Wall Street has come up with a new investment scheme involving life insurance that is essentially a bet people will die "on time" or earlier than expected. October 13, 2009
The U.S. economy is apparently growing again, but the problems that led to last year's financial panic remain--and workers' suffering is getting worse. September 17, 2009
Residents of Seattle's Tent City III and Nickelsville are resisting moves to evict them--even as the city refuses to offer real help to the homeless. August 19, 2009
The mainstream news is filled with happy talk about economic recovery--but that's not the reality for those of us who aren't Wall Street executives. August 13, 2009
The crisis in commercial real estate is getting attention in Congress--but property developers are exactly the people who don't deserve help. August 5, 2009
The government's June jobs report shows there's no end of economic misery in sight for workers--and some groups are feeling the pain even more sharply. July 14, 2009
There are two Seattles--one for the wealthy few and another for the vast majority of people who barely scrape by, and sometimes not even that. July 6, 2009
An examination of the 10 richest Americans reveals a rogue's gallery of serial polluters, budget-slashers, CIA contractors, union-busters and right-wing nuts. June 5, 2009
Anything that once provided an illusion of safety for autoworkers is vanishing--so we either we rise up together, or no one walks away with a living wage. May 22, 2009
The Obama administration announced the results of its "stress tests" of big banks--but there were plenty of problems with the triumphant conclusions. May 11, 2009
Among the 1,000 people who stood in line for jobs at a new Chicago hotel, there were countless stories about how workers are taking the brunt of the crisis. March 30, 2009
Those executive bonuses aren't the biggest scandal at AIG--the company has quietly become a vehicle for siphoning taxpayer dollars to the biggest banks. March 27, 2009
They crashed the Wall Street casino with their reckless gambling, but that isn't stopping the titans of high finance from awarding themselves huge bonuses. March 18, 2009
The great American jobs wipeout continues with no end in sight, as the financial meltdown continues and the entire world economy unravels. March 10, 2009
The administration's $275 billion program to deal with foreclosures is a departure from the do-nothing Bush approach--but it falls short of what's needed. March 6, 2009
Arnold Schwarzenegger's state budget will be a crippling blow to working people--at the same time as it diligently protects the interests of the rich. February 24, 2009
U.S. automakers are using government loans as a pretext to eliminate retiree health care costs and pensions--and the UAW is letting them. February 23, 2009
The Obama administration is proposing a new phase in the Wall Street bailout that would transfer yet more billions into the pockets of rich financiers. February 11, 2009
Despite Barack Obama's criticism of NAFTA on the campaign trail, his administration is seeking to maintain and expand such free-trade deals. February 5, 2009
A host of major U.S. corporations, including Home Depot, Caterpillar and Sprint, announced big jobs cuts this week--75,000 in one day alone. January 30, 2009
