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2009: A Time for Real Economic Change

Mike Garibaldi-Frick | Posted 12.29.2008 | Business

Read More: Taxes, Small Business, Wall Street Bailout, Economy, Economic Crisis, Middle Class, George W. Bush, Ponzi Scheme, Obama, Corporate Power, Capitalism, Tax Reform, Recession, Economic Policy, FInancial Markets, Corporations, United States, Tax Cuts, Mortgage Rates, Interest Rates, Wall Street, Great Depression, Financial Crisis, Business News
Mike Garibaldi-Frick

America's anger and ingenious will is stoked and a new, more open administration is coming to power looking for innovative, far-reaching ideas.

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The Root Cause of the Economic Catastrophe

Dave Johnson | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Corporations, Campaign Finance, Politics News
Dave Johnson

Everyone understands that the root cause of this economic catastrophe was corporate money's influence on our politics. Corporations are able to con...

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George Bush's Nightmare Before Christmas

Robert Greenwald | Posted 12.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Holiday, George Bush, Midnight Regulations, Greeting, Labor, Congress, Corporations, Santa Bush, Environment, Christmas, President, Video, Politics News
Robert Greenwald

When given the opportunity to be "naughty or nice" this holiday season, Bush has clearly opted to go down as one of the naughtiest, most sinister presidents in our nation's history.

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Viacom to Employees: Happy Holidays and Go Screw Yourselves

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 12.11.2008 | Media

Read More: Layoffs, Freelancers, Recession, Choose or Lose, Street Team, Mtv, Viacom, Corporations, Media News
Allison Kilkenny

Late paychecks are always a drag, but they're especially inconvenient during the holidays. A delayed payment of a week may mess up one's checkbook, bu...

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Automakers: Apology Accepted

Jim Wallis | Posted 12.11.2008 | Business

Read More: Market, Leadership, Greed, Leaders, Trust, Gm, Economic Crisis, Mortgage Backed Securities, Ford, Green, Compensation, Congress, Employee, Apology, Business, Corporations, Transparency, Automakers, Chrysler, Bailout, Stock, Sin, Big Three, Economy Special Focus, Detroit, Auto Bailout, Financial Crisis, Business News
Jim Wallis

If we are honest with ourselves, we realize that the very mistakes the leadership of GM, Chrysler, and Ford have made are all too recognizable in ourselves -- even if there are drastic differences of scale.

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Corporate Responsibility and the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Michael Shtender-Auerbach | Posted 12.10.2008 | Business

Read More: 60th Anniversary Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Eisenhower, Corporate Power, Corporations, United Nations, Business and Human Rights Resource Center, The Ruggie Framework, John Ruggie, Global Network Initiative, Business News
Michael Shtender-Auerbach

With its growing impact on socio-economic conditions, business has a role to play in finally bringing the Declaration's principles to their universal realization.

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The GOP's "Tax Holiday" Myth

Mike Papantonio | Posted 12.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gop, Wealthy, Tax Break, Corporate America, Tax Holiday, Taxes, Recession, Chamber of Commerce, Corporations, Economy, Politics News
Mike Papantonio

Mainstream media did a poor job telling the story about how almost 70% of America's largest multinational corporations paid zero ...

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Let's Invest in the Real Detroit

Scott Kurashige | Posted 12.03.2008 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Community Organizing, Race, Big Three Automakers, Bailout, Corporations, Activism, Detroit, Business News
Scott Kurashige

Detroit's proud residents take offense at the national media's use of their city's name as a synonym for the American auto industry, an industry transformed by suburbanization and outsourcing.

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Why Too Many Successions Don't Succeed

Simon Sinek | Posted 11.26.2008 | Business

Read More: Vision, Steve Jobs, Why, Dell, Microsoft, Bill Gates, Michael Dell, Howard Schultz, Apple, Corporations, Ceos, Starbucks, Succession Planning, Succession, Steve Balmer, Gates Foundation, Business News
Simon Sinek

There were three words missing from Bill Gates' goodbye speech when he officially left Microsoft in July of this year. They are three words he probab...

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A Response To Rep. Elijah Cummings

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Business Expense, Loophole, Tax Code, Maximum Wage, Populism, Kucinich, Sherrod Brown, Corporate Tax, Stock Options, Corporate, Business, Wastefulness, Corporate Jet, Pelosi, Business Costs, Big Business, Bailout, Luxury, Taxable, Populist, Ceos, Deductibility, Taxpayer Money, Capital Gains, Reid, Detroit, Elijah Cummings, Auto Companies, Taxes, Greed, Citigroup, Democrat, Business Tax, Congress, Loopholes, Democrats, Income Tax, Profit, Resort, Fat Cat, Tax, Corporations, Chris Weigant, Ceo, Shareholder, Outrage, Business Meeting, Stadium Tax, Mets, Deductible, Stadium Naming, Deduction, Tax Deductible, Cummings, Politics News
Chris Weigant

The loopholes which allow such corporate excess were not exactly handed down to Moses on tablets -- each and every loophole was approved by Congress.

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How (Not) to Succeed in Business

Peter Clothier | Posted 11.21.2008 | Business

Read More: Business, Bailout, Corporations, Auto Industry, Telephone Companies, Cable Companies, Consumer Reports, Business News
Peter Clothier

Okay, call me an easy mark. I should have picked up on this long ago. I didn't. But am I alone in thinking that I was somehow cheated?

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"Fisherma'am" Proposes 28th Amendment: Separation Of Corporation And State

Chelsea Green | Posted 11.10.2008 | Green

Read More: Video, Corporations, 28th Amendment, ExxonMobil Profits, Corporate Greed, Oil, Exxonmobil, Exxon, Oil Profits, Corporatocracy, Exxon Valdez, Dr. Riki Ott, Green News

Every so often an idea comes along that rings with such clarity and purpose that it ignites the imaginations of millions of people. That spark of exci...

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Now We Start the Fight for a People's Economy!

Dave Johnson | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama, Socialism, Corporations, Economy, Financial Crisis, Obama Economy, HuffPost Election Analysis, Obama Presidency, Politics News
Dave Johnson

Nowwe start the fight to create a country and an an economy that works for us, for We, the People.

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Right Now, Propping Up the Banks Is the Only Thing

David Fiderer | Posted 10.11.2008 | Business

Read More: Banks, Financial Crisis, Wall Street Crisis, Hank Paulson, Banking Crisis, Corporations, 2008 Election, Economy, Economic Crisis, Business News
David Fiderer

Right now restoration of financial confidence isn't everything. It's the only thing. So for the time being, we can forget about Troopergate, hecklers at McCain rallies and the latest opinion polls.

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Meet Your Debate Sponsors: Part 2

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sponsors, John McCain, Presidential Debates, Debates, Bailout, Corporatism, 2008 Election, Corporations, Barack Obama, Politics News
Allison Kilkenny

AT&T makes a triumphant return in this second installment of the presidential debates. While Wachovia is out of the mix tonight, the financial industry will be well-represented tonight by three banks.

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Meet Your Debate Sponsors!

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice President, League of Women Voters, Corporations, Gwen Ifill, Commission on Presidential Debates, Joe Biden, Presidential Debates, 2008 Election, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Allison Kilkenny

That's right -- from the people who wiretap your phones and are praying for a government bailout comes the totally fair and nonpartisan vice presidential debate!

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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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The War on Labor Day

Elana Levin | Posted