Thursday, September 24, 2026

Banks Don’t Commit Crimes, Bankers Do

Until the feds charge reckless bankers individually, they'll shake down shareholders to bail them out for misdeeds.

The Huckster Populist

The real Trump isn’t a populist. He’s a plutocrat. Above all, he’s a con man.

Inequality’s Getting Worse. How Do We End This?

It will take years of work to repair the economic damage caused by these levels of inequality.

Hillary Clinton Isn’t Getting Indicted. Here’s Why.

Indicting Clinton would require the Justice Department to apply a legal standard that would endanger countless officials throughout the government, and that would make it impossible for many government offices to function effectively.

Betrayed Again, This Time By Unconvincing Arguments For The TPP

The TPP reflects the flawed economics and arrogant politics of Wall Street and the national security establishment that has betrayed working people.

Coal Dust Responsible for Thousands of Deaths in the E.U.

Not only does burning coal cost companies and governments billions of pounds in disease treatment and lost working days, but it is proven to be the cause of thousands of deaths.

Can Trump, Scorning Campaign Wisdom, Do the Impossible — Change Gears?

Must Hillary Do More Than ‘Be Presidential’ & Avoid Epic Blunders? How Long Will Trump’s Hot-air Entertainment Balloon Stay Aloft? Do Cheap Shots, Empty Sloganeering and Selfie Stardom Inform a Triumphant Nationwide Campaign?

In Clinton Case, Obama Administration Nullifies 6 Criminal Laws

“If we are a nation “of laws, not of men” (as that old basic description of democracy phrased it), then Ms. Clinton will be prosecuted, at least through the grand jury stage, on (at least) those grounds.”

Koch Brothers’ Plight Likened to that of Civil Rights Workers in the 1950s

Supreme Court case used by ‘dark money’ groups as an excuse to keep donors secret.

Leaker, Speaker, Soldier, Spy

The charmed life of David Petraeus...