Stories by Ben Zipperer
Ben Zipperer is a research assistant at the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, DC.
Crime may not pay for ordinary criminals, but companies avoid paying millions in wages and benefits by committing crimes against their workers.
Posted on Jul 20, 2007
Winston Churchill once said that one of the most unfailing tests of a civilization lies in how a country treats its criminals. In the U.S., people stand by as the incarcerated are disenfranchised and pay money to seem them exploited -- even pummeled by bulls.
Posted on Apr 18, 2007
