Stories by Andy Kroll

Andy Kroll, an associate editor at TomDispatch, is a reporter for Mother Jones magazine. He lives in Washington, D.C.  To listen to him discuss the geometry of delusion in the Ponzi Era on the latest TomCast audio interview, click here, or download it as a podcast by clicking here.subscribe to Andy Kroll's rss feed

The First Political Victory for the 99% Movement

Posted on Nov 20, 2011, Source: TomDispatch.com

The unsung victors in the hottest election of 2011? Occupy Wall Street.

9 Wall Street Execs Who Cashed in on the Boom—and the Bust

Posted on Nov 8, 2011, Source: Mother Jones

The "pay cap" the Obama administration put on seven bailed-out companies was largely symbolic. Here are the unaffected players still making bank off the bubble and the bailout.

2000s: The Decade from Hell for Almost All Americans But The Richest

Posted on Oct 6, 2011, Source: TomDispatch.com

In recent months, a blizzard of new data has laid bare the dilapidated condition of the American economy, and particularly of the once-mighty American middle class.

Are Wisconsin's Progressives the First Spark in a Populist Movement?

Posted on Aug 23, 2011, Source: TomDispatch.com

Ambivalence in Wisconsin is ripe, with both the GOP and Democrats declaring victory. Now, the state is either the beginning of something great, or the end of what could have been.

US of Austerity: What $570 Billion Cuts Will Do to Our Water, Air, the Jobless, Children, the Elderly, and the Poor

Posted on Aug 2, 2011, Source: Mother Jones

The debt ceiling deal simultaneously slashes programs crucial to our country's functioning and opens the door to more devastating- and mandatory - cuts.

How Racism, Global Economics, and the New Jim Crow Fuel Black America's Crippling Jobs Crisis

Posted on Jul 5, 2011, Source: TomDispatch.com

It's a problem that spans generations, goes remarkably unnoticed, and condemns millions of black Americans to a life of scraping by.

McEconomy: Is America's Middle Class Doomed to Low-Wage Jobs and a Poor Standard of Living?

Posted on May 8, 2011, Source: TomDispatch.com

Increasing numbers of people are flipping burgers, answering telephones, engaged in child care, mopping hallways, and in other low-wage lines of work.

Have the WI Protests Changed Americans' Political Perspectives?

Posted on Mar 31, 2011, Source: TomDispatch.com

The spread of what might be called "the Madison effect" may be changing the political contours of America.

"This Is a Magic Moment": Will Wisconsin Change America?

Posted on Feb 27, 2011, Source: TomDispatch.com

"Kill the bill!" the protesters chant en masse, day after day, while the drums pound and cowbells clang. The spirit of Cairo is here. The air is charged with it.

How the Oligarchs Took Over America

Posted on Dec 6, 2010, Source: TomDispatch.com

Creating a country of the rich, by the rich, and for the rich.

The Black Hole of Long-Term Unemployment

Posted on Oct 5, 2010, Source: TomDispatch.com

Born out of America's economic crisis is the extraordinary growth of a jobless underclass numbering in the millions.

Foreclosure Mills: America's Newest Housing Nightmare

Posted on Aug 7, 2010, Source: Mother Jones

Borrowers are getting screwed again as bailed-out banks send their foreclosure dirty work to con artists with a history of breaking the law.

How Our Entire Economy Became a Ponzi Scheme

Posted on Mar 18, 2010, Source: TomDispatch.com

We're only just discovering how widespread the rip-off schemes riddling our economy are.

Waiting with 45,000 People Afraid of Losing Their Homes -- Ground Zero in America's Mortgage Meltdown

Posted on Dec 2, 2009, Source: TomDispatch.com

The American home-owner's dream is on life support: millions are suffering disastrous subprime mortgages or sky-high interest rates.

'The Things We Do to Make It Home' -- Novel Takes Us Back to Soldiers' Horrors of Vietnam

Posted on Nov 20, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Author Beverly Gologorsky explores the tragic, scarring experiences for Vietnam vets in her new novel, and discusses the parallels she sees in Iraq and Afghanistan.

6 Ways the Financial Bailout Scams Taxpayers, Subsidizes Wall Street, and Props Up Our Broken Financial System

Posted on May 27, 2009, Source: TomDispatch.com

Six ways the financial bailout is completely scamming the taxpayers.

A Crisis of Affordability: How Our Public Colleges Are Turning into Gated Communities for the Wealthy

Posted on Apr 3, 2009, Source: TomDispatch.com

Attending a four-year public college may soon be out of reach for all but the wealthiest. This is the greatest assault yet to the American dream.

Why We Can't Afford Cheap Gas

Posted on Sep 29, 2008, Source: AlterNet

We can't let the talk about alternative energy rise and fall with the cost of gas, or the environment and our economy will pay a mighty price.

Country Club First: Walking Around in the RNC's Wonderland

Posted on Sep 4, 2008, Source: AlterNet

A visit inside the GOP bubble mindset.

Does GOP Stand for Grampa's Old Politicians?

Posted on Aug 8, 2008, Source: The Nation

If the GOP fails to bring a new generation into their ranks, they may continue to lose the votes of that generation for decades to come.
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