A Corporate Poisoner Two-Steps Out Of Its Toxic Liability
A Koch-owned company is exploiting bankruptcy law to avoid responsibility for their asbestos assets and rewrite judicial precedent.
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Critical coverage on the global financial system and domestic policies that shape the U.S. economy, with a focus on corporate wrongdoing.
The Exxon Climate Scientist Who Couldn’t Clean Up Its Act
Amid accountability lawsuits and mounting public outcry, a prominent climate expert on ExxonMobil’s board is throwing in the towel.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: A New Era For The Nation’s Grid
Plus, Big Oil gets hit for deceptive practices, environmental cleanup sites will become community hubs, and Minnesota shuts down prison gerrymandering.
Credit Card Companies Want To Keep You In Debt Forever
This week on Lever Time, a former Capital One employee gives us an inside look at the company’s manipulative tactics to keep you in debt.
Corporations Are Weaponizing Free Speech To Wreck The World
Companies are exploiting the First Amendment to undermine rules that protect consumers and deter corruption.
New Bipartisan Bill Allows Military Contractors To Fleece Taxpayers
After donating millions to key lawmakers, military contractors scored two provisions in an upcoming Pentagon funding bill allowing them to continue overcharging the government.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: The Consumer Watchdog Catches A Break
Plus, sick leave is sticking around, Medicaid tackles climate change, criminal justice reform is helping communities, and another state aims to make Big Oil pay.
Could These Fraud Allegations Land Boeing In A Criminal Trial?
After aircraft failures and employee complaints, Boeing could face charges over two fatal crashes.
SIROTA’S SIGNALS: A Belated Admission About Bank Bailouts
Plus, a suicide crisis in college sports, and a graph that shows today’s legacy of the financial crisis.
Thanks To Wall Street, There Goes The Neighborhood
Lawmakers are targeting investors’ tightening grip on the single-family housing market, but a powerful new lobbying army is fighting back.