Stories by Charlie Cray
Charlie Cray is director of the Center for Corporate Policy in Washington, DC.
The ultimate enemy of democracy -- corporate power -- extends far beyond the two major parties and the three major branches of government.
Posted on Apr 21, 2008
Why is Congress poised to pass a new bill that could make it almost impossible for the feds to get at these culprits?
Posted on Apr 11, 2008
We must look elsewhere if we want to stave off an energy crisis.
Posted on Dec 11, 2007
Democrats may not have the will to close the gaping loophole in the tax code that allows hedge fund billionaires to get off for a song.
Posted on Nov 14, 2007
The Blackwater case fits perfectly into the broader pattern of the administration's almost total failure to enforce the law against corporations.
Posted on Oct 4, 2007
The Brits just passed a law holding corporations accountable for killing people. Wouldn't it be nice if we had a law like that in the U.S.?
Posted on Sep 11, 2007
Those who want to hold Iraqis "accountable" with a series of benchmarks that are important to Washington fail to understand what those benchmarks are about to begin with.
Posted on Sep 5, 2007
In the
New York Times' bizarro world, a multinational caught financing right-wing terror groups is only looking out for its workers.
Posted on Aug 27, 2007
After years of lax congressional oversight, most Americans think corporations wield too much power. Only by restoring the balance between government and the private sector can corporate America regain the public's trust.
Posted on Dec 22, 2006
Halliburton has become synonymous with war profiteering, but there are lots of other greedy fingers in the pie. We name names on 10 of the worst.
Posted on Sep 5, 2006
Finally, Dick Cheney's former company has had its lucrative contract to rebuild Iraq's oil infrastructure canceled, but the company may still get more chances to rip off the U.S. taxpayer.
Posted on Jul 31, 2006
This tragedy should spur a broader debate about how the U.S. enforces laws against corporate homicide.
Posted on Jan 5, 2006
What did Wolfowitz know with regard to Halliburton's inside advantage in gaining Iraq contracts, and when did he know it?
Posted on Apr 2, 2005
There are still more questions than answers about Vice President Cheney's tenure as CEO of Halliburton and the favors he has since done for the company. Will he clarify matters in the vice presidential debate?
Posted on Oct 5, 2004
A bipartisan Senate proposal to create an oversight committee may offer the best hope of cracking down on corporate war profiteering
Posted on Sep 27, 2004
The President’s long-awaited "New Ethic of Corporate Responsibility" falls far short of the fundamental corporate reforms needed to protect workers, the environment, consumers and shareholders.
Posted on Jul 10, 2002
