Robert Reich: CEOs Have the Whole System Gamed
Aug 23, 2019 Corporate executives have looted the economy, pushing inequality to historic levels. Here's how we remove big money from our democracy.
The Shrinking Oil Industry
May 16, 2017 Many of the oil services companies employed when new fields are developed have been laying off workers, and oil companies have been taking write-downs of their assets.
Wall Street Wrongdoing May Go Unpunished With Trump’s Pick to Lead the SEC (Video)
Apr 18, 2017 Jay Clayton represented big banks and corporations as a law partner at Sullivan & Cromwell. At the Securities and Exchange Commission, he will be expected to police such companies.
Fired U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara Is Said to Have Been Investigating HHS Secretary Tom Price
Mar 19, 2017 Price (pictured, right), head of the Department of Health and Human Services, traded stocks of health-related companies while working on legislation affecting the firms. An unnamed source says Bharara was overseeing an investigation.
For Head of SEC, Trump Taps Another Fox to Guard Wall Street Henhouse
Jan 5, 2017 A progressive leader decried Jay Clayton's nomination as "yet another example of Trump betraying his own voters by turning over our economy to giant corporations and Wall Street."
Carl’s Jr. Wants to Replace Human Workers With Bots to Save Money and Increase Profits
Mar 19, 2016 Machines are "always polite, they always upsell, they never take a vacation, they never show up late, there's never a slip-and-fall, or an age, sex, or race discrimination case," says the parent company's $17,192-a-day chief executive.
SEC Chair Seeks to Oust Regulator Who Regulated Auditing Firms
Sep 25, 2015 The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission says she will replace the chair of a group formed to keep auditors of publicly traded companies honest with someone likely to be more amenable to corporate interests.
The Outrageous Ascent of CEO Pay
Aug 10, 2015 The Securities and Exchange Commission just ruled that large publicly held corporations must disclose the ratios of their top executives' pay to the average pay of their workers.
The SEC Illustrates the Danger of Regulatory Capture
Mar 30, 2015 The phrase "regulatory capture" shrouds a serious problem in vaguely academic jargon, making it seem like unimportant esoterica rather than anything noteworthy.
George W. Bush Hospitalized, Government Sues Bank of America, and More
Aug 7, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including the first charges filed in the deadly Benghazi terrorist attacks and a look at the donations of The Washington Post's new owner.
