Us Chamber of Commerce

More Pressure On Chamber Of Commerce Over Climate Change Stance

The Huffington Post | Arthur Delaney | Posted 10.13.2009 | Green


The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's hostility to climate change legislation is making for something of a hostile climate for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. ...

US Chamber Of Commerce May Be Inflating Membership Numbers

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 10.13.2009 | Business


Mother Jones reports that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce likely inflates the number of businesses in its membership. While it touts having 3 million mem...

Obama Slaps Congress, Lobbyists In Push For Consumer Protection Agency (VIDEO, REMARKS)

Posted 10.09.2009 | Business


The White House on Friday renewed its push for a consumer financial protection agency with President Obama and a senior economic official warning Cong...

Climate Controversy Damages Chamber's Reputation

Pete Altman | Posted 10.13.2009 | Green


Pete Altman

The Chamber's tone-deaf response to the situation is contributing to reputation damage that is hurting the organization's credibility.

No Good Times for Big Business -- They're Mad as Hell and Not Gonna Take It Anymore

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 12.01.2009 | Chicago


Esther J. Cepeda

Big Business is not as interested in making big plans or big money with big ideas as they are in blaming Washington for all that ultimately ails you.

Environmentalists Pressure Chamber Of Commerce Members

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 11.30.2009 | Business


Politico reports that corporations including General Electric and Nike are under pressure from environmentalist groups to drop their membership in the...

Exelon Quits Chamber Of Commerce Over Climate Change Legislation

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 11.29.2009 | Business


The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has lost another member because of its opposition to climate change legislation, reports the Washington Post. The natio...

PG&E Quits U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Nike Fed Up Too

Brendan DeMelle | Posted 11.22.2009 | Green


Brendan DeMelle

Bravo to Pacific Gas & Electric for taking a stand against the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's head-in-the-sand approach to climate change threats.

Let's Make a Deal: Beltway Edition

Michael Winship | Posted 11.17.2009 | Business


Michael Winship

While executives are dancing with your dollars, the foreclosures they helped to bring on continue to rise. Many banks are dragging their feet, enjoying the bailout bucks but failing to spread them around.

Chamber Of Commerce Ad Campaign Targets Consumer Agency -- Not Wall Street

wsj.com | BRODY MULLINS | Posted 11.08.2009 | Business


The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is launching an advertising campaign of at least $2 million aimed at defeating a central plank of the Obama administrati...

A Second Scopes Trial?

Carl Pope | Posted 10.16.2009 | Green


Carl Pope

It appears that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has allowed itself to be hijacked for the purpose of ensuring that ignoramuses continue to control U.S. energy and climate policy.

Texas and New Mexico 'Energy Citizens' Events Are Really "Energy Employees" Rallies

Kevin Grandia | Posted 09.20.2009 | Green


Kevin Grandia

The oil industry is paying its employees to go to "Energy Citizen" events, claiming they are grassroots when nothing could be further from the truth. If you live in one of the cities below, show up.

Oil Lobby's 'Energy Citizens' Astroturf Campaign Exposed

Kevin Grandia | Posted 09.13.2009 | Home


Kevin Grandia

An internal memo obtained recently by Greenpeace USA details polluting interests' plans to launch a nationwide astroturf campaign attacking climate legislation at public events.

New Bill Could be Powerful Economic Stimulus for Middle Class Firms

Chris Gunn | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics


Chris Gunn

Since '03, more than 15 federal investigations have uncovered the diversion of billions of dollars in federal small business contracts to Fortune 500 corporations and thousands of other clearly large firms.

U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Challenged to Put Up or Shut Up on Contracting Abuses

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics


Lloyd Chapman

I have talked to hundreds of Hispanic business owners and Hispanic chambers of commerce across the country that want nothing to do with the USHCC.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce <3s Bank of America

Michael Whitney | Posted 07.13.2009 | Business


Michael Whitney

At the end of last year, while the economy collapsed and BofA took on its first $25 billion bailout, the U.S. Chamber saw fit to honor Bank of America with its "2008 Corporate Citizenship Award." Because nothing says "Corporate Citizenship" like milking taxpayers for unprecedented billions.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Betting Against the American Middle Class

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 06.26.2009 | Business


Leo W. Gerard

Unionization is how the middle class re-emerges. America could do without a few filthy-rich boys lolling on yachts in the Mediterranean.

Detroit Gets 10% of What AIG Already Has Received from TARP

Steve Parker | Posted 04.17.2009 | Business


Steve Parker

Why does Detroit get only 10% of what the banks and Wall Street have been loaned?

The Republican Party's Death Wish

Paul Jenkins | Posted 04.13.2009 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

We have yet to hear a single realistic scenario from a top Republican that would outline how and when the country could move forward from its current meltdown.

Cable News: The Triumph of Neutrality

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 03.26.2009 | Media


Reese Schonfeld

The use of "neutral" content is a cheap and lazy way of filling air time, which is why we see so much of it on the cable news networks.

To Survive, Americans Must Assert Themselves as Economic Patriots

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 03.02.2009 | Business


Leo W. Gerard

To survive this economic catastrophe, Americans must stand up to the likes of the Chamber and the Roundtable and call them out for being economic traitors to the United States of America.

Thomas B. Edsall

Stimulus Includes Tax Cuts That Obama Economists Panned As Ineffective

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics


At least $23.8 billion in corporate tax breaks have been included in the $825 billion economic recovery package in order to win backing from key busin...

ASBL's Lloyd Chapman Questions Whether Obama Stimulus Plan Will Favor Venture Capitalists

Chris Gunn | Posted 02.07.2009 | Business


Chris Gunn

In a guest commentary published on The Exception Magazine's website, www.exceptionmag.com; the President and Founder of the American Small Business Le...