Money & Politics

CorpWatch unveils major report on corporate profiteering in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the American Gulf Coast. Read More

A MySpace blogger posts a video of Sen. Ted Stevens explaining how the "Internet is made of tubes," and his MySpace page suddenly goes *poof*. Coincidence? Read More

Two days after the fatal collapse of a Big Dig tunnel, investigators and an angry public are turning their sights on the project manager, Bechtel Group of San Francisco. And for the secretive, politically-wired, family-controlled company, it won't be the first time in an uncomfortable spotlight. Read More

Some of the same interests that tried to derail Mrs. Clinton's health care overhaul are providing support for her Senate re-election bid. The Health Insurance Association of America ran the famous "Harry and Louise" commercials mocking the Clinton health care plan as impenetrably complex. Some companies that were members of that group are now donating to Mrs. Clinton. Read More

Kenneth Lay's sudden death could prove to be an unexpected legal bequest to Jeffrey Skilling, his co-defendant in the landmark Enron Corp. fraud case. Read More

In yet another bizarre twist to the Enron saga, the sudden death of Kenneth L. Lay on Wednesday may have spared his survivors financial ruin. Mr. Lay's death effectively voids the guilty verdict against him, temporarily thwarting the federal government's efforts to seize his remaining real estate and financial assets, legal experts say. Read More

A major report released by the ICFTU uncovers the disturbing extent of corporate tax avoidance and evasion and warns that unless governments cease engaging in the race to lower corporate taxes, both industrialized and developing countries will face a major public funding crisis. Read More

Sasol and its joint venture partners in Namibia are finally starting to break their silence over a R4-billion oil contract as questions of impropriety mount around the questionable black economic empowerment (BEE) deal. Read More

An Alabama jury yesterday convicted HealthSouth Corp. founder Richard M. Scrushy -- acquitted last year of federal accounting-fraud charges -- of paying half a million dollars in bribes to former governor Don Siegelman in exchange for a seat on a state health-care board. Read More

France has a long history of uprisings, but the latest social group to rebel was not previously known as troublesome - shareholders.France's traditional brand of capitalism - dominated by a small elite with strong links to politicians - ensured that government-backed managers called the shots and shareholders suffered in silence.But in recent months there has been a whiff of revolution in the air, and some boardrooms have looked like Bastilles ripe for storming by angry investors. Read More