Four More Bankers Put on Ice
With four former executives of Kaupthing Bank having their convictions upheld this week, Iceland is showing the world that it's possible to prosecute bankers. So when will the U.S. catch on?
‘Five-alarm fire for democracy’: New GOP rules could block election results in Georgia and...
In Georgia, Democrats are suing to halt a set of Trump-backed election rules which Democrats say could be used to block certification of election results if they win in November.
12 Russian intelligence officers indicted for conspiring to interfere with 2016 presidential election
“President Trump must be willing to confront Putin from a position of strength and demonstrate that there will be a serious price to pay for his ongoing aggression towards the United States and democracies around the world."
Today’s young adults want to redesign capitalism. But into what?
The data suggest that today’s young people are losing faith in capitalism—and ready to embrace something much more fair.
These 8 men are richer than half the world’s population
The gap between the super-rich and the poor is greater than even a year ago.
John Bolton isn’t just a hawk – he’s a war criminal who may get...
In a sane society, people like Bolton wouldn’t be allowed on television, much less put in charge of American security.
Return of the railroad robber baron
If you don’t pay me $300 million, the new CEO at CSX is threatening, I’ll let your workers keep their jobs.
50 years ago, the Pentagon Papers’ success hinged on a personal conversion to nonviolence
Without the friendships he forged in the antiwar movement, Daniel Ellsberg might not have found the courage and support he needed to help end the Vietnam War.
Sanders, Lee, and Tlaib lead effort to tax huge CEO-worker pay gaps
The House-Senate companion bill addresses corporate America’s extreme disparities, giving firms an incentive to lift up the bottom and bring down the top of their pay scales.
Law firm partners arrested in connection to Panama Papers scandal
Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli and his family are also under investigation by authorities in Panama.