Corporate America

Newsweek: "Why Can't Corporate America End Its Perverse Love Affair With Republican Politicians"

Newsweek | Daniel Gross | Posted 10.29.2008 | Business

Read More: Corporate America Republican Politicians, Big Business, Big Business Republicans, Corporate America, Republicans, Business News

Three articles from the Wall Street Journalshow the strange myopia of businesses and business groups when it comes to politics. One article detailed h...

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La Oroya: A Poisoned Town, A Billionaire's Profit

Dennis O'Brien | Posted 09.30.2008 | Green

Read More: Renco, Hdnet, Peru, Hamptons, Corporate America, Environment, Michael Davie, Ira Rennert, Green News
Dennis O'Brien

When we discuss pollution, we tend to focus on global effects of global consumption -- warming caused by billions of individual lifestyle choices. La Oroya, however, is a place where the effects are felt here and now.

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Too Big to Fail and Too Small to Matter

Norman Solomon | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jobs Program, Welfare, Prison Industry, Aig, Corporate America, Nuclear Weapons, Wall Street, Bailout, New Deal, Economy, Stock Market, Franklin Roosevelt, Corporate State, Warfare State, Crash, Politics News
Norman Solomon

These times provide a crash course on the corporate state: If a company like AIG is too big to fail, the government will rescue it. Mere pe...

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"Too Big to Fail" Vs. "Too Big to Be Responsible"

Ryan Mack | Posted 09.22.2008 | Business

Read More: US Economy, U.S. Economy, Corporate Responsibility, FInancial Markets, Corporate America, Corporations, Weak Economy, Financials, Economy, Financial Crisis, Corporate Greed, Bear Sterns, Bankruptcy, Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation, Tax Breaks, James Cayne, Business Ethics, Bear Stearns Bailout, Bailout, FHA Loans, Financial Ethics, Pbgc, Business News
Ryan Mack

I believe in the free market economy, but once an entity becomes "too big to fail" it introduces the possibility that government intervention is a justifiable remedy.

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Cut the Wall Street Welfare Queens Loose!

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Welfare, Henry Paulson, Stock Market, Ronald Reagan, Wall Street, Corporate America, Economy, Politics News
Allison Kilkenny

Maybe Reagan would have been happy to lend his fellow rich, white people a couple (or 700 billion) bucks. After all, Neo-Conservatives are fine with Socialism as long as the right kinds of people are receiving the hand-outs.

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Leadership is More Than Profit

Margaret Blair and Ralph Gomory | Posted 09.05.2008 | Business

Read More: Free Trade, u.s. Economy Problems, Globalization, Corporate Responsibility, Shareholder Value, Economics, Corporate America, Economy, CEO Pay, Recession, Business News
Margaret Blair and Ralph Gomory

In the rush to globalization, the United States has tossed aside a crucial principle that guided the economic prosperity of the twentieth century: co...

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Corporate Cotton Greenwash!

Starre Vartan | Posted 09.04.2008 | Green

Read More: Organic Cotton, Green Living, Corporate America, Greenwashing, Greenwashing Companies, Green News
Starre Vartan

An ad is basically asserting that because it's a 'natural' fiber (i.e. it grows from the ground), cotton is green, or environmentally friendly. Nothing could be further from the truth!

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The Corporate Freshman: 6 Musts for the New Manager

Alexandra Levit | Posted 08.04.2008 | Living

Read More: Young Professionals, Team Building, Corporate America, Work, Management, Communication, Jobs, Living News
Alexandra Levit

Poor supervisor/employee relationships are a major barrier to retention, and you will likely be signed up for a leadership development course before you can take a sip from your brand new "I'm the boss" coffee mug.

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Wal-Mart and Cintas Campaign Against Pro-worker Legislation

Elana Levin | Posted 08.01.2008 | Business

Read More: Labor, Populism, Employee Free Choice Act, Income Inequality, Corporate America, Corporations, Chamber of Commerce, Organized Labor, Policy, Unions, Labor Unions, Wall Street Journal, Wal-Mart, Business News
Elana Levin

Wal-Mart and Cintas are fighting to stop legislation which would help protect workers who want to unionize.

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Bush v. Gore Rears Its Head: The Triumph of Politics Over Law (Part II)

Shahid Buttar | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Judicial Activism, US Supreme Court, Abortion Rights, Guantanamo Detainees, Rule of Law, Supreme Court Guantanamo Detainees, Corporate Power, Race, Pollution, Civil Rights, Detainees, Corporate America, Voting Rights, Environment, Voter ID Laws, Conservative Supreme Court Justices, Supreme Court Bush vs. Gore, Bush Administration and Corporate Cronyism, Politics News
Shahid Buttar

Despite the changing winds of politics, the expansion of the voting franchise has been one of our most consistent trends since the birth of the Republic.

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Corporate Responsibility: How Can U.S. Economy Stay Competitive, Get Greener?

Envrionmental Capital | Keith Johnson | Posted 07.24.2008 | Green

Read More: Corporate America, Ge, Gm, Corporate Responsibility, Steel Industry, Economy, Ford, U.S. Climate Action Partnership, Alcoa, Green Economy, Green News

Big U.S. companies obviously want a seat at the table when it's time to draw up America's plan to fight climate change. A year after issuing its "Call...

