Fred Smith

FedEx's Campaign of Distortion

Kevin L. Kearns | Posted 05.25.2011

Kevin L. Kearns

We are about to find out yet again whether we are a nation of laws or men. The U.S. Senate will be voting perhaps as early as Tuesday on the FAA Reauthorization Act, including whether House-passed Section 806 will remain part of the bill.

FedEx Drivers Aren't Pilots

James P. Hoffa | Posted 05.25.2011

James P. Hoffa

The Teamsters aren't laughing at FedEx's crude hostility toward union workers. FedEx Express pretends to be an airline because it wants to preserve the special favor it received from Congress 14 years ago.

Michigan State Football Suspensions: School Suspends 8 More Players After Fight

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Eight Michigan State football players, including three starters, have been suspended from all team-related activities afte...

Best CEOs Of The Decade (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Grace Kiser | Posted 05.25.2011

The 2000s certainly seem like a ghastly decade. The era's already fabled financial debacles -- among them, Enron's bankruptcy, the burst of the tech b...

UPS Bailout: FedEx's 'Brown Bailout' Media Campaign (VIDEO) (UPDATED)

Posted 05.25.2011

UPDATED 5:29 p.m. FedEx has launched a full-fledged attack against a bill that it considers to be a bailout of its competitor, United Parcel Service...

The Arrogance of FedEx

James P. Hoffa | Posted 05.25.2011

James P. Hoffa

FedEx CEO Fred Smith is always full of surprises. First, he threatened to pull his Boeing contract if Congress passes a provision of the Federal Aviat...

Leadership is about creating a new reality.

Dennis Whittle | Posted 05.25.2011

Dennis Whittle

What could they have done? For starters, just one of them could have shown up at one of those closely watched investor conferences and stolen the show...

Obama's Next Picks: Energy Secretary, Environmental Chief

Washington Post | Al Kamen | Posted 05.25.2011

The Obama transition team, moving along smartly to fill Cabinet posts, is planning to trot out nominees as early as next week for three jobs much watc...

Should Democrats Stop Using FedEx?

Adam Hanft | Posted 05.25.2011

Adam Hanft

Avoiding a company and a CEO (like FexEd and its CEO Fred Smith) that violate our convictions is no different than going out of our way to support a company that shares our values.