Corporations

VIDEO: Vote Against Corporate Agribusiness

Bob Cesca | Posted 11.02.2009 | Green


Bob Cesca

Issue 2 will amend Ohio's state constitution to create a small regulatory panel to oversee all of Ohio's livestock. Corporate agribusinesses love the idea, but family farms will be crushed.

Supreme Court To Hear Case About Excessive Pay; Parallels Seen In Executive Compensation

Washington Post | Robert Barnes and Steven Mufson | Posted 10.31.2009 | Business


The Supreme Court this week will hear a case that raises bedrock questions about the ability of the market to set "reasonable" corporate compensation,...

Chevron's Man in Ecuador: Felon, Drug-Trafficker, and Liar, Oh My!

Han Shan | Posted 10.31.2009 | Green


Han Shan

To defend itself in a major environmental lawsuit in Ecuador, it appears that American oil giant Chevron is employing methods -- and people -- that are as dirty as the toxic waste pits it left scattered across the rainforest floor.

Obama's White House is for Sale Just like All the Others

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Obama thundered he was the only candidate who didn't take a dime from Washington lobbyists. He hadn't taken a dime directly from them, but the favored few wealthy donors who don't have an L scribbled on their backside.

The Secret Chamber of Commerce and its "Tort Reform" Mission

Joanne Doroshow | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics


Joanne Doroshow

The U.S. Chamber created the ILR to pursue the Chamber's so-called "tort reform" agenda: protecting corporations from liability, weakening the civil jury system and blocking the courthouse door for sick and injured Americans.

We Can't Reform Health Care without Reforming Food

Bob Cesca | Posted 10.29.2009 | Green


Bob Cesca

Without any real changes in how our food is produced, the health care system will continue to bloat and fall apart. Not unlike the insides of an average American body.

Overthinking to Stinking: The Dangers of Overly Complicated Marketing

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 10.21.2009 | Business


Sarah O'Leary

A unique marketing idea is like a rock on the side of a riverbank. It has flat spots and rough spots and points and dips and crags and a host of things that make it different from the rest.

Torture Accountability at Last - for Peru

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics


Allison Kilkenny

It is not cliche or radical to demand the U.S. hold our own torturers (at all levels) to the same level of accountability as British mining corporations.

Step Up to Mike's Challenge

Linda Milazzo | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics


Linda Milazzo

Despite all we've learned from Sicko, Fahrenheit 9/11 and Roger and Me, we continue to take abuse. Our pal Mike is now asking us to act.

Nestlé and the Mommy Wars

Joellen Raderstorf | Posted 10.07.2009 | Denver


Joellen Raderstorf

Last week, Nestlé flew a group of mom bloggers to Pasadena. A few attendees took the opportunity to bring up Nestlé's practice of sourcing cocoa harvested by children on Twitter.

The Shiny Storefront on a Hill

Steven Weber | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics


Steven Weber

What is so wrong with the things we always depended on to lead a healthy existence in our democratic society?

Corporations, the Government, and Accountability

Mike Lux | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics


Mike Lux

If government bails you out, subsidizes you, forces people to buy your product, or otherwise does business with you, we the people are owed some basic accountability on the other end of the deal.

How Did That Idiot Become My Boss?

Simon Sinek | Posted 09.30.2009 | Business


Simon Sinek

As people get more senior, they move from being doers to being thinkers and managers, but most companies don't train people how to manage or think.

The Corporate Marionette

Harry Moroz | Posted 09.25.2009 | Business


Harry Moroz

As the Supreme Court considers expanding corporate personhood, it is worthwhile remembering that corporate America was not handed down to us from above.

Raging Against Ford Motor Company

Stephen Gyllenhaal | Posted 09.25.2009 | Business


Stephen Gyllenhaal

Ford didn't take any TARP money so it can do whatever it wants, I guess. It can close all the plants it desires in the US and build sparkling new ones in China, as it was proudly announced today.

Am I Free to Speak?

Stephen Herrington | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics


Stephen Herrington

We have, for some decades now, been in an era that the framers did not anticipate, in which the reach and influence of money could shape the political landscape like never before.

Daily Pulse: Adele Stan Talks Teabaggers (Audio)

Lindsay Beyerstein | Posted 09.18.2009 | Media


Lindsay Beyerstein

Last Saturday, veteran right wing watcher Adele Stan of AlterNet covered the Tax Payers' March on Washington (aka the 912 March or the DC Tea Party). ...

How Much Do You Love Leading People?

Marshall Goldsmith | Posted 09.18.2009 | Living


Marshall Goldsmith

I think there is one critical question that repeatedly gets left out when assessing the potential of our future leaders: How much do you love leading people?

Corporatists vs. Capitalists

Cenk Uygur | Posted 09.16.2009 | Politics


Cenk Uygur

I don't blame the health care companies. I would do the same thing in their position. They'd have to be stupid and negligent not to buy Max Baucus. I don't blame them, I blame us.

The Real Leadership Success Factors : Rate Your Senior Leaders and Rate Yourself

Rick Foster | Posted 09.15.2009 | Business


Rick Foster

The following is a simple, tried and true questionnaire that forms the analytical template my partner, Greg Hicks, and I use when we're working with Senior Executive Teams.

Why Corporations Shouldn't Play in Elections

Adam Lioz | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics


Adam Lioz

Allowing huge corporations or wealthy tycoons to purchase political outcomes makes a mockery of the principle behind one person, one vote.

Do Corporate Giants Own Your Favorite Organic Label?

DivineCaroline | Brie Cadman | Posted 09.10.2009 | Green


As the market for organic and natural foods has dramatically increased over the past few decades, and large megastores like Walmart and Costco have go...

Tightening the Corporate Grip: The Stakes at the Supreme Court

Robert Weissman | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics


Robert Weissman

Overturning the court's precedents on corporate election expenditures would be nothing short of a disaster.

Chevron's 'Dirty Tricks Operation' in the Amazon

Han Shan | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green


Han Shan

Unfortunately for Chevron, the truth has a way of bubbling to the surface, like crude in the steamy jungles of Ecuador.



Progressives Should Vote No on Obama's Health Care Proposal

Cenk Uygur | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics


Cenk Uygur

The Obama White House is doing untold damage to its credibility here by scheming against the centerpiece of healthcare reform -- the public option. This is the very heart of reform.