Stories by Matt Stoller
Matt Stoller is the former senior policy adviser to Rep. Alan Grayson and a fellow at the Roosevelt Institute. He blogs frequently for Naked Capitalism. Follow him on Twitter at @matthewstoller.
Posted on Apr 11, 2012, Source: Republic Report
In the case of Big Telecommunications, buying politicians pays off handsomely by killing the competition.
Posted on Apr 5, 2012, Source: Naked Capitalism
Two schools of thought dominate the debate over the housing finance mess. Are the needs of ordinary people getting left out?
Posted on Mar 15, 2012, Source: Politico
America has faced the dangerous combination of vacillating government policymaking and financial industry corruption before. Here's what we can do to fix it.
Posted on Feb 28, 2012, Source: Naked Capitalism
This is part of the new social contract. The sheer percentage of consumers with third party collections in pursuit is striking.
Posted on Jan 8, 2012, Source: Naked Capitalism
Ron Paul’s stance should be seen as a challenge to better create a coherent structural critique of the American political order.
Posted on Dec 26, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Four years after the moment of "hope and change," the 99% is set to alter the dynamics of presidential elections.
Posted on Oct 24, 2011, Source: AlterNet
The growing movement will force political leaders to choose between Big Money and popular legitimacy.
Posted on Aug 11, 2011, Source: The Nation
Scarce domestic manufacturing leaves the United States highly vulnerable to accidents and problems abroad.
Posted on Dec 2, 2010, Source: New Deal 2.0
Our Federal Reserve doesn’t work. Progressives have to get out in the fight to change it before Sarah Palin claims victory.
Posted on Dec 25, 2008, Source: Open Left
There are real personnel differences between the team Obama is putting together and what a progressive administration would look like.
Posted on Sep 12, 2008, Source: Open Left
McCain appears to have used his Senate staff to cover up his wife's drug use, and possibly to prevent the DEA from investigating her.
Posted on Dec 14, 2006, Source: AlterNet
The Chamber of Commerce, run by corrupt lobbyist Tom Donahue, has turned into a pay-to-play vehicle for right-wing causes and corporate dishonesty.
Posted on Aug 14, 2006, Source: MyDD.com
With the war in Lebanon ending and Lieberman's defeat showing that there's a political constituency for a sane multilateral approach to foreign policy, Democrats have a chance to stake out a progressive foreign policy path.