Too Big to Jail?

The Bonus Boom

Wall Street's unjust rewards, by the numbers.

The Bonus Boom

4,793
$1 million-plus bonuses paid by major Wall St. firms in 2008

7.7%
Compensation increase at major firms from 2007 to 2009...

30%
...and at JPMorgan Chase

$140B
Projected 2009 compensation at major firms

The Bonus Boom

This chart is part of Mother Jones' coverage of the financial crisis, one year later.

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Photo Essays + Slideshows

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Glamorous Photos of Kids Smoking

Frieke Janssens' images of kids and (fake!) cigarettes capture the ugliness and the not-quite-bygone glamour of smoking.

Slideshow: "Enjoy an Ice Cream Cone Shortly Before Lunch"

10 classic ads from the sugar and cereal industries.

Portraits of Addiction

A Manhattan banker shoots portraits of drug abuse, sex work, and homelessness in the Bronx.

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Never Before Seen Photos From Legendary Street Photographer Garry Winogrand

Fourteen amazing scenes of life in America—and hundreds more where that came from.

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