Why Subsidize CEOs? Why Subsidize CEOs?
Performance bonuses are tax deductible and subsidies for executive excess add up to over $14 billion a year. Enough is enough.
Aug 23, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Brawl Over Fair Trade Coffee The Brawl Over Fair Trade Coffee
Corporate sponsorship is undermining a wide network of democratic, farmer-owned co-ops.
Aug 22, 2012 / Feature / Scott Sherman
Robert Reich: Mitt Romney’s Casino Capitalism Robert Reich: Mitt Romney’s Casino Capitalism
Romney and his kind turned much of our economy into a betting parlor—how did he ever become a serious candidate for the presidency?
Aug 16, 2012 / The Nation
Will the EPA Force Chemical Plants to Go Safe? Will the EPA Force Chemical Plants to Go Safe?
One in three Americans are put in danger by chemical facilities. The EPA has the authority to require safer processes.
Aug 13, 2012 / John Deans and Richard Moore
Steve Wasserman: Amazon.com’s Takeover Steve Wasserman: Amazon.com’s Takeover
As a bookseller, Amazon has left no corner of the publishing world untouched. What will happen as it ventures into publishing original content?
Aug 9, 2012 / The Nation
Medical Research Fraud: Professors Go Unpunished in Glaxo $3 Billion Guilty Plea Over Paxil Medical Research Fraud: Professors Go Unpunished in Glaxo $3 Billion Guilty Plea Over Paxil
Twenty-two “authors” of a fradulent article ghost-written by Glaxo won't feel the heat.
Aug 7, 2012 / Jon Wiener
John Fullerton: How Can We Curb Financial Speculation? John Fullerton: How Can We Curb Financial Speculation?
The former JP Morgan director makes the case for "Robin Hood" taxes.
Aug 3, 2012 / Francis Reynolds
We Can Curb Financial Speculation [VIDEO] We Can Curb Financial Speculation [VIDEO]
If every trade carried a cost, how quickly do you think Wall St. would rein in the robots?
Aug 3, 2012 / Laura Flanders
Romney Promises Libor-Scandal Banksters He’ll Score for Them Romney Promises Libor-Scandal Banksters He’ll Score for Them
After a day of stumbles in London, Mitt finally gets on message, telling international bankers he’ll fight regulation. In return, they give him $2 million.
Jul 27, 2012 / John Nichols
Cover Me Cover Me
Eric on some classic Jazz, Reed on a glimpse into the 1%.
Jul 27, 2012 / Eric Alterman