Business

Inclusive Capitalism: Improving Benefits and Performance With Smarter Incentive Pay Plans Inclusive Capitalism: Improving Benefits and Performance With Smarter Incentive Pay Plans

Congress should allow tax deductions for incentive pay schemes only if they distribute the rewards to the majority of workers.

Jun 8, 2011 / Feature / Joseph Blasi, Douglas Kruse, and Richard B. Freeman

Performance-Related Compensation for Corporate Executives Performance-Related Compensation for Corporate Executives

Hotshot CEOs should be required to play by the same rules as small business owners, who have a personal stake in the companies they run.

Jun 8, 2011 / Feature / Vincent A. Panvini Jr.

No Free Parking for Monopoly Players: Time to Revive Anti-Trust Law No Free Parking for Monopoly Players: Time to Revive Anti-Trust Law

The concentration of wealth and power among a few mega-corporations threatens our political and economic freedoms.

Jun 8, 2011 / Barry C. Lynn

Swipe Fee Showdown in the Senate: Big Business vs. Big Business

Swipe Fee Showdown in the Senate: Big Business vs. Big Business Swipe Fee Showdown in the Senate: Big Business vs. Big Business

Wall Street is poised to lose a major battle in Washington today—but only because another enormous industry chose to take it on.

Jun 8, 2011 / George Zornick

Bye Bayh: Vice Presidential Aspirant Becomes K Street Sellout Bye Bayh: Vice Presidential Aspirant Becomes K Street Sellout

Evan Bayh was once a possible vice presidential candidate for Obama. Now he’s a hired gun for big business.

Jun 7, 2011 / Ari Berman

The Breakdown: How Does US Campaign Finance Stack Up Against the Rest of the World?

The Breakdown: How Does US Campaign Finance Stack Up Against the Rest of the World? The Breakdown: How Does US Campaign Finance Stack Up Against the Rest of the World?

Are other countries as vulnerable to the effects of money and private interests in politics as we are in the United States?

Jun 3, 2011 / Chris Hayes

The Bank Lobby Steps Up Its Attack on Elizabeth Warren

The Bank Lobby Steps Up Its Attack on Elizabeth Warren The Bank Lobby Steps Up Its Attack on Elizabeth Warren

The new consumer protection bureau’s mission is to make it easier for consumers to understand financial fine print. So why are bankers so scared?

Jun 1, 2011 / Feature / Ari Berman

Geithner and Goldman, Thick as Thieves Geithner and Goldman, Thick as Thieves

What was Timothy Geithner thinking when he decided to give Goldman Sachs a $30 billion interest-free loan as part of an $80 billion secret float to favored banks?

Jun 1, 2011 / Robert Scheer

The Breakdown: Can the Government Protect Boeing’s Workers?

The Breakdown: Can the Government Protect Boeing’s Workers? The Breakdown: Can the Government Protect Boeing’s Workers?

Boeing's workers allege that the company unfairly retaliated against them for exercising their statutory right to go on strike and collectively bargain—what can the National Labor ...

May 27, 2011 / Chris Hayes

iHate Tax Cheats: US Uncut Targets Apple iHate Tax Cheats: US Uncut Targets Apple

US Uncut, the anti–corporate tax dodging group, is now targeting Apple due to its support of an effort that seeks to give corporations that shelter profits overseas a “...

May 27, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny

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