On AlterNet: corporation

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "corporation"

Colonized by Corporations

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. May 15, 2012.

A change of power requires a destruction of corporate domination and a new mechanism of governance to distribute wealth and foster the common good.

6 Things You Need to Know About the Government's New Spy Law (CISPA)

Scott Lemieux, AlterNet. April 18, 2012.

CISPA would allow information sharing between corporations and the government, and presents serious dangers to individual privacy.

Which of the Six Big 6 Banking Houses Was the Most Shameless Corporate Outlaw?

blank blank, Blog for Our Future. December 31, 2010.

These aren't nice folks; their collective rap sheet includes fraud, sex discrimination, collusion to bribe public officials... even laundering drug money for Mexican drug cartels.

Is Toyota's Brakes Disaster Tied to How It Treats Workers Like Profit-Oriented Robots?

Joseph B. Atkins, Progressive Populist. March 24, 2010.

Toyota's boasts about having a workplace democracy, but its production model seems more interested in worker control.

Is Whole Foods Just Another Evil Corporation?

Sharon Smith, CounterPunch. May 11, 2009.

Beneath the surface of Whole Foods' fuzzy, progressive image is a company hell-bent on preventing its workers from unionizing.

D.C. Reporters Just Make Sh*t Up, Part 1,489,890,992,384

David Sirota, Open Left. April 19, 2009.

When creating D.C. myths, Washington reporters aren't interested in actual data.

Arbitration is a corporate scam

Dave Johnson, Huffington Post. June 17, 2008.

Companies strong-arm consumers into rigged dispute resolution, expose reveals.

Real Furniture Isn't for People with College Loans

Meg Favreau, The Smart Set. May 3, 2008.

It's people like me buying IKEA furniture that put my father's mill out of business.

The Mad Corporate World of Glenn Beck

Norman Solomon, AlterNet. December 19, 2007.

Glenn Beck has a selective enthusiasm for the issue of "full disclosure."

Corporations Control Your Dinner

Debra Eschmeyer, National Family Farm Coalition. December 5, 2006.

When the food industry becomes a monopoly marketplace, it doesn't just affect the local farmer. It affects you. Lack of competition drives prices up and consumer choices down.