Stories by Phil Mattera
Phil Mattera is research director of Good Jobs First and head of its Corporate Research Project.
Fear not global warming, peak oil, polluted air and water -- big business will take care of everything.
Posted on Feb 12, 2008
Wal-Mart is involved in a large-scale effort to roll back the property tax valuation of its stores, cutting the amount it owes to local governments for schools and social services.
Posted on Oct 11, 2007
With Big Business going green, is it a sign that environmental campaigns have prevailed and are setting the corporate agenda? Or have enviros been duped into endorsing what may be little more than a new wave of corporate greenwashing?
Posted on Jun 5, 2007
Why are we keeping a hopeless, for-profit health insurance system alive?
Posted on Feb 23, 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
Will Democrats continue in the Republicans' tradition of slavish adherence to the desires of big business? An army of corporate lobbyists in Washington is on the offensive and making headway.
Posted on Dec 16, 2006
There's no point in rewarding companies that play pick and choose when it comes to business ethics.
Posted on Jul 1, 2006
