$1 Trillion and Counting… $1 Trillion and Counting…
The $1 trillion we have spent on war since 9/11 has placed enormous stress on our recession-struck economy.
May 22, 2009 / Feature / Jo Comerford
The US Auto Industry: Down, But Not Out The US Auto Industry: Down, But Not Out
The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel on why the Obama administration needs to do more to create manufacturing jobs in the US.
May 21, 2009 / The Ed Show
Bankers’ Paradise Bankers’ Paradise
Congress, at the behest of the banking industry, has changed accounting rules to make company balance sheets even more opaque. How is that going to help?
May 20, 2009 / Chris Hayes
KBR Got Bonuses for Work that Killed Soldiers KBR Got Bonuses for Work that Killed Soldiers
Former Halliburton subsidy KBR was paid $83 million in bonuses for work that electrocuted US soldiers, former employees testified today.
May 20, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Our Loss is BlackRock’s Gain Our Loss is BlackRock’s Gain
The unregulated hedge fund calls the shots in the government's trillion-dollar bailout program--snapping up bad loans some of its execs originally marketed.
May 20, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer
Starbucks: A History of Union Busting Starbucks: A History of Union Busting
What do Starbucks and Wal-Mart have in common? Both have long track records of harassing their workers when it comes to joining unions.
May 19, 2009 / Brave New Films
Why Can’t We Fire the Boss? Why Can’t We Fire the Boss?
Namoi Klein and Avi Lewis talk about how direct action worker campaigns have fared here in the United States and around the world.
May 19, 2009 / GRITtv
The Cure for Layoffs: Fire the Boss The Cure for Layoffs: Fire the Boss
Workers in the United States and Europe are beginning to ask the same question as their Latin American counterparts: why do we have to get fired?
May 15, 2009 / Feature / Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis
Lax Little Islands Lax Little Islands
Obama and Congress must get tougher on offshore tax cheats--prosecuting them as criminals and requiring full payment, with penalties and interest.
May 13, 2009 / David Cay Johnston
The More Things Change The More Things Change
Wall Street's pervasive influence on Obama's change agenda props up banks, while the real economy continues to suffer.
May 13, 2009 / Jeff Faux