This is an economic crisis that keeps mutating, generating new kinds of illnesses in the system--so with every "cure" comes signs of damage elsewhere. July 12, 2010
It's clear that Wall Street and its army of lobbyists won the battle to keep financial reform legislation from making any real changes at the big banks. June 24, 2010
After spending trillions to prop up the banks and other financial institutions, governments spooked by the Greek debt crisis are cutting social spending. June 17, 2010
A $1 trillion bailout from the European Union will prop up the euro and big banks--while workers in Greece and beyond suffer huge cuts in living standards. May 11, 2010
The world is getting a clearer view of the operations of a giant bank aptly described as a "giant vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity." May 5, 2010
The SEC lawsuit accusing Goldman Sachs of fraud sheds a whole new light on the colossal--and ongoing--looting of the economy by Wall Street. April 20, 2010
While workers were reeling from the Great Recession, the top 25 hedge fund managers in the U.S. earned an incredible $25.3 billion in one year. April 8, 2010
First, the banks drained your wallet. Now the people who stood by and let it happen are about to be rewarded, if Senate Democrats get their way. March 17, 2010
Greece stands on the edge of financial collapse--and questions are emerging about how large banks made the crisis worse, and then profited off it. March 3, 2010
The coming generation of young workers faces much more difficult conditions--but their ideas are being shaped by a broad discontent with capitalism. February 19, 2010
As political and business leaders gather for their annual meeting at the ultra-exclusive Swiss ski resort of Davos, the left is holding a gathering of its own. January 29, 2010
Despite bonuses expected to exceed $100 billion, Wall Street executives somehow kept a straight face when they testified before Congress. January 19, 2010
The protests against a World Trade Organization summit 10 years ago became a rallying point for a left-wing revival in the U.S. and around the globe. November 30, 2009
The number of Americans vulnerable to hunger grew sharply to 49 million in 2008--or about one in every six men, women and children living in the U.S. November 23, 2009
Goldman Sachs and other Wall Street firms are looking forward to a bonus orgy for executives this year--supposedly for a job well done. November 4, 2009
The American Bankers Association got an angry reception in Chicago from workers, homeowners and activists fed up with bailouts for banks. October 28, 2009
Even before the recession, U.S. workers were losing ground rapidly--and if current trends continue, the future looks more difficult than ever. October 23, 2009
