crimes of capitalism
-
Despite power and influence, 1 percent on defensive
Members of the 1 percent are on the defensive claiming that their wealth is well deserved and legitimate.
Read More » -
CEO pay near pre-recession levels
Last year, 25 major U.S. corporations paid their CEOs more than they paid in federal income taxes, a new study…
Read More » -
Mine owner ordered to pay record settlement
The owner of a mine that exploded last year killing 29 workers, has been ordered to pay $209 million in…
Read More » -
Marchers occupy Bank of America in San Francisco
More than 700 people marched through San Francisco’s Financial District on Nov. 16, "occupying" a large Bank of America branch.
Read More » -
Hundreds protest Chase CEO Jamie Dimon in Seattle
Hundreds of people marched and protested Chase Bank CEO Jamie Dimon in a driving rain Nov. 2 in Seattle.
Read More » -
Bloomberg: No hurricane evacuation plan for prisoners
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg callously declared there was no hurricane evacuation plan for the nearly 12,000 people housed…
Read More » -
U.S. judges bribed to fill for-profit prisons with kids
A “for-profit” prison developer and a county attorney bribed two Pennsylvania judges $2.9 million to help build and then push…
Read More » -
Banking giant gets slap on the wrist for money laundering
It should come as no surprise that outright illegal acts by the biggest banks on the planet are punished with…
Read More » -
Timothy F. Geithner: capitalist criminal
On Jan. 26, Timothy Geithner became the U.S. secretary of the treasury. A former president of the Federal Reserve Bank…
Read More » -
Hundreds of asbestos-related deaths not enough to convict W.R. Grace officials
On May 8, residents of Libby, Mont., endured yet another affront to working people in the United States. On that…
Read More »