Hobby Lobby’s Misguided Religious Activism
Op-Ed A U.S. District Court court ruled in November that Hobby Lobby, a private, for-profit, national arts-and-crafts supply store chain […]
Corporations
ALEC Authored Michigan’s Wage-Depressing Law
The wording of the union-killing bill Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed this week was taken virtually word for word from
Hostess Fleeced its Workers, Showered Execs with Extra Cash
Hostess Brands publicly blamed its workers’ union for forcing it out of business, but now Hostess CEO Gregory Rayburn has admitted to
Time for GOP to Dump Norquist, Handmaiden of Cigarette Companies
Op-Ed Grover Norquist, who for decades has been the patron saint of anti-tax sentiment for Republicans, is fast losing relevance
Walmart Workers Tell the Real Stories of Working at Walmart
Walmart employees have embarked on an effort to bring more respect, better pay and improved working conditions to all Walmart
Under Mitt Romney, Bain Made Millions on Tobacco
Mitt Romney’s former company, Bain Capital, may refuse to make public the clients it has served, but now previously-secret tobacco
How Corporations Influence the Media
How do corporations influence entire media markets? A 1995 Philip Morris (PM) document shows one way in which corporations work
Biotech Giant Syngenta Facing Criminal Charges Over GM Corn
The big biotechnology firm Syngenta is facing criminal charges for covering up a U.S. study that showed cows died after
Corporations, Corruption, Ethics, Front groups, Grassroots advocacy, politics
Dell Walks Away From the American Legislative Exchange Council
Dell Computers became the latest company to drop its membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council, the right-wing group behind
ALEC Meets its Match in Fake ALEC PR Website
As corporations continue to flee the embattled American Legislative Exchange Council, ALEC is struggling to stop the bleeding with a
Johnson & Johnson Ditches ALEC
Johnson & Johnson announced it is ending its membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the embattled right-wing bill
ALEC is Using its Political Clout to Silence Dissent, Group Says
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is reportedly pulling strings behind the scenes to shut down dissent at its annual
Big Tobacco’s Effort to Exploit Terrorism to Get Legal Cover
This three-page document dated November 15, 2001, from Philip Morris’ online corporate document collection, argues that the federal government would
Wal-Mart Dumps ALEC
The retail giant Wal-Mart is joining other big businesses in ending its membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC),
Corporations, Economics, Ethics, Ethnic/Minority, Grassroots advocacy, Media
Cookie-Cutter News Taking Over U.S. Media Market
If your local TV news broadcasts are all starting to sound the same from channel to channel, it’s because they
Tobacco Companies Work in Secret to Defeat California’s Proposition 29
A pitched battle is on over California’s Proposition 29, a measure on the statewide ballot to raise the cigarette tax
Clean, Sustainable Energy vs. Fracking Colorado
A guest post by Michele Swensen The week prior to Senator Morgan Carroll’s May 2 introduction of SB 107 (The
CleanSlateNow: Medicine for America’s Broken Democracy
Throughout his 16 years in the Colorado state legislature, former Colorado Senate Majority Leader Ken Gordon saw first-hand how corporate