The Fed’s Elite Clubhouse Rules The Fed’s Elite Clubhouse Rules
Two decades of economic growth in the US has been wiped out, but all is going swimmingly for the Fed's in-crowd.
Jun 14, 2012 / Robert Scheer
Republicans Are Taking the Cops Off the Derivatives Beat Republicans Are Taking the Cops Off the Derivatives Beat
An obscure federal agency regulates complicated financial markets as well as oil speculators, and Republicans want to cut its funding.
Jun 11, 2012 / George Zornick
The Higher Bealism: The Moral Limits of Markets The Higher Bealism: The Moral Limits of Markets
Why are moral and political thinkers failing to engage with the true, dispiriting scale of market sovereignty?
Jun 5, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Chris Lehmann
Mortgage Fraud Investigation Pushes Forward, Hires Criminal Prosecutor Mortgage Fraud Investigation Pushes Forward, Hires Criminal Prosecutor
As the Department of Justice weakly defends its record on pursuing financial crimes, the RMBS makes a promising hire.
Jun 5, 2012 / George Zornick
Ten Reasons to Avoid Doing Business With Amazon.com Ten Reasons to Avoid Doing Business With Amazon.com
Even with Borders gone and independent booksellers struggling to get by, the war for the future of publishing rages on. As Steve Wasserman explains in “The Amazon Effect,&rdq…
May 31, 2012 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Why Is the FDIC Insuring Jamie Dimon’s Mistakes? Why Is the FDIC Insuring Jamie Dimon’s Mistakes?
The real problem with JPMorgan’s risky bets is that the bank is gambling with our money.
May 30, 2012 / William Greider
The Amazon Effect The Amazon Effect
Amazon got big fast, hastening the arrival of digital publishing. But how big is too big?
May 29, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Steve Wasserman
How Germany Keeps Amazon at Bay and Literary Culture Alive How Germany Keeps Amazon at Bay and Literary Culture Alive
In Germany, fixed-price laws curtail the power of retail chains and help to sustain a vibrant literary culture.
May 29, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Michael Naumann
Search Gets Lost Search Gets Lost
Why does Amazon now have customers do the search chores it used to do for them, and in innovative ways?
May 29, 2012 / Feature / Anthony Grafton
Obama Can’t Knock the Hustle Obama Can’t Knock the Hustle
Even after it was known that Jamie Dimon’s bank blew more than $2 billion, Barack Obama still had praise for the intellect of his political backer.
May 17, 2012 / Robert Scheer