Corporations

Must-See Farmworker Video Takes on Food Industry Hypocrisy Must-See Farmworker Video Takes on Food Industry Hypocrisy

This holiday season, join the Coalition of Immokalee Workers in calling on Publix to stop paying farmworkers sub-poverty wages. 

Dec 6, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Documents Undermine Walmart Account on Deadly Bangladesh Fire

Documents Undermine Walmart Account on Deadly Bangladesh Fire Documents Undermine Walmart Account on Deadly Bangladesh Fire

One news report reveals Walmart’s role in defeating a proposal for retail corporations to pay for safety improvements; the other shows that multiple Walmart suppliers used th...

Dec 6, 2012 / Josh Eidelson

The FCC Must Not Give Rupert Murdoch More Control Over US Media

The FCC Must Not Give Rupert Murdoch More Control Over US Media The FCC Must Not Give Rupert Murdoch More Control Over US Media

The man that proposed “Petraeus for President” threatens to dominate airwaves and headlines in major American cities. 

Dec 6, 2012 / John Nichols

Josh Eidelson and Dorian Warren: Strikers Are Challenging Walmart’s Low-Price, Low-Wage Model Josh Eidelson and Dorian Warren: Strikers Are Challenging Walmart’s Low-Price, Low-Wage Model

Walmart strikers took huge risks by walking off the job on Black Friday. 

Dec 5, 2012 / Press Room

Norquist Says He Fights for ‘Taxpayers,’ but Goes to Bat for Donors

Norquist Says He Fights for ‘Taxpayers,’ but Goes to Bat for Donors Norquist Says He Fights for ‘Taxpayers,’ but Goes to Bat for Donors

Grover Norquist has a long history of helping his corporate donors lobby for tax subsidies and other gifts.

Dec 5, 2012 / Lee Fang

George Goehl and the Fight Against Corporate Power George Goehl and the Fight Against Corporate Power

What does the National People’s Action director have in store for Obama’s second term?

Dec 3, 2012 / Sasha Abramsky

OUR Walmart Organizers Promise Multi-Pronged December OUR Walmart Organizers Promise Multi-Pronged December

Next month, expect the Walmart campaign to engage customers, attack retaliation and stage a major event on an undisclosed day.

Nov 29, 2012 / Josh Eidelson

What the CEOs Lobbying on the Fiscal Cliff Really Want

What the CEOs Lobbying on the Fiscal Cliff Really Want What the CEOs Lobbying on the Fiscal Cliff Really Want

The sacrifice preached by these CEOs in the fiscal cliff debate is most certainly one-sided.

Nov 28, 2012 / George Zornick

Walmart Paved the Way for Poverty Wages

Walmart Paved the Way for Poverty Wages Walmart Paved the Way for Poverty Wages

Walmart's bottom-line business model has made the Walton family billions, while pushing employees onto public assistance.

Nov 26, 2012 / Melissa Harris-Perry

John Nichols: Why Papa John’s and Denny’s Can’t Fight Obamacare John Nichols: Why Papa John’s and Denny’s Can’t Fight Obamacare

Heads of Denny’s and Papa John’s restaurants backed down on threats to retaliate against the Affordable Care Act. 

Nov 26, 2012 / Press Room

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