Business

Why Are So Many Workers Dying in Oil Fields?

Why Are So Many Workers Dying in Oil Fields? Why Are So Many Workers Dying in Oil Fields?

Lax safety standards prevent OSHA from investigating the majority of oil-field accidents.

Feb 25, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh

Stop the Comcast/Time Warner Cable Merger

Stop the Comcast/Time Warner Cable Merger Stop the Comcast/Time Warner Cable Merger

The merger would be bad for consumers, bad for our free press and bad for democracy. 

Feb 20, 2014 / Take Action / NationAction

The Maker of Ohio’s Lethal Injection Drugs Wants Ohio to Stop Killing People With Them

The Maker of Ohio’s Lethal Injection Drugs Wants Ohio to Stop Killing People With Them The Maker of Ohio’s Lethal Injection Drugs Wants Ohio to Stop Killing People With Them

Ohio's official lethal injection cocktail came under fire after a grisly execution in January.

Feb 20, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh

John Nichols: Will Auto Workers Unionize in the South?

John Nichols: Will Auto Workers Unionize in the South? John Nichols: Will Auto Workers Unionize in the South?

John Nichols appeared on All In With Chris Hayes to discuss the upcoming vote to unionize a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Feb 14, 2014 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Three Signs of Retreat in the Global War on Climate Change

Three Signs of Retreat in the Global War on Climate Change Three Signs of Retreat in the Global War on Climate Change

In the carbon wars, big oil is winning.

Feb 13, 2014 / Michael T. Klare

Why We Need a Bank at the Post Office

Why We Need a Bank at the Post Office Why We Need a Bank at the Post Office

Senator Elizabeth Warren points out that reviving this old institution would provide basic services to millions of underserved Americans.

Feb 12, 2014 / Editorial / John Nichols

The Invisible World of Software Backdoors and Bounty Hunters

The Invisible World of Software Backdoors and Bounty Hunters The Invisible World of Software Backdoors and Bounty Hunters

It's increasingly clear that the online world is, for both government surveillance types and corporate sellers, a new Wild West where anything goes.

Feb 6, 2014 / Pratap Chatterjee

Want to See Pay Discrimination Against Women? Look at the Top.

Want to See Pay Discrimination Against Women? Look at the Top. Want to See Pay Discrimination Against Women? Look at the Top.

Female CEOs are consistently paid less than male ones. What have they done to deserve less pay?

Feb 5, 2014 / Blog / Bryce Covert

The Farmer Who Took on Corporate Globalization

The Farmer Who Took on Corporate Globalization The Farmer Who Took on Corporate Globalization

Among the first challengers of the "free trade" fantasy were farmers, fisherfolk, peasants and indigenous peoples. John Kinsman was their comrade and champion.

Jan 27, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols

Justice Department Could Ease Regulations for Legal Weed Businesses ‘Very Soon’

Justice Department Could Ease Regulations for Legal Weed Businesses ‘Very Soon’ Justice Department Could Ease Regulations for Legal Weed Businesses ‘Very Soon’

Currently commercial marijuana retailers have virtually no access to banks--but Attorney General Eric Holder says that might be about to change.

Jan 24, 2014 / Blog / George Zornick

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