How Spy Agency Contractors Have Already Abused Their Power How Spy Agency Contractors Have Already Abused Their Power
Could intelligence-gathering private contractors abuse their power? A scandal from 2011 shows contractors willing to snoop on activists and journalists for cash.
Jun 11, 2013 / Lee Fang
Striking Worker and Bangladesh Activist Address Thousands at Walmart Shareholder Meeting Striking Worker and Bangladesh Activist Address Thousands at Walmart Shareholder Meeting
While executives touted opportunity at ‘your Walmart,’ an OUR Walmart activist at today's meeting delivered a very different message.
Jun 7, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Striking Workers Bring Bangladesh Safety Demand to Walmart Headquarters Striking Workers Bring Bangladesh Safety Demand to Walmart Headquarters
A Walmart pep rally and a union-backed protest took place some fifty feet apart at Walmart’s Bentonville "home office."
Jun 5, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Corporate Influence at the Center for American Progress? Corporate Influence at the Center for American Progress?
The prominent liberal think tank still skirts questions about its donors.
May 30, 2013 / Ken Silverstein
Jamie Dimon Escapes Shareholder Censure—For Now Jamie Dimon Escapes Shareholder Censure—For Now
Using familiar Wall Street tactics, JPMorgan Chase rigged the rules in his favor. But the movement for corporate accountability lives on.
May 22, 2013 / Alexis Goldstein
Cashing In On Breast Cancer Awareness Cashing In On Breast Cancer Awareness
In the wake of Angelina Jolie’s well-intentioned exhortation for “every woman” to explore their risk of breast cancer, one company stands to make a staggering profit.
May 16, 2013 / Rose-Ellen Lessy
Fast Food Strikes Hitting Fifth City: Milwaukee Fast Food Strikes Hitting Fifth City: Milwaukee
Hundreds of fast food and retail workers are expected to join the work stoppage, making Milwaukee the fifth city in the strike wave.
May 15, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Obama Did It for the Money Obama Did It for the Money
Penny Pritzker's nomination shows how financiers keep being rewarded even as the country suffers the financial crisis they wrought.
May 7, 2013 / Robert Scheer
With Bangladesh Toll Over 700, ‘Which Brands Accept Blood on Their Labels?’ With Bangladesh Toll Over 700, ‘Which Brands Accept Blood on Their Labels?’
A senior member of Congress pushes retailers and brands to make “the moral choice” to address condition that produce predictable tragedy.
May 6, 2013 / John Nichols
‘I Jumped to Save My Body’: Walmart Slammed Over Nicaragua Stabbings and Bangladesh Fire ‘I Jumped to Save My Body’: Walmart Slammed Over Nicaragua Stabbings and Bangladesh Fire
Apparel workers are demanding action from the retail giant following a deadly factory fire and a set of beatings and stabbings allegedly fomented by a contractor.
Apr 18, 2013 / Josh Eidelson