Corporations

Shocker: Blue Dogs Thwart Fellow Democrat

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Environment, Politics, Jim Matheson, Henry Waxman, Corporations, Global Warming, Kimberly Strassel, Politics News
Allison Kilkenny

Jim Matheson is one of 10 moderate Democrats (see: Blue Dog Democrats, what they call themselves so people stop confusing them with Republicans) who are all worked up over Waxman's climate bill.

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Public Still Trusts Corporations More Than Self-Government

Dave Johnson | Posted 05.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Government, Democracy, Self-Government, Corporations, Politics News
Dave Johnson

Marketing works.  But we already knew that.  Big business has been marketing the idea that corporations making decisions for us is better th...

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Capitalism - the Gift That Keeps on Taking: Part II

Michael Gene Sullivan | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Wall Street Bailout, Government Bailout, Bailout, Crime, Corporations, Corporate America, Economy, George W. Bush, Obama Administration, Socialism, Corporate Power, Business, Capitalism, Corporate Greed, Politics News
Michael Gene Sullivan

History shows that capitalists, like wars, earthquakes, and floods, will always wreck our country -- the only difference being natural disasters don't also rob us in the process.

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It's Up to the Shareholders, Not the Government, to Demand Change at a Company

Carl Icahn | Posted 05.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Retention Bonuses, Aig, Shareholders, AIG Retention Bonuses, Corporate Responsibility, Corporations, Carl Icahn, Business News
Carl Icahn

For too long and for a variety of reasons, shareholders have been complicit in allowing management excesses and incompetence by not taking a stand.

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Capitalism - The Gift That Keeps On Taking - Part III

Michael Gene Sullivan | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Wall Street Bailout, Government Bailout, Bailout, Crime, Corporations, Corporate America, Economy, George W. Bush, Obama Administration, Socialism, Corporate Power, Business, Capitalism, Corporate Greed, Politics News
Michael Gene Sullivan

Capitalism is self-sustaining like a cancer - it sustains itself as it kills it's host.

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Four Reasons Ford May Be a Company of the Future

Tony Schwartz | Posted 04.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Corporate Responsibility, Corporations, Alan Mulally, Ford, Business News
Tony Schwartz

In the midst of a perfect storm, CEO Alan Mulally has created a culture in which his team is working together closely to create a new kind of company.

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The Time Tax

Stephen Collins | Posted 04.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Taxes, Consumers, Time, Time Tax, Corporations, Consumer Spending, Business News
Stephen Collins

We hate to spend money needlessly, but how much of your time are you giving away these days to fix seemingly small mistakes that other people -- and companies -- make?

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The Corporate Survivor's Guide to Email (Now More than Ever)

Nicholas Weinstock | Posted 04.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Office, Email, Email Etiquette, Office Politics, Corporate America, Corporations, Business News
Nicholas Weinstock

Self-addressed email with you BCC'd: Translation: I have a list of contacts (a posse; a loyal cadre; a seething army) that I command and that is too numerous and too powerful for you to see their names.

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The Solution to People Using Blackberrys at Meetings

William Klein | Posted 04.12.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Blackberry, Meetings, Twitter, Corporate America, Corporations, Humor, Isaac Asimov, Business, Technology, Internet, Workplace, Email, Media, Comedy News
William Klein

Under my proposal, every meeting, conference and company lunch will include one person to make Designated Eye Contact (DEC).

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Apocalypse Now? No, but the Camel Needs Rescuing

Jessica Catto | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sustainable Future, Banks, President, Congress, Economic and Political Change, Corporations, Climate Change, Institutional Change, Politics News
Jessica Catto

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More Connected Than We Think

Jim Wallis | Posted 04.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Global Economy, Money, Economic Crisis, Senior Management, Business, Economic, Retirement Savings, Corporations, Aig, Bailout, Dollar, Stock, Irresponsibility, Assets, Economy Special Focus, Economy, Living News
Jim Wallis

While we evaluate our own response, our local churches' response, and our government's response to this economic crisis -- we must remember that we are more connected than we think.

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Capitalism - the Gift That Keeps on Taking: Part I

Michael Gene Sullivan | Posted 04.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Wall Street Bailout, Government Bailout, Bailout, Corporations, Corporate America, Crime, Economy, George W. Bush, Obama Administration, Corporate Power, Socialism, Corporate Greed, Business, Capitalism, Politics News
Michael Gene Sullivan

Most Americans are not capitalists. They might want to be capitalists, but no matter how much you, or that hardworking barista, that well paid techno-nerd, small farmer, or gangsta rapping bank teller may want to be capitalists, you are not capitalists. You are workers.

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Optics: The Great Party Pooper

Liz Neumark | Posted 03.16.2009 | Style

Read More: Menu, Charity, Corporations, Economy, Party, Non-Profit, Food, Events, Schmoozing, Entertaining, Cuisine, 2009, Recession, Fundraising, Style News
Liz Neumark

Corporations are lying low; but the smart ones recognize the value of bringing people together in effective schmoozing.

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After The Plunge: Corporate Logos For A New Era

Business Pundit | Ryan | Posted 03.07.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Corporate Failure, Economic Downturn, Fail, Apple, Finance, Corporations, Lg, Economy, Citi Bank, Business Fail, Business, Recession, Comedy News

The 2008 crash is probably the most serious economic crisis we have faced after the Great Depression. Stock markets from around the world fell as much...

