Source: AlterNet Thanks to AIG, some of the poorest residents of rural Kentucky learned you can always be made poorer by corporate villains. by Yasha Levine November 26, 2009 What are we getting in return for the bailout? So far, predatory credit card rates, exorbitant bank fees and obscene Wall Street bonuses. But we’re being robbed in other, sneakier [...]

by Adrianne Appel BOSTON, 30 Oct (IPS) – Big banks will not be forced to downsize and the public will be the last to know when they fail, a controversial bill unveiled by U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Congressman Barney Frank proposes. The long-awaited “too big to fail” legislation was roundly criticised during a congressional hearing [...]

Su presidente ejecutivo, Lloyd Blankfein, asegura que el banco no recibió un trato especial durante el rescate del gobierno. por Holman W. Jenkins Jr. 10 de octubre, 2009 Para bien o para mal, de vez en cuando una empresa es elegida por el destino para representar “el rostro inaceptable del capitalismo”, un término acuñado por el fallecido [...]

por Sam Stein 27 de enero, 2009 El 17 de octubre de 2008, tres días después que el Bank of America Corporation recibiera 25 mil millones de dólares en fondos federales de ayuda urgente, convocó a una audio-conferencia destinada a organizar la oposición a la Ley de Libre Elección del Empleado (EFCA, por su sigla en inglés), [...]

by Scott Berman October 24, 2009 I have been asked to testify Monday about my experience with health insurance to a panel of clergy who will meet to discuss the moral issues of providing health care. What a terrific idea! In all the lobbying and bargaining in Washington, D.C., we seem to have forgotten about the moral imperative [...]

You’ve Seen the Movie — Now It’s Time to ACT! by Michael Moore October 22, 2009 Friends, It’s the #1 question I’m constantly asked after people see my movie: “OK — so NOW what can I DO?!” You want something to do? Well, you’ve come to the right place! ‘Cause I got 15 things you and I can do right [...]

by Chris Adams October 4, 2009 WASHINGTON — The federal government is engaged in a massive mortgage modification program that’s on track to send billions in tax dollars to many of the very companies that judges or regulators have cited in recent years for abusive mortgage practices. The firms, called mortgage servicers, have been cited for badgering, manipulating [...]

Cure Millions of Leprosy — or Just Give Hank Paulson a Tax Break? by Matt Bivens October 4, 2009 There are many possible responses to the news that we have committed more than four trillion public dollars to Wall Street. Mine is a roar of admiration. Four trillion dollars! Holy hell! I didn’t even know that was possible! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! After all, [...]

por Greg Gordon (“Truthout”), Lindsay Renick Mayer (“Capitol Eye”) y Matt Taibbi (“Rolling Stone”) 30 de septiembre, 2009 Senadores y diputados responsables de supervisar la economía de EEUU han recibido millones de dólares de las empresas de Wall Street. Desde 2001, ocho de las empresas más cuestionadas han donado 64,2 millones de dólares a los candidatos del [...]

por Sam Pizzigati 7 de septiembre, 2009 Los investigadores del Institute for Policy Studies, un think tank progresista en Washington D.C., publican desde 1994 anualmente un informe sobre los salarios de los ejecutivos. La última edición de este Executive Excess recién acaba de aparecer. ¿El veredicto del informe? En lo que se refiere a los salarios de [...]