On AlterNet: corporations
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "corporations"
Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. July 24, 2008.
A loophole in campaign-finance law allows corporations to pour unlimited funding into political conventions.
Michael Dudley, City States. July 1, 2008.
Stores are overfilling with WALL-E merchandise that will soon clog our landfills. Yet this new Disney movie bills itself as pro-environment.
Nader.orgJune 26, 2008.
No matter how much economic gain is at stake, business groups stick together -- it's all about the power.
Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. June 12, 2008.
Activists are creating alternatives to mainstream media and holding corporate media giants accountable. The corporations are pushing back.
Chris Hedges, Truthdig. June 3, 2008.
In a dramatic speech, Chris Hedges warns that the nation is on the verge of becoming a full-blown corporate state.
Stan Cox, Pluto Press. May 28, 2008.
Our obsession with dieting, including the low-carb Atkins fad, may be good for our economy but it's a nightmare for the environment and our health.
Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. May 22, 2008.
Contemporary CEOs can't lose, mainly because they take the bulk of their pay in stock.
Don Hazen, Jan Frel, AlterNet. May 5, 2008.
Morgan Simon of the Responsible Endowment Coalition is helping student activists across the U.S. leverage their school endowments.
Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. April 10, 2008.
She pushed down wages, and left town with a fat severance package.
Robert Scheer, Truthdig. February 13, 2008.
Clearly, what's good for big oil isn't good for most Americans. So why are the interests of oil companies mistaken for those of the nation?
Jeffrey Kaplan, ReclaimDemocracy.org. February 12, 2008.
Corporations are increasingly accorded the rights of legal persons -- if only Guantanamo detainees could be so lucky.
David Cronin, IPS News. February 10, 2008.
Despite the EU code of conduct, European corporations continue to supply the world's most dangerous groups with arms. A stronger law is needed.
Stephanie Mencimer, Mother Jones Online. January 30, 2008.
The conservative-dominated court is totally out of touch with the rest of the country.
Paul Krugman, The New York Times. December 27, 2007.
The U.S. labor movement isn't dying a natural death: corporations and politicians are helping.
David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. December 14, 2007.
Brutes like billionaire equity guru Henry Kravis haven't amassed such treasure by playing nice.
David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. November 24, 2007.
The issue of illegal immigration is a con job to draw attention away from the corporate profiteers who are buying influence in Washington.
Kevin Danaher, Shannon Biggs, Jason Mark, PoliPoint Press. November 6, 2007.
When the system doesn't allow people to protect themselves from corporate harm to their communities, it is time to change the system.
Danny Schechter, Huffington Post. October 17, 2007.
How will Fox's new business channel's vigorous pro-business attitude fare during a time when pessimism about the U.S. economy is so high?
Adam Howard, AlterNet: Video. October 15, 2007.
Klein, author of "The Shock Doctrine", talks with Bill Maher about her belief that corporations and politicians who seek a horrific national disaster to advance their idealogical, privatization agenda.
Doug Pibel, YES! Magazine. August 30, 2007.
The dumping of waste and the mining of resources by large corporations are bleeding communities dry.
Liza Featherstone, The Nation. July 2, 2007.
SEIU President Andy Stern heads one of the strongest unions in the country, yet he's stood on stage to campaign with anti-union CEOs like Wal-Mart's Lee Scott. Why is he so cozy with corporations?
Russell Mokhiber, AlterNet. June 16, 2007.
Did you know that corporate crime inflicts far more damage on society than all street crime combined? This and 19 more amazing facts about the state of corporations in America.
Robert B. Reich, TomPaine.com. May 18, 2007.
America's largest corporations' overseas subsidiaries are booming even as their American operations stagnate. General Electric expects more than half its revenue this year to come from outside the U.S. for the first time.
Glen Ford, Black Agenda Report. May 7, 2007.
Corporations have been usurping and reshaping Black mass culture for decades -- hip hop is just the latest product line.
Bob Ostertag, QuestionCopyright.org. April 11, 2007.
An experienced musician explains why most musicians today would be much better off sharing music via the Internet than signing standard industry recording contracts.
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