David Sirota
David Sirota has been a senior writer for The International Business Times, a senior editor for In These Times, a syndicated columnist and the author of Hostile Takeover, The Uprising and Back to Our Future. Follow him on Twitter: @davidsirota.
ALL POSTS BY David Sirota
February 6, 2015Even members of Congress can only view the text of the agreement in a designated room, without their own staff members or experts present.
December 8, 2014Public officials are blocking the release of information about how billions of dollars of public employees’ retirement nest eggs are being invested.
November 21, 2014What if you held an election and nobody showed up to cover it?
November 14, 2014The crop of newly elected politicians from last week’s elections are likely to increase profits for banks while further cutting public sector workers’ pensions.
August 23, 2014It's estimated the company would owe over $29 billion in US taxes if it repatriated the earnings it's keeping offshore.
August 18, 2014Republicans are arguing that Wall Street should have the right to influence politicians’ investment decisions.
May 9, 2014Los Angeles is being forced to spend $300 million a year on Wall Street fees. That's more than it spends on its roads. Other cities have been crushed by Wall Street fees as well.
April 28, 2014Investors are secretly playing high-risk games with public pensions.
March 14, 2014States are considering laws that prevent private companies from photographing license plates. The companies are pushing back.
March 13, 2014The history of the phrase "inner city" seems to buttress assertions that it comes with racial connotations.
