For He’s a Jolly Good Scoundrel: On Sanford Weill For He’s a Jolly Good Scoundrel: On Sanford Weill
The men most responsible for the collapse of the American dream are heaped with honors at the highest levels of society.
Apr 19, 2012 / Robert Scheer
Justice for Homeowners—Still Not Served Justice for Homeowners—Still Not Served
It took pressure from progressives to get a partly decent mortgage fraud settlement. They can’t take their eyes off the prize now.
Apr 18, 2012 / George Zornick
Investigation: Two Years After the BP Spill, A Hidden Health Crisis Festers Investigation: Two Years After the BP Spill, A Hidden Health Crisis Festers
Gulf residents and cleanup workers continue to suffer serious health problems from the 2010 disaster, but the oil giant is not being held to account.
Apr 18, 2012 / Feature / Antonia Juhasz
ALEC Disbands Task Force Responsible for Voter ID, ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws ALEC Disbands Task Force Responsible for Voter ID, ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws
As corporations quit, shadowy group disbands task force that developed voter suppression and “shoot first” laws. But ALEC still pushes "model" bills that atta...
Apr 17, 2012 / John Nichols
How to Close the Gender Wage Gap in Just Seven Easy* Steps How to Close the Gender Wage Gap in Just Seven Easy* Steps
Want to end pay discrimination? All it takes is raising the minimum wage, increasing unionization and passing family leave policies!
Apr 17, 2012 / Bryce Covert
How Did Mitt Romney Get So Obscenely Rich? (VIDEO) How Did Mitt Romney Get So Obscenely Rich? (VIDEO)
Explaining the “magic" of private equity in eight simple steps.
Apr 11, 2012 / Robert B. Reich
Will the JOBS Act Actually Create Jobs? Will the JOBS Act Actually Create Jobs?
Or will it encourage fraud?
Apr 2, 2012 / Chris Hayes
Marjorie Kelly: Saving Capitalism From Itself Marjorie Kelly: Saving Capitalism From Itself
Several years ago, the editor of Business Ethics magazine published a blueprint for a new, more humane economy. There has never been a better time to put her visionary plan into ac...
Apr 2, 2012 / Ken Miller
A New Energy Third World in North America? A New Energy Third World in North America?
How the big energy companies plan to turn the United States into a third world petro-state.
Apr 2, 2012 / Michael T. Klare
The Fast Pace of Change for Women Workers Can’t Distract From the Work Left to Do The Fast Pace of Change for Women Workers Can’t Distract From the Work Left to Do
We must recognize how much we’ve accomplished while keeping our sights on everything that still needs to be addressed.
Mar 26, 2012 / Bryce Covert