Sheila Bair Is on Your Side Sheila Bair Is on Your Side
The head of the FDIC is looking out for taxpayers--and that's why the big guys on Wall Street and their allies in the Obama administration are out to get her.
Jun 10, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer
Reagan Didn’t Do It Reagan Didn’t Do It
It would be nice to blame the Gipper for the economic meltdown, but the facts don't support it. The real villains are closer at hand.
Jun 3, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer
Bankers’ Paradise Bankers’ Paradise
Congress, at the behest of the banking industry, has changed accounting rules to make company balance sheets even more opaque. How is that going to help?
May 20, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Our Loss is BlackRock’s Gain Our Loss is BlackRock’s Gain
The unregulated hedge fund calls the shots in the government's trillion-dollar bailout program--snapping up bad loans some of its execs originally marketed.
May 20, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer
Lax Little Islands Lax Little Islands
Obama and Congress must get tougher on offshore tax cheats--prosecuting them as criminals and requiring full payment, with penalties and interest.
May 13, 2009 / David Cay Johnston
The More Things Change The More Things Change
Wall Street's pervasive influence on Obama's change agenda props up banks, while the real economy continues to suffer.
May 13, 2009 / Jeff Faux
Credit Card Holders Have Rights Too Credit Card Holders Have Rights Too
Momentum is shifting in Washington to to protect consumers from arbitrary rate hikes and other unfair and deceptive credit card practices.
May 12, 2009 / Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney
Stress Test: Obama’s Rosy Scenario Stress Test: Obama’s Rosy Scenario
Good news! Nobody is insolvent! While Treasury declares banks are strong enough to weather the storm, private-sector stress tests tell very different story.
May 7, 2009 / William Greider
Cashing in on ‘Government Sachs’ Cashing in on ‘Government Sachs’
The chairman of the New York Federal Reserve Bank made millions off his secret purchase of Goldman Sachs stock. But where's the outrage?
May 6, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer
Mortgage Bankers vs. Underwater Homeowners Mortgage Bankers vs. Underwater Homeowners
On the night before the Mortgage Bankers Association won the third round of this ongoing battle, the industry celebrated at the expense indebted mortgage holders.
May 4, 2009 / American News Project