Corporate Crime

150 Years

Robert Weissman | Posted 07.31.2009 | Business


Robert Weissman

The 150-year sentence is headline grabbing, but what should surprise us is not that Madoff got such a long sentence, but that other corporate criminals escape with no criminal prosecution at all.

This Week in Cheating: Madoff Sentenced

Jeff Kreisler | Posted 07.30.2009 | Comedy


Jeff Kreisler

Bernie Madoff got 150 years in prison, though he told investors it was 175 years... and they each told two investors it was 190 years... and so on and so on and so on...

The Free Market's Marked Men, From The Niger Delta To The Amazon

Amy Goodman | Posted 07.10.2009 | World


Amy Goodman

Ken Saro-Wiwa's family and others just won a landmark settlement in U.S. federal court, ending a 13-year battle with Shell Oil. Alberto Pizango's ordeal is just beginning.

The Video Shell Doesn't Want You to See

Han Shan | Posted 06.26.2009 | World


Han Shan

Multinational oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has done everything in its power to stop a trial that would require them to answer to charges of human rights abuses.

The Most Evil Corporations, Industries and Orgs

Rob Kall | Posted 04.25.2009 | Business


Rob Kall

In these trying economic times, when new ideas and approaches must be developed, maybe it is time we identify and deal with the real enemies of the good, of humanity and the earth.

The 10 Worst Corporations of 2008

Robert Weissman | Posted 01.29.2009 | Business


Robert Weissman

In keeping with our tradition of highlighting diverse forms of corporate wrongdoing, we included only one financial company on the 10 Worst list.

The United World of Obama: The Future is Now

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics


Shirin Sadeghi

Tonight, the American people didn't just unite their states, they united the world: a world that in 7 short years had seen the nadir of hate, had witnessed the horror of inhumanity.

U.S. Businesses Hiding $58 Billion of Your Money

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 08.06.2008 | Business


Jonathan Tasini

The money just never got to the government -- it's sitting in corporate coffers, gathering interest and/or being used for purposes that it was never intended for.

Oil Prices Were Manipulated, U.S. Government Commission Charges

Janet Ritz | Posted 08.01.2008 | Green


Janet Ritz

The agency charged with "ensuring the integrity of the futures & options market," has accused Optiver Holding of manipulating the prices of crude oil, heating oil and gasoline futures on the NY Mercantile Exchange.

Crime, Punishment and ExxonMobil

Robert Weissman | Posted 07.19.2008 | Business


Robert Weissman

The direct precedential value of the Exxon decision will cast an ominous shadow over state and federal court decisions on punitive damages for years to come.

Top NASA Climatologist: Put CEOs On Trial For Global Warming Lies

Fox News | Posted 07.02.2008 | Green


Dr. James Hansen, director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York, sounded the alarm about global warming in testimony before a S...