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Stories by Sarah Anderson

30 Hours Clashing with Corporate Lobbyists on a White House Committee Showed Me How Hard "Change" Really Is

The "cow-boy" model of capitalism has failed dramatically, but corporate America still wants to roam the planet free of regulation.
Posted on Nov 5, 2009, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus

Turning Lead Into Gold: How CEOs' "Performance Incentives" Are Screwing Everybody

A new Institute for Policy Studies Report shows how big-business bubbles are keeping CEOs in the black -- and robbing the little guy.
Posted on Oct 6, 2009, Source: AlterNet

There's a Bubble That Still Threatens the Entire American Economy ... and Few Are Talking About It

Outrageously large rewards for executives give executives an incentive to behave outrageously -- and engage in behaviors that put the rest of us at risk.
Posted on Sep 2, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Executive Pay and the Obscene Culture of Wall Street

Some expert talking points on an economy in crisis.
Posted on Apr 2, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Bailouts Dwarf Spending on Climate and Poverty Crises

Neglecting aid to the developing world, and fixating on the financial mess, will negatively affect Western nations.
Posted on Nov 25, 2008, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus

The Massive Wealth Redistribution that Doesn't Bother John McCain

Upward wealth redistribution has taken billions of dollars out of the pockets of average Americans.
Posted on Nov 1, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Truth, Lies, the Bailout and CEO Pay

The bailout does precious little to limit the extravagant pay that gives top executives the incentive to behave outrageously.
Posted on Oct 6, 2008, Source: AlterNet

In Wake of Crash, McCain Talks Tough About CEO Pay -- Will Congress Call His Bluff?

The candidate is proposing a radical restriction on pay for CEOs of bailed-out firms.  But is he serious or is this just election season populism?
Posted on Sep 23, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Outrageous CEO Salaries Are a Nationwide Scandal -- Where Are the Politicians?

Obama and McCain are both taking whacks at overpaid CEOs, but their solutions fall short.
Posted on Aug 25, 2008, Source: AlterNet

At the Height of an Energy Crisis, Fat-Cat CEOs Still Litter the Skies with Private Jets

The private-jet perk is -- literally and figuratively -- a high-profile sign of an executive reward system out of control.
Posted on Jun 28, 2008, Source: The Baltimore Sun

Busting Paranoid Right-Wing Fantasies of Dissolving the Mexico-U.S.-Canada Borders

It's time to call BS on the idea of a mythical North American Union.
Posted on Apr 9, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Will Dems Follow Through on Promises to Fix NAFTA?

Washington is long overdue for making sure U.S. trade policies put workers and the environment above corporate interests.
Posted on Jan 16, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Wal-Mart’s New Greenwashing Report

The big-box company's new glossy environmental report can't hide that its fundamental problem is its business model.
Posted on Nov 20, 2007, Source: AlterNet

One Down: Obscenely Decadent War Profiteer Hauled Off in Handcuffs

It looks like the party may be over for one corporate crook.
Posted on Oct 26, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Are Corporate Titans Really Worth the Billions They Suck In?

Is the labor of corporate CEOs really hundreds of times more valuable than the labor of other leaders?
Posted on Sep 12, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Despite the Mortgage Crisis, Hedge Funders Are Still Raking It in

The little guys may be hurting, but fear not for the titans of capital.
Posted on Aug 29, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Bush Sends Another Neocon to Head the World Bank

The man who tried to equate resistance to corporate globalization with the terrorism of al Qaeda now takes over the World Bank following Paul Wolfowitz's scandal-ridden tenure.
Posted on May 31, 2007, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus

Foreign Investors Gone Wild

Leaders of developing countries are often forced to work with institutions that promote and protect foreign investment -- with little regard for the costs to democracy and the environment.
Posted on May 7, 2007, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus

Fat Cat CEOs Strike Back at Congress

The CEOs who sit on the powerful Business Roundtable are working to stop Congress from moving ahead with executive pay reform. The reason? It's all personal.
Posted on Apr 13, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Torture Sours U.S.-Canadian Right-Wing Lovefest

Stephen Harper, Canada's conservative prime minister, campaigned on strengthening ties with the Bush administration. But the love affair has ended over the American "rendition" of a Canadian citizen to Syria.
Posted on Jan 29, 2007, Source: AlterNet

For One California Profiteer, Iraq is Going Great

While the firm's workers earn a modest wage for risking their lives, execs are raking it in from the safety of their San Francisco offices.
Posted on Nov 2, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Blatantly Boasting War Profiteers

Profiteering execs don't usually brag about their windfalls from the 'war on terror' -- unless they're talking to potential investors.
Posted on Aug 30, 2006, Source: AlterNet

The Rise and Fall of a War Profiteer

Just months ago, bulletproof vest-maker David H. Brooks was living large, having raked in millions selling the military body armor. But it was his last hurrah.
Posted on Jul 13, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Fighting War Profiteering, Truman-Style

If Rumsfeld hopes to bask in Truman's aura as a military leader, he'd do well to take a stand against the rampant corruption that is occurring on his watch.
Posted on Mar 6, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Put an End to CEO Excess

Executives at some companies with military contracts have increased their salaries by 200 percent since 9/11. It's time to close the loopholes that permit war profiteering.
Posted on Dec 17, 2005, Source: AlterNet

Quebec: One More Crack in the Wall

To shield various world leaders from popular protest, Quebec City became a virtual police state last weekend. One silver lining to the military crackdown was how it unified anti-free traders of all stripes.
Posted on Apr 24, 2001, Source: CorpWatch