AIG bonuses

Let's think back a month or two ago, when all the outrage surfaced over the bonuses paid out by American International Group (AIG). Don't remember? Let me refresh your memory: the company paid out roughly $165 million in retention bonuses even as it received $180 billion in government aid. Well,...

In the years ahead, whenever economic conservatives and market absolutists point out the wonders of the market, just mention a popular four-letter word. Actually, this particular word has only three letters: AIG. And the issue is not the bonus controversy -- far from it. While the public voices...

American International Group (AIG) is telling its workers not to wear items with the company logo on them because of security worries. According to The New York Times, an advocacy group is planning to run a bus tour of the homes of AIG executives. And some executives have gotten death threats. The...