Taking on Corporate Power in Politics Taking on Corporate Power in Politics
Dr. Margaret Flowers says that we need to protest corporations like Bank of America that refuse to pay their fair share of taxes if we want to build a real culture of resistance in...
Apr 26, 2011 / The Nation
The Koch Brothers: American Oligarchs The Koch Brothers: American Oligarchs
The Koch brothers sent out packets advising their employees for whom to vote, giving a sample of the damage that the Citizens United Supreme Court decision is already unleashing ...
Apr 25, 2011 / Press Room
The Koch Brothers: American Oligarchs The Koch Brothers: American Oligarchs
The Koch brothers sent out packets advising their employees for whom to vote, giving a sample of the damage that the Citizens United Supreme Court decision is already unleashing on...
Apr 25, 2011 / MSNBC
The Breakdown: Are Financial Institutions Holding Our Economy Hostage? The Breakdown: Are Financial Institutions Holding Our Economy Hostage?
Years after we were first told that the banks were "too big to fail," we still seem to be held captive by the same financial system that caused our economic mess in the first place...
Apr 22, 2011 / Chris Hayes
How Koch Industries Politicizes the Workplace How Koch Industries Politicizes the Workplace
After the Citizens United Supreme Court decision, corporations like Koch Industries are pushing their own political agenda in the workplace.
Apr 21, 2011 / Democracy Now!
GOP Struggles to Dent the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau GOP Struggles to Dent the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Republicans tried to use the recent budget compromise to hurt the CFPB, but came away almost empty-handed.
Apr 21, 2011 / George Zornick
The New Corporate World Order The New Corporate World Order
Big government is big precisely because it is so active in so many costly ways in serving the interests of our biggest corporations.
Apr 20, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Slide Show: 7 Corporate Tax Evaders Slide Show: 7 Corporate Tax Evaders
The budget agreement that President Obama lashed together late last week in the face of a government shutdown will take away billions of dollars in federal funding from vital publi…
Apr 14, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Shareholders Fight Back as Democrats Compromise Shareholders Fight Back as Democrats Compromise
The ink on the compromise that kept the government open—barely--isn't even dry and they're already talking about the next round of cuts in Washington.
Apr 11, 2011 / Laura Flanders
Bad Credit: How Payday Lenders Evade Regulation Bad Credit: How Payday Lenders Evade Regulation
The $30 billion-a-year industry continues to fleece borrowers with high rates and shady terms.
Apr 6, 2011 / Feature / Kai Wright