Reforming Limited Liability Law Reforming Limited Liability Law
It’s time to recognize limited liability for what it is: a subsidy for corporations paid by those hurt by malfeasance.
Jun 8, 2011 / Feature / Kent Greenfield
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.
The End of Capitalism and the Wellsprings of Radical Hope The End of Capitalism and the Wellsprings of Radical Hope
Capitalism in any form compels us to be greedy, callous and petty. Instead of reinventing it, we should replace it.
Jun 8, 2011 / Feature / Eugene McCarraher
Obama: You’re Your Only Hope Obama: You’re Your Only Hope
It's too late for Obama to turn around the economy. But to win re-election, he better expose what Republican plans to cut spending will really do.
Jun 8, 2011 / The Editors
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
Rethinking GDP: Why We Must Broaden Our Measures of Economic Success Rethinking GDP: Why We Must Broaden Our Measures of Economic Success
Relying so heavily on GDP as a measure of economic health is like removing all of the gauges on a car’s dashboard except the speedometer.
Jun 8, 2011 / Dirk Philipsen
The Bernanke Scandal: Full-Frontal Cluelessness The Bernanke Scandal: Full-Frontal Cluelessness
How I wish that Ben Bernanke would get caught e-mailing photos of his underwear-clad groin.
Jun 8, 2011 / Robert Scheer
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
A Rambunctious Right Wing, A Silent President and the Debt Ceiling Deal A Rambunctious Right Wing, A Silent President and the Debt Ceiling Deal
President Obama has been strangely silent in the debt ceiling debate, leaving only the increasingly radical demands of the Tea Party to be heard. What's next?
Jun 1, 2011 / George Zornick