Corporations

Why Are Postal Workers Boycotting Staples?

Why Are Postal Workers Boycotting Staples? Why Are Postal Workers Boycotting Staples?

Staples is at the center of a highly controversial “public-private partnership” deal to turn its counters into quasi-post offices.

Jul 28, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen

America: The Impotent Superpower

America: The Impotent Superpower America: The Impotent Superpower

American military and corporate power have triumphed over all rivals—so why does the United States still struggle to impose its will on the world?

Jul 14, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt

What Happened When One Country Required All Corporate Boards to Be 40% Women

What Happened When One Country Required All Corporate Boards to Be 40% Women What Happened When One Country Required All Corporate Boards to Be 40% Women

A new study finds board quotas don’t improve conditions for the average working woman, but they do the job of giving women more representation among powerful roles.

Jul 7, 2014 / Blog / Bryce Covert

On This Fourth of July, Meet Your Unpatriotic Corporations

On This Fourth of July, Meet Your Unpatriotic Corporations On This Fourth of July, Meet Your Unpatriotic Corporations

Walgreens wants to use tax loopholes to take $4 billion out of taxpayers’ pockets. And that’s just the beginning.

Jul 3, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Saga of Christie, Samson and the American Dream Megamall: Part II

The Saga of Christie, Samson and the American Dream Megamall: Part II The Saga of Christie, Samson and the American Dream Megamall: Part II

How the boys from New Jersey are trying to pay for it all—at taxpayer expense.

Jul 2, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

The Saga of Christie, Samson and the American Dream Megamall: Part I

The Saga of Christie, Samson and the American Dream Megamall: Part I The Saga of Christie, Samson and the American Dream Megamall: Part I

Yet another multibillion-dollar conflict-of-interest tangle involving the New Jersey governor and the former chairman of the Port Authority.

Jul 1, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

The Chairman of the Largest Private Company in America Just Told the 1 Percent to Worry About Climate Change

The Chairman of the Largest Private Company in America Just Told the 1 Percent to Worry About Climate Change The Chairman of the Largest Private Company in America Just Told the 1 Percent to Worry About Climate Change

But will Greg Page’s call to arms influence business leaders? Or the Republicans his firm donates to?

Jun 25, 2014 / Robert S. Eshelman

Jed Rakoff and the Lonely Fight for Wall Street Justice

Jed Rakoff and the Lonely Fight for Wall Street Justice Jed Rakoff and the Lonely Fight for Wall Street Justice

The federal judge is waging a one-man war on bank-friendly SEC settlements.

Jun 18, 2014 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

Former Managers Allege Pervasive Inventory Fraud at Walmart. How Deep Does the Rot Go?

Former Managers Allege Pervasive Inventory Fraud at Walmart. How Deep Does the Rot Go? Former Managers Allege Pervasive Inventory Fraud at Walmart. How Deep Does the Rot Go?

The retail giant acknowledges that a “thorough review” is under way and vows “appropriate action” if violations are discovered.

Jun 11, 2014 / Spencer Woodman

Eric Cantor Defeated by a Conservative Who Rips Crony Capitalism

Eric Cantor Defeated by a Conservative Who Rips Crony Capitalism Eric Cantor Defeated by a Conservative Who Rips Crony Capitalism

The Republican who pulled off 2014’s biggest upset is very conservative—and very critical of big corporations.

Jun 11, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols

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