In Baltimore, a Test for an Alternative to Payday Loans In Baltimore, a Test for an Alternative to Payday Loans
Small-dollar loan programs are providing a cushion for the poor in Maryland—and spreading around the country.
Apr 6, 2011 / Feature / Adam Doster
America’s Class Problem America’s Class Problem
The delusion of a classless society in which opportunity is equally distributed is the most effective deception perpetrated by our moneyed elite.
Apr 6, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Bonuses for Bosses at Killer Corporations? Bonuses for Bosses at Killer Corporations?
Eleven workers dead, untold volumes of sea life poisoned and more than 200 million gallons of oil spilled into the sea. If that’s what a historically good safety ...
Apr 4, 2011 / Laura Flanders
Tax Havens: Bigger Than You Think, Closer to Home Than You Imagine Tax Havens: Bigger Than You Think, Closer to Home Than You Imagine
Author Nicholas Shaxson explains that over half the world's trade is now routed through tax havens, and the United States is itself a leading tax haven.
Apr 1, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny
The Breakdown: Are Antitrust Laws a Thing of the Past? The Breakdown: Are Antitrust Laws a Thing of the Past?
With AT&T's announcement that it will buy T-Mobile, the wireless industry goes from four major carriers to three. Does anyone care about antitrust laws anymore?
Apr 1, 2011 / Chris Hayes
Time for Fair Share Politics Time for Fair Share Politics
Join fellow progressives in actions around the country calling for a different kind of budget debate.
Mar 31, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Put the Banksters on Trial Put the Banksters on Trial
In the foreclosure scandal, the crooks are still calling the shots.
Mar 30, 2011 / William Greider
Obama’s Fatal Addiction to Corporate Hustlers Obama’s Fatal Addiction to Corporate Hustlers
During his time at GE, Jeffrey Immelt led the company into a subprime mortgage hole so deep that it needed billions in government cash to get back out. That was before Obama made h...
Mar 30, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Justice for Betty Dukes and the Women of Wal-Mart? Justice for Betty Dukes and the Women of Wal-Mart?
If corporate America and right-wing libertarians get their way, thousands of female Wal-Mart employees will never get the substance of their case heard in court.
Mar 30, 2011 / Liza Featherstone
Big Pharma Strikes Again Big Pharma Strikes Again
Republicans often bemoan what they view as the heavy burden of government regulation. But the absence of such regulation, combined with the prevalence of industry-bought loopholes,...
Mar 29, 2011 / Ari Berman