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Peaceful Revolution: What Gen Y Really Wants -- And Why We Should Care

Astri von Arbin Ahlander and Yelizavetta Kofman | Posted 02.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Youth, Gen Y, Jobs, Vacations, Millennial Generation, Engineering, New York City, New York, Interviews, Gen Y Work, Corporate America, Corporations, Surveys, Millennials, Careers, Dance, Corporate Culture, Work Ethic, Business News
Astri von Arbin Ahlander and Yelizavetta Kofman

If companies want to find loyal, dedicated employees from the Gen Y-Fi crop, it is in their best interest to insist that the government prioritize national health care and social security.

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A Ten-Point Solartopian Starter Agenda for the Age of Obama

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama, Green Living, Green Energy, Inauguration, Green Ec, Bill of Rights, Biofuels, Marijuana, Biofuel, Obama Inauguration, Universal Healthcare, Renewable Energy, US Military Spending, Free Education, Barack Obama Inauguration, Barack Obama, Muclear Weapons, Energy Efficiency, Corporations, National Health Reform, Military Spending, Universal Health Care, Education Reform, Atomic Bomb, Healthcare, Politics News
Harvey Wasserman

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan must end. The healing -- moral, spiritual, economic, and in terms of violence -- can only begin when the US leaves these battlefields.

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2009: A Time for Real Economic Change

Mike Garibaldi-Frick | Posted 01.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Taxes, Small Business, Wall Street Bailout, Economy, Economic Crisis, Middle Class, George W. Bush, Ponzi Scheme, Obama, Corporate Power, Capitalism, Tax Reform, Recession, Economic Policy, FInancial Markets, Corporations, United States, Tax Cuts, Mortgage Rates, Interest Rates, Wall Street, Great Depression, Financial Crisis, Business News
Mike Garibaldi-Frick

America's anger and ingenious will is stoked and a new, more open administration is coming to power looking for innovative, far-reaching ideas.

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George Bush's Nightmare Before Christmas

Robert Greenwald | Posted 01.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Holiday, George Bush, Midnight Regulations, Greeting, Labor, Congress, Corporations, Santa Bush, Environment, Christmas, President, Video, Politics News
Robert Greenwald

When given the opportunity to be "naughty or nice" this holiday season, Bush has clearly opted to go down as one of the naughtiest, most sinister presidents in our nation's history.

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Viacom to Employees: Happy Holidays and Go Screw Yourselves

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 01.11.2009 | Media

Read More: Layoffs, Freelancers, Recession, Choose or Lose, Street Team, Mtv, Viacom, Corporations, Media News
Allison Kilkenny

Late paychecks are always a drag, but they're especially inconvenient during the holidays. A delayed payment of a week may mess up one's checkbook, bu...

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Automakers: Apology Accepted

Jim Wallis | Posted 01.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Market, Leadership, Greed, Leaders, Trust, Gm, Economic Crisis, Mortgage Backed Securities, Ford, Green, Compensation, Congress, Employee, Apology, Business, Corporations, Transparency, Automakers, Chrysler, Bailout, Stock, Sin, Big Three, Economy Special Focus, Detroit, Auto Bailout, Financial Crisis, Business News
Jim Wallis

If we are honest with ourselves, we realize that the very mistakes the leadership of GM, Chrysler, and Ford have made are all too recognizable in ourselves -- even if there are drastic differences of scale.

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Corporate Responsibility and the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Michael Shtender-Auerbach | Posted 01.10.2009 | Business

Read More: 60th Anniversary Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Eisenhower, Corporate Power, Corporations, United Nations, Business and Human Rights Resource Center, The Ruggie Framework, John Ruggie, Global Network Initiative, Business News
Michael Shtender-Auerbach

With its growing impact on socio-economic conditions, business has a role to play in finally bringing the Declaration's principles to their universal realization.

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The GOP's "Tax Holiday" Myth

Mike Papantonio | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gop, Wealthy, Tax Break, Corporate America, Tax Holiday, Taxes, Recession, Chamber of Commerce, Corporations, Economy, Politics News
Mike Papantonio

Mainstream media did a poor job telling the story about how almost 70% of America's largest multinational corporations paid zero ...

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Let's Invest in the Real Detroit

Scott Kurashige | Posted 01.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Community Organizing, Race, Big Three Automakers, Bailout, Corporations, Activism, Detroit, Business News
Scott Kurashige

Detroit's proud residents take offense at the national media's use of their city's name as a synonym for the American auto industry, an industry transformed by suburbanization and outsourcing.

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Why Too Many Successions Don't Succeed

Simon Sinek | Posted 12.27.2008 | Business

Read More: Vision, Steve Jobs, Why, Dell, Microsoft, Bill Gates, Michael Dell, Howard Schultz, Apple, Corporations, Ceos, Starbucks, Succession Planning, Succession, Steve Balmer, Gates Foundation, Business News
Simon Sinek

There were three words missing from Bill Gates' goodbye speech when he officially left Microsoft in July of this year. They are three words he probab...

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A Response To Rep. Elijah Cummings

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Business Expense, Loophole, Tax Code, Maximum Wage, Populism, Kucinich, Sherrod Brown, Corporate Tax, Stock Options, Corporate, Business, Wastefulness, Corporate Jet, Pelosi, Business Costs, Big Business, Bailout, Luxury, Taxable, Populist, Ceos, Deductibility, Taxpayer Money, Capital Gains, Reid, Detroit, Elijah Cummings, Auto Companies, Taxes, Greed, Citigroup, Democrat, Business Tax, Congress, Loopholes, Democrats, Income Tax, Profit, Resort, Fat Cat, Tax, Corporations, Chris Weigant, Ceo, Shareholder, Outrage, Business Meeting, Stadium Tax, Mets, Deductible, Stadium Naming, Deduction, Tax Deductible, Cummings, Politics News
Chris Weigant

The loopholes which allow such corporate excess were not exactly handed down to Moses on tablets -- each and every loophole was approved by Congress.

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