Stories by Kevin Connor
Kevin Connor is a co-founder of LittleSis.org, an involuntary facebook for powerful Americans. He is also co-director of the Public Accountability Initiative.
Posted on May 13, 2010, Source: AlterNet
The six biggest banks have hired at least 243 lobbyists to infiltrate and buy out the regulatory framework that's supposed to keep the financial industry in check.
Posted on Apr 16, 2010, Source: AlterNet
AlterNet citizen journalists investigated bubble barons who got rich as the rest of the economy tanked. The project shed light on the barons' power delusions and toll on society.
Posted on Feb 24, 2010, Source: AlterNet
Join AlterNet's collective investigative project into the bubble barons who got obscenely rich as they destroyed our economy. Help hold them accountable with Citizen Journalism.
Posted on Feb 13, 2010, Source: AlterNet
"Change you can believe in." "We must pledge once more to walk into the future." "Help me take back America." Obama is a savvy sloganeer -- but what's behind his brand?
Posted on Jan 29, 2010, Source: AlterNet
There's still a lot more to learn here, but this is shaping up to be a very interesting scandal.
Posted on Dec 22, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Barney Frank takes pride in being the Left's darling, but he's almost entirely funded by Wall Street and his votes show it.
Posted on Oct 15, 2009, Source: Eyes on the Ties
Why did Wells Fargo, a reasonably healthy bank, merge with a debt-laden disaster like Wachovia in the middle of the financial crisis? Ask Vulcan Materials Co.
Posted on Mar 15, 2009, Source: Eyes on the Ties
Not to mention the Obama administration's economic team.