FINRA gathers extensive information on the brokers it oversees but has made a deliberate decision not to track data that might shed light on discrimination.
Corporate Accountability
A Harvard Professor Filed a Shareholder Lawsuit to Restrict Shareholder Rights
The legal team includes a Trump nominee and an attorney who has railed against unions, trans rights and Black Lives Matter.
Inside the Surveillance Program IBM Built for Rodrigo Duterte
IBM partnered with Philippine law enforcement despite evidence of police complicity in death squads.
States Crack Down on Broker Abuse as the SEC Dithers
Wall Street and investor advocates face off over stockbrokers’ obligations to their customers.
A Tale of Two Toxic Cities
The EPA’s Bungled Response to an Air Pollution Crisis Exposes a Toxic Racial Divide
How One Company Is Making Millions Off Trump’s War on the Poor
President Trump plans to make the poor work for Medicaid and food stamps. That’s highly lucrative for companies like Maximus.
Is California Failing Its Most Vulnerable Adults?
Thousands of allegations of abuse and neglect have been made against programs for people with developmental disabilities.
Tech Firms Ended Mandatory Arbitration for Sexual Harassment Claims
Employee advocates caution that the changes could be reversed.
Wall Street Moves to Gut Post-Crisis Financial Rules
The Federal Reserve proposed a major rollback of bank liquidity requirements imposed after the 2008 financial crisis.
The Private Equity Governor
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, sworn foe of pensions, made a fortune charging high fees to public pensions.
The Whistleblower
How a gang of hedge funders strip-mined Kentucky’s public pensions.
A Giant Pile of Money
How Wall Street drove public pensions into crisis and pocketed billions in fees.
African Governments Pay for Mauritius Miracle
A tax haven may be depriving other governments of much-needed tax revenue.
One Way to Stay Cool
The Trump administration can decrease global warming by improving refrigerators and air-conditioners.
How Oregon Locals Defeated Chemical Companies
Although some of the biggest companies poured money into a campaign to stop an ordinance, the locals won.
Private Intelligence Firm Keeps Tabs on Environmentalists
When big oil companies want to monitor activists, they turn to Welund.
The LLC Loophole
In New York, where an LLC is legally a person, companies can use the vehicles to blast through campaign finance limits.
IBM Used NYPD Footage to Develop Technology
IBM created new search features to search camera footage for images of people by hair color, facial hair, and skin tone.
Chemours Lobbied EPA To Avert Use of Natural Refrigerants
Natural refrigerants don’t have a chemical industry group that stands to profit from their use.
Will Shareholders Lose the Right to Sue?
SEC official says companies should be allowed to force shareholders into arbitration.