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. He appears on the FX show "Brand X with Russel Brand." Follow him on Twitter at @matthewstoller. subscribe to Matt Stoller's feed

8 Huge Corporate Handouts in the Fiscal Cliff Bill

Posted on: Jan 1, 2013, Source: Naked Capitalism

Here are the corporate subsidies in the fiscal cliff bill that you may not know about.

Why Is the Left Defending Obama?

Posted on: Nov 5, 2012, Source: Salon

The author's "Progressive case against Obama" stirred strong reactions. He takes on his critics.

Walmart, the Most Powerful Company in the World, Admits that Protests and Strikes Lead to Wage Increases

Posted on: Oct 14, 2012, Source: Naked Capitalism

Workers threaten to walk out on Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year. Speedbump in Walmart's race to the bottom?

Why Neil Barofsky’s Book “Bailout” Matters

Posted on: Aug 29, 2012, Source: Naked Capitalism

The former Special Inspector General for TARP gives a riveting - and highly disturbing - account of what went on behind the scenes in Washington in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.

Corruption Is Responsible for 80% of Your Cell Phone Bill

Posted on: Apr 11, 2012, Source: Republic Report

In the case of Big Telecommunications, buying politicians pays off handsomely by killing the competition.

Fighting Over the American Home: Handcuffs versus Hope and Change

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?

Corruption and Policy Vacillation: Two Sides of the Goldman Sachs Problem

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.

Economic Shock Wave: 1 in 7 Americans Pursued by Debt Collectors

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.

Why Ron Paul Challenges Liberals to Come Up with Real Solutions on Finance and War

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.

Occupying the Conventions? How Protests Will Change Politics-as-Usual in 2012

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.

Occupy Wall Street: The Primary the President Never Had?

Posted on: Oct 24, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The growing movement will force political leaders to choose between Big Money and popular legitimacy.

How America Could Collapse

Posted on: Aug 11, 2011, Source: The Nation

Scarce domestic manufacturing leaves the United States highly vulnerable to accidents and problems abroad.

Suddenly Everyone's Talking About How Our Money Works -- Is it Time to End the Fed?

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.

Untangling Obama's Cabinet

Posted on: Dec 24, 2008, Source: Open Left

There are real personnel differences between the team Obama is putting together and what a progressive administration would look like.

Did McCain Tamper With the Drug Enforcement Agency to Protect His Career?

Posted on: Sep 11, 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.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce: The Right Wing's Right Hand in D.C.

Posted on: Dec 13, 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.

Will Lieberman's Loss Push Dems to the Right?

Posted on: Aug 13, 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.