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The Short-Sighted Double Standard

George Cloutier | Posted 07.21.2008 | Business

Read More: U.S. Economy, Small Business, Freddie Mac, Corporate America, Economy, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae Freddie Mac Bailout, Business News
George Cloutier

Why should small business get nothing while Wall Street benefits? It's shortsighted, and it will only serve to speed the spiral effect of the economic downturn as these enterprises stop investing, and continue to lay off workers.

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Big Business Dominates Small Business Contracting Programs

Chris Gunn | Posted 07.17.2008 | Business

Read More: Beltway Bandits, Fortune 500, Small Business, Corporate America, Economy, Procurement, Contracting, Federal Contracting, Corporate Power, American Small Business League, Business News
Chris Gunn

This is a great story, which ran across Associated Press media outlets today regarding the unequal distribution of small business contracts in the Washington D.C. area.

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John McCain's New Populism?

Diane Francis | Posted 06.16.2008 | Business

Read More: George Bush, Greed, Wall Street Bonuses, John McCain, CEO Pay, Wall Street Regulations, Excess CEO Compensation, Lobbyists, CEO Compensation, Shareholder Rights, Corporate Power, Shareholder Value, Shareholder Democracy, Barack Obama, Tax Cuts Fo Rthe Rich, Business Roundtable, Boards of Directors, Profits, Corporate America, Economic Reform, Tax Cuts, Business News
Diane Francis

McCain can "pledge" to reform Wall Street business practices all he wants, but he hasn't walked the walk in the Senate in past years, nor has his party ever done so.

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"Women Bring the Big Bucks -- So Why Won't Corporate America Show Them the Money?"

Marie Wilson | Posted 04.02.2008 | Business

Read More: Glass Ceiling, Politics, Business, Corporate Management, Gender, Female CEOs, Women CEOs, Corporate America, The White House Project, Corporate Council, Women in Business, Women Leaders, Business News
Marie Wilson

When women make advances in politics, the corporate arena follows suit.

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A Milestone Birthday

R.T. Eby | Posted 03.31.2008 | Home

Read More: Paris Hilton, Corporate America, Wal-Mart, Pop Culture Presidential Politics, Paris Hilton Role Model, Paris Hilton Politics, Hillary Clinton, Corporate Power, Corporate Influence, Joan Baez Politics, Home News
R.T. Eby

Paris Hilton has decided that she is a role model for young women around the world. At first glance that creates the same kind of problem as the one a columnist wrote about recently with Hillary Clinton.

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Economic Bailouts!

Mike Garibaldi-Frick | Posted 03.19.2008 | Business

Read More: Bush Economy, U.S. Economy, Bear Stearns and JPMorgan Chase, Subprime Mortgages, Bear Stearns Bailout, Wall Street, Corporate America, Economy, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Bear Stearns, Bear Stearns Collapse, Oil Companies, Business News
Mike Garibaldi-Frick

It's time for the oil companies, corporations and banks to take responsibility and clean up their own messes.

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Diary of an Aspiring New Yorker: February 1st, 2008

Nicholas Brown | Posted 02.02.2008 | Living

Read More: Superbowl Ads, Corporate America, Struggling Actor, Superbowl, Gross Stupidy, Diary of an Aspiring New Yorker, Living News
Nicholas Brown

February 1st, 2008: What I am doing after the Superbowl We have just been handed a quarter-inch thick packet of paper. The cover page reads 'Post-Sup...

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Karl Rove at Newsweek?

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 11.16.2007 | Politics

Read More: General Pervez Musharraf, Evan Thomas, David Gregory, Donald Segretti, Karl Rove, Joseph McCarthy, Mainstream Media, Newsweek, Karl Rove Newsweek, Corporate America, Media, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

Why is Rove rewarded with a prominent mouthpiece for his vitriol by one of the nation's most widely circulated newsweeklies?

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An Open Letter To Hillary Clinton

Richard Morse | Posted 11.12.2007 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Haliburton, Republican Lite, Cheney, Bush, Ronald Reagan, Haliburton, Corporate America, Earth Day, Iraq War, Wiretapping, 60's, Immigration Laws, American Dream, Politics News
Richard Morse

When you feel frustration from your electorate its because we don't want watered down Republican politics (Republican Lite). We want Democrats with Democratic values.

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Greenwash or Genuine?

Kevin Friedl | Posted 11.12.2007 | Media

Read More: Climate Change, Green Is Universal, Plenty Magazine, Corporate America, Global Warming, Greenwashing, Nbc, Media News
Kevin Friedl

NBC has taken a big step forward. Now it's up to environmentalists to follow up to see if it's all rhetoric or whether the airwaves really did just get a little greener.

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Edwards Gets Tough With Corporate America

Wall Street Journal | Susan Davis | Posted 10.26.2007 | Business

Read More: Edwards Corporate America, John Edwards, Ceos, Corporate America, Business News

John Edwards is targeting Corporate America and what he argues are its corrupt and greedy practices. In a speech today in Des Moines, Iowa, he is outl...

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Slideshow: Corporate America's Highest Paid Women

Fortune | Posted 10.04.2007 | Business

Read More: Highest Paid Women, Corporate America, Highest Paid Lists, Business News

Which corporate women raked it in - and how much did they earn? Fortune magazine puts together a slideshow of America's highest paid women....

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