When Mega Corporations Get Mega Tax Breaks, We All Pay When Mega Corporations Get Mega Tax Breaks, We All Pay
A study finds that of the 100 highest-paid CEOs in the US, twenty-nine of them received more compensation than their companies paid in federal income tax.
Nov 18, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why Is Cuomo Leaving Wall Street Cash on the Table? Why Is Cuomo Leaving Wall Street Cash on the Table?
A little-known tax is already on the books.
Nov 5, 2014 / Editorial / Lenore Palladino and Sean McElwee
Mitch McConnell’s Freighted Ties to a Shadowy Shipping Company Mitch McConnell’s Freighted Ties to a Shadowy Shipping Company
After drugs were found aboard the Ping May, a vessel owned by his wife’s family’s company, Colombian authorities are investigating.
Oct 30, 2014 / Lee Fang
Can Consumer Campaigns Actually Improve Tech-Sector Labor Practices? Can Consumer Campaigns Actually Improve Tech-Sector Labor Practices?
The Electronics Watch coalition has a plan: harness consumer power to hold tech giants accountable.
Oct 22, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
Can Student Credit Unions Solve the College Affordability Problem? Can Student Credit Unions Solve the College Affordability Problem?
A lesson in how to provide banking centered on people's needs and not on profit for its investors, the Columbia credit union might well ripple well beyond the Morningside campu...
Oct 22, 2014 / StudentNation / Hélène Barthélemy
Workers Bring $15 Hourly Wage Challenge to Walmart Workers Bring $15 Hourly Wage Challenge to Walmart
In protests around the country on Thursday, Walmart workers presented a simple demand: full-time work at $15 an hour.
Oct 17, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
Scott Walker’s Minimum Wage Argument Is Even Dumber Than You Think Scott Walker’s Minimum Wage Argument Is Even Dumber Than You Think
Why opposing a wage increase while simultaneously bashing government assistance isn’t just callous—it’s also dumb policy.
Oct 16, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
Big Soda Is Outspending Its Opposition 10-to-1 to Fight a Soda Tax in Berkeley Big Soda Is Outspending Its Opposition 10-to-1 to Fight a Soda Tax in Berkeley
Berkeley residents overwhelmingly support the measure, but beverage companies are fighting back.
Oct 14, 2014 / Anna Lappé
The Wage Gap Makes Perfect Sense When Tech Executives Say What They Really Think About Women The Wage Gap Makes Perfect Sense When Tech Executives Say What They Really Think About Women
What is said off the cuff, even in front of an audience full of women, gives us insight into what women are still up against in the tech industry.
Oct 13, 2014 / Blog / Bryce Covert
Supreme Court Case Shows How Amazon Legally Cheats Workers Supreme Court Case Shows How Amazon Legally Cheats Workers
Amazon’s relentless cost-cutting hits workers hardest.
Oct 10, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen