Stories by Sarah Anderson
My cat is on the pudgy side, but she is nothing like our titans of finance. Let's stop maligning our feline friends by comparing them to greedy, evil Wall Street execs.
Posted on Jan 5, 2010, Source: MinuteMan Media
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
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
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
Some expert talking points on an economy in crisis.
Posted on Apr 2, 2009, Source: AlterNet
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
Upward wealth redistribution has taken billions of dollars out of the pockets of average Americans.
Posted on Nov 1, 2008, Source: AlterNet
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
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
Obama and McCain are both taking whacks at overpaid CEOs, but their solutions fall short.
Posted on Aug 25, 2008, Source: AlterNet
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
It's time to call BS on the idea of a mythical North American Union.
Posted on Apr 9, 2008, Source: AlterNet
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
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
It looks like the party may be over for one corporate crook.
Posted on Oct 26, 2007, Source: AlterNet
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
The little guys may be hurting, but fear not for the titans of capital.
Posted on Aug 29, 2007, Source: AlterNet
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
