Business

Andy Stern: Savior or Sellout? Andy Stern: Savior or Sellout?

SEIU President Andy Stern heads one of the strongest unions in the country. Why is he so cozy with corporations?

Jun 27, 2007 / Feature / Liza Featherstone

Blackstone’s Bell Blackstone’s Bell

Is the private equity boom about to go bust?

Jun 27, 2007 / Doug Henwood

Taxpayers Lose, Halliburton Gains Taxpayers Lose, Halliburton Gains

A new report on Halliburton's role in the failed reconconstruction of Iraq documents how profits of the merchants of death are rising.

Jun 27, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

The House that Hedge Funds Built The House that Hedge Funds Built

The rickety financial skyscaper known as the subprime mortgage business is ready to tumble--and the rest of us may be buried in the rubble.

Jun 26, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman

Corrupt Colleges, Student Debt Corrupt Colleges, Student Debt

Corrupt college administrators have sold out students and buried them in a mountain of debt.

Jun 18, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman

Hedging Bets Hedging Bets

Why would anyone trust a hedge fund?

Jun 14, 2007 / Jordan Stancil

Jackal Time Jackal Time

Will the Supreme Court declare banks immune from liability for their role in the Enron debacle?

Jun 7, 2007 / Robert L. Borosage

Infantile Liberalism Infantile Liberalism

"I encourage you all to go shopping more," advised President Bush at a press conference last winter. Shop and prime the pump, goes the idea. Spring for a plasma television set an...

May 3, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Russell Jacoby

The Real ‘Fake News’ The Real ‘Fake News’

Progressives need to take on Fox News's ugly propaganda.

Apr 19, 2007 / Column / Eric Alterman

The Loan Shark Lobby The Loan Shark Lobby

With Democrats in control of Congress, prospects for regulating subprime lenders have improved. But don't hold your breath.

Mar 29, 2007 / Garrett Ordower

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