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On AlterNet: corporate accountability

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "corporate accountability"

Cruising to Destruction: Why the Leisure Industry Isn't all Fun and Games

Cruising to Destruction: Why the Leisure Industry Isn't all Fun and Games

Kent Paterson, CorpWatch. July 14, 2008.
Cruise business is booming at the expensive of the environment, local communities, their own workers, and even the safety of their customers.

Is a Gutted FDA to Blame for Salmonella-Tainted Tomatoes?

Is a Gutted FDA to Blame for Salmonella-Tainted Tomatoes?

The Littlest Gator, Group News Blog AlterNet: PEEK. June 11, 2008.
The politics of food.

Tiger Woods' Partnership with Chevron Legitimizes the Worst of Corporate America

Tiger Woods' Partnership with Chevron Legitimizes the Worst of Corporate America

Dave Zirin, The Nation. May 26, 2008.
For all his cultural capital, Woods has refused to take stands on issues that should hit close to home

Corruption Bubbles Up Amidst the Immigration Crackdown

Corruption Bubbles Up Amidst the Immigration Crackdown

David Neiwert, Firedoglake AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. May 16, 2008.
Workers bear the brunt of government enforcement while business owners get off scott-free.

In Bush's America, Corporate Criminals Walk

In Bush's America, Corporate Criminals Walk

Charlie Cray, Huffington Post. April 11, 2008.
Why is Congress poised to pass a new bill that could make it almost impossible for the feds to get at these culprits?

A Nation of the Corporations, by the Corporations, for the Corporations

A Nation of the Corporations, by the Corporations, for the Corporations

Jill Hussein C., Brilliant at Breakfast AlterNet: PEEK. April 9, 2008.
If you commit a crime, you can't 'defer' your prosecution.

Immigrants Come Here Because Globalization Took Their Jobs Back There

Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown. February 7, 2008.
Seal-the-border hysteria is everywhere. Instead of blaming immigrants for America's problems, let's look at executives on both sides of the border.

The Subprime Color Line

The Subprime Color Line

Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and InequalityJanuary 21, 2008.
Dig deep into the subprime mortgage crisis and you'll find the basic story behind our new Gilded Age.

'Democracy,' American Style

'Democracy,' American Style

Paul Buchheit, AlterNet. January 10, 2008.
If this is democracy, why doesn't the average wage earner receive a fair share of America's productive economy?

A Lesson From the Last, and Next, Recession

A Lesson From the Last, and Next, Recession

Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. January 3, 2008.
This will be the second recession since 2001 that was caused by the bursting of an obviously speculative asset bubble.

It's a Wonderful Life and Sub-Prime 2007

It's a Wonderful Life and Sub-Prime 2007

Vivian Norris de Montaigu, December 25, 2007.
George Bailey's Savings and Mortgage Company was never bought out by by bloated oil producers for 50 cents on the dollar.

After the Money's Gone

After the Money's Gone

Paul Krugman, The New York Times. December 20, 2007.
An infusion of cash won't turn the debt crisis around.

Paulsen Plan to Ease the Lending Crisis is Full of Holes

Paulsen Plan to Ease the Lending Crisis is Full of Holes

Hale Stewart, The Bonddad Blog. December 10, 2007.
Too little, too late.

The Roots of the Lending Crisis Run Through Wall Street

The Roots of the Lending Crisis Run Through Wall Street

Nomi Prins, The Nation. December 9, 2007.
The debate over whether the blame for the crisis should rest with lenders or borrowers misses a crucial point: if lenders couldn't offset their loans to Wall Street, their practices couldn't have spiraled out of control.

7 Cool Companies

7 Cool Companies

Gar Alperovitz, Steve Dubb, Ted Howard, YES! Magazine. September 11, 2007.
Here are some models that reflect real corporate responsibility.

Challenging Corporate Power: the Differences Between the Two Parties are as Deep as a Coal Mine

Challenging Corporate Power: the Differences Between the Two Parties are as Deep as a Coal Mine

Robin Blumner, The Baltimore Sun. September 5, 2007.
A tale of two regulators reflects profoundly different governing philosophies.

How Popular Movements Can Confront Corporate Power and Win

How Popular Movements Can Confront Corporate Power and Win

Michael Marx, Marjorie Kelly, YES! Magazine. August 29, 2007.
The gap in power between corporations and democratic forces has widened enormously in recent decades. Here's what we do about it.

Cast Your Vote for the Worst Offender in the Corporate Hall of Shame

Cast Your Vote for the Worst Offender in the Corporate Hall of Shame

AlterNetMay 24, 2007.
You can help choose the Worst of the Worst from a corporate culture gone bad.