AIG Investors Break the World Record for Arrogance AIG Investors Break the World Record for Arrogance
Shareholders are suing the federal government for rescuing their company from collapse. The ever-grateful corporate board could join them.
Jan 8, 2013 / Blog / William Greider
Tentative Ruling Allows Walmart to Be Named as Defendant in Wage Theft Class Action Tentative Ruling Allows Walmart to Be Named as Defendant in Wage Theft Class Action
The ruling brings warehouse workers one step closer to holding Walmart directly responsible for alleged retaliation and wage theft.
Jan 7, 2013 / Blog / Josh Eidelson
Labor Groups Pan Walmart Plan to Bring Oversight Approach Used in Bangladesh to the US Labor Groups Pan Walmart Plan to Bring Oversight Approach Used in Bangladesh to the US
A labor official says the kind of auditing Walmart wants to bring to its US warehouses “led directly to the deaths of 112 people in Bangladesh.”
Jan 4, 2013 / Blog / Josh Eidelson
Cerberus Collected Ex-Government Opportunists Cerberus Collected Ex-Government Opportunists
In mythology, Cerberus is the three-headed dog that guards the gates of Hades. How perfect a name for a company whose leaders have sold their souls.
Dec 28, 2012 / Robert Scheer
Hundreds of Argentina Walmart Employees Went on Strike in Solidarity With US Co-Workers Hundreds of Argentina Walmart Employees Went on Strike in Solidarity With US Co-Workers
Protestors in Argentina hope international pressure can end Walmart's union-busting in the US.
Dec 21, 2012 / Blog / Josh Eidelson
Clinton and Gramm: Crony Capitalism’s Power Couple Clinton and Gramm: Crony Capitalism’s Power Couple
Former senator Phil Gramm helped pass laws that let the banks go wild, yet he’s stayed silent on UBS’s crimes.
Dec 21, 2012 / Robert Scheer
George Zornick: Walmart Sells Deadly Assault Rifles, but Won’t Carry Explicit CDs George Zornick: Walmart Sells Deadly Assault Rifles, but Won’t Carry Explicit CDs
After the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary, some companies are distancing themselves from guns.
Dec 20, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Don’t Be Fooled: Walmart Hasn’t Changed Anything Don’t Be Fooled: Walmart Hasn’t Changed Anything
Walmart hasn’t stopped the sale of a single gun in the wake of Sandy Hook, even though many other stores have.
Dec 18, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick
CODEPINK Exposes the Cayman Islands Tax Scandal CODEPINK Exposes the Cayman Islands Tax Scandal
Over 100 Americans with CODEPINK and The Nation protested in front of the Ugland House, where some 18,000 corporations hide their tax dollars.
Walmart VP: When Workers Ask About Unions, Management Tells Them Benefits ‘Might Go Away’ Walmart VP: When Workers Ask About Unions, Management Tells Them Benefits ‘Might Go Away’
Did a Walmart vice president just reveal illegal union-busting?
Dec 17, 2012 / Blog / Josh Eidelson