Business

Can Wall Street Take Down Big Pharma?

Can Wall Street Take Down Big Pharma? Can Wall Street Take Down Big Pharma?

A Dallas hedge-fund operator says he's going to attack the pharmaceutical industry for over-pricing drugs.

Jan 20, 2015 / Blog / William Greider

Big Energy Says the Future Is Bright and Full of SUVs for Everyone

Big Energy Says the Future Is Bright and Full of SUVs for Everyone Big Energy Says the Future Is Bright and Full of SUVs for Everyone

Carbon companies have a new strategy: focus on the positive.

Jan 8, 2015 / Michael T. Klare

Is Your Favorite Chocolate the Product of Child Labor?

Is Your Favorite Chocolate the Product of Child Labor? Is Your Favorite Chocolate the Product of Child Labor?

An estimated half-million to 1.5 million children are involved in the cocoa trade.

Dec 22, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen

Walmart’s Pregnancy Policy May Make You Sick

Walmart’s Pregnancy Policy May Make You Sick Walmart’s Pregnancy Policy May Make You Sick

Walmart to pregnant women: choose between a healthy pregnancy and a job.

Dec 19, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen

Why Is Ecuador Selling Its Economic and Environmental Future to China?

Why Is Ecuador Selling Its Economic and Environmental Future to China? Why Is Ecuador Selling Its Economic and Environmental Future to China?

The slick, oily underside of Correa’s “citizens’ revolution.”

Dec 18, 2014 / Andrew Ross

To Save the Planet, We Need to Leave Fossil Fuels in the Ground—but Oil Companies Have Other Plans

To Save the Planet, We Need to Leave Fossil Fuels in the Ground—but Oil Companies Have Other Plans To Save the Planet, We Need to Leave Fossil Fuels in the Ground—but Oil Companies Have Other Plans

They say no to any “stranded assets.”

Dec 10, 2014 / Feature / William D. Cohan

Congress Is Poised to Hand Wall Street a Huge Victory

Congress Is Poised to Hand Wall Street a Huge Victory Congress Is Poised to Hand Wall Street a Huge Victory

But opposition among Democrats is growing.

Dec 10, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter

Bogus Bipartisanship: Congress Cooperates in the Service of Corporations

Bogus Bipartisanship: Congress Cooperates in the Service of Corporations Bogus Bipartisanship: Congress Cooperates in the Service of Corporations

House Republicans and Democrats overwhelmingly approve extending absurd corporate tax breaks.

Dec 5, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols

Walmart’s US Operations Burn 4.2 Million Tons of Coal Each Year

Walmart’s US Operations Burn 4.2 Million Tons of Coal Each Year Walmart’s US Operations Burn 4.2 Million Tons of Coal Each Year

Walmart claims to be environmentally friendly, but the details tell a different story.

Dec 3, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen

This Is Black Friday in Bangladesh

This Is Black Friday in Bangladesh This Is Black Friday in Bangladesh

Walmart, Dickies, Disney, Sean John Apparel, Sears: Two years after the Tazreen factory fire, these companies and others have still not compensated the victims who died making thei...

Nov 26, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen

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