On AlterNet: bonuses

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "bonuses"

Runaway CEO Pay Helped Create the Economic Crisis; So Why Are Politicians Still Covering For Rich Execs?

Sarah Anderson, Sam Pizzigati, AlterNet. August 31, 2011.

A new study looks at the worst executive excesses--while Congress continues to help CEOs hide their outrageous pay rates from the public.

One Year After Deepwater Horizon Disaster, Rig Operator Claims 'Best Year in Safety Performance,' Gives Execs Big Bonuses

Antonia Juhasz, AlterNet. April 11, 2011.

It is time to learn the lessons of the disaster: neither the technology nor the regulation of deepwater drilling is capable of protecting workers or the environment.

Life at the Top: Endless Obscene Bonuses for Execs, Everyone Else Getting Shafted

Sam Pizzigati, Blog for Our Future. January 31, 2011.

We historically, here in the United States, have had a word for power imbalances this striking and stark: plutocracy, or rule by the rich.

Goldman Sachs Boss Complains About 'Only' Making $9 Million -- If Only We Had Problems Like That

Jim Hightower, AlterNet. November 13, 2010.

The annual bonuses paid to Wall Street's top bankers keep rising, even with the economy in the tank.

Meet Dylan Ratigan, That Guy on MSNBC Who Can Talk a Mean Streak About the Scam Artists on Wall St.

Zach Carter, AlterNet. August 14, 2010.

Dylan Ratigan is an unlikely champion of the common man, yet is emerging as one of the strongest voices for economic reform in the United States.

Nouriel Roubini: How to Break Up the Banks, Stop Massive Bonuses, and Rein in Wall Street Greed

Zach Carter, Nouriel Roubini, AlterNet. May 18, 2010.

The prominent economist explains why the model of the financial supermarket is a disaster, and why it's so dangerous that Wall Street is back to business as usual.

Dems Break GOP's Attempted Filibuster in the Senate, But Proposed Wall Street Reforms Are Pretty Flimsy

Zach Carter, AlterNet. April 29, 2010.

The good news: Democrats didn't sacrifice much to break the GOP filibuster. The bad news: the Wall Street reform bill is still too weak.

10 Ways to Force the Stinking Rich to Share Their Wealth

Zach Carter, AlterNet. April 15, 2010.

How rich people can stop whining about the deficit and start paying their taxes.

Is Obama Committing Political Suicide? President Calls Obscene Wall St. Bonuses 'Part of the Free Market System'

Zach Carter, AlterNet. February 10, 2010.

Obama says he doesn't have a problem with bonuses at Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan. He's going to have a big problem at the polls in November.

10% of Americans Are Unemployed So Why Are Feds Getting Big Raises?

Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet. December 11, 2009.

Despite the recession, more federal employees than ever are making six-figure salaries paid for by cash-strapped taxpayers.

What Happens When Angry Citizens Crash the Gates of America's CEO Class?

Mark Ames, Playboy.com. May 2, 2009.

They chicken out at the last minute. Recounting the doomed bus tour of AIG executives' posh homes in Connecticut.

Will Anger at AIG and Geithner's New Bank Plan Help Unions?

Art Levine, Huffington Post. March 25, 2009.

There's a chance that the fury over those AIG bonuses and bungled bailouts may be channeled into real economic, labor rights and health-care reform.

AIG Anger: House Passes Heavy Tax on Bonuses

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. March 19, 2009.

The Republican alternative -- a non-binding measure asking the Treasury Department to think of something -- was rejected. Imagine that.

Is Timothy Geithner an Idiot, or Just Lying Through His Teeth?

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake. March 19, 2009.

Elijah Cummings knew about $1 billion in bonuses for "months" ... why didn't Timothy Geithner?

How Timothy Geithner's Bailout Plan Created the AIG Bonus Scandal

Chris Bowers, Open Left. March 19, 2009.

The failure of a public-private bailout strategy.

AIG's "Best and Brightest"? Try Dumb and Dumbest

Maura Kelly, Comment Is Free. March 18, 2009.

The top guys at AIG are trying to cheat honest taxpayers out of their money.

Barney Frank on AIG: 'Maybe It's Time to Fire Some People'

Satyam Khanna, ThinkProgress. March 16, 2009.

Maybe? Definitely is more like it. But this is a start.

Obama to Geithner: 'Pursue Every Legal Avenue' to Stop AIG Bonuses

Emptywheel, Firedoglake. March 16, 2009.

It sounds like Obama has told Tim Geithner to go back to Edward Liddy and explain that $100 million bonuses are unacceptable.

Corporate America, Ground Your Jets

Barbara Ehrenreich, Chuck Collins, AlterNet. February 21, 2009.

The American taxpayer, reeling from the economic meltdown, doesn't feel like subsidizing lavish jets and bonuses any more.

Liars! Bailed-Out Companies Are Still Awarding Bonuses

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. February 11, 2009.

Morgan Stanley and Citigroup's Smith Barney -- which will soon merge -- plan to reward their financial advisers with "very generous" cash bonuses.