Chain Of Title: A View From The Ground
Though the damage of the housing crisis has been done and the culprits are rich and free, understanding what really happened may help us stop them next time
Hedge Fund Industry Shows Weak Returns As Managers Take Home $13 Billion
Despite a thoroughly lackluster performance recently, the hedge fund industry is still setting records in executive compensation.
Commerce Secretary Pritzker Defends Corporate Tribunals In TPP
Commerce Sec. Pritzker told the Council on Foreign Relations a controversial provision in the TPP was good because the US has prevailed every time.
Report: 74% Of Billionaire Wealth From Rent-Seeking
A new report offers a breathtaking estimate of how the rich have gotten richer: 74% of billionaire wealth was gained through socially useless activity.
Wall Street Bonus Pool Is Double Combined Earnings Of Minimum Wage Workers
A new report calculates the Wall Street bonus pool doubles the combined annual earnings of all full-time minimum wage workers in America.
Democratic Party Reverses 2008 Restrictions On Lobbying And Corporate Influence
The Democratic National Committee announced it will be reversing restrictions introduced in 2008 that banned donations from federal lobbyists and PAC’s.
Laura Flanders: Pirates, Hackers, And The Sharing Economy
The Laura Flanders Show: How misfits change the economy. Removing legal barriers to a REAL sharing economy. A vital battle over unions at the Supreme Court.
Corporate Takeover: Trans-Pacific Partnership Signed In New Zealand
If the Trans-Pacific Partnership is ratified, it could lead to unprecedented corporate control over the Internet, international law, and the environment.
Goldman Sachs Questions ‘The Efficacy Of Capitalism’
Analysts at Goldman Sachs, one of the world’s largest investment banks, questioned capitalism’s effectiveness. What did they really mean by that statement?
Millennials Increasingly Using Payday Lenders And Pawnshops
In the past five years, 40% of millennials used a payday loan, pawnshop, tax refund advance or other alternative financial product.