Flanders
Perps in the White House Perps in the White House
It is amazing that folks like Gene Sperling and William Daley, the very people who created this banking meltdown, are rewarded with ever more important positions in our governmen...
Jan 12, 2011 / Robert Scheer
The Great Squid Hunt: On Matt Taibbi The Great Squid Hunt: On Matt Taibbi
In Griftopia Matt Taibbi argues that America has been corrupted by the merger of crime and policy, of stealing and government.
Dec 9, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Chris Lehmann
The Big Float’s a Big Scam The Big Float’s a Big Scam
WikiLeaks may be the biggest information explosion this week, but Wednesday's mammoth release of documents pertaining to the Fed's bank bailout program could well spark the most ou...
Dec 2, 2010 / Laura Flanders
WikiLeaks’ Economic Warfare WikiLeaks’ Economic Warfare
Bank of America shares fell 3 percent on Tuesday after Julian Assange hinted that he had as much as 5 GB worth of their documents revealing some shady behavior.
Dec 1, 2010 / Laura Flanders