How CEO Pay Skyrocketed To Over 300 Times Worker Pay

How CEO Pay Skyrocketed To Over 300 Times Worker Pay

There's a new proposed tax on corporations that overpay their executives and underpay their workers, but we also need to address the core causes.

Goldman Sachs Whistleblower Carmen Segarra Speaks Up Again

Goldman Sachs Whistleblower Carmen Segarra Speaks Up Again

As a Fed-appointed examiner of Goldman Sachs, Segarra discovered they had no conflicts of interest policy. She was fired. Now, she’s making new allegations.

How Hedge Fund Billionaires Loot Worker Pensions

How Hedge Fund Billionaires Loot Worker Pensions

Hedge funds use vulture tactics to siphon money to shareholders at the expense of workers. Elizabeth Warren just proposed a plan to combat this.

How Greedy Investors Looted Sears Into Bankruptcy

How Greedy Investors Looted Sears Into Bankruptcy

Stores were in shambles and workers laid off while investors made billions. Now, former Sears CEO and directors, including Steve Mnuchin, are being sued.

How Hedge Funds Helped The 1% Profit From The Great Recession

How Hedge Funds Helped The 1% Profit From The Great Recession

And now they're driving wealth inequality by attacking worker pensions.

President Trump And The Dangers Of Shell Companies

President Trump And The Dangers Of Shell Companies

After Trump won the Republican nomination, his companies saw a massive spike in income from shell companies. This secrecy leaves him susceptible to unseen foreign influence.

Bank Fraud Will Continue Without Effective Punishment

Bank Fraud Will Continue Without Effective Punishment

As long as the behavior that led to the 2008 financial crisis goes unpunished, our country's economy will always be at risk.

Why We Must Revisit The Fraud At The Center Of The 2008 Financial Crisis

Why We Must Revisit The Fraud At The Center Of The 2008 Financial Crisis

Bankers learned from the 2008 financial crisis that they can game the system, keep all the profits, let taxpayers take the hit, and get away with it. That must be rectified.

Stock Buybacks Are A Parasite On The US Economy

Stock Buybacks Are A Parasite On The US Economy

As buybacks are set to hit $1 trillion this year, Trump's tax cuts are doing what conservative tax cuts of the past have done: benefit the top 1%.

How Washington Became Ruled By Wall Street

How Washington Became Ruled By Wall Street

And how it will continue to be unless changes are made.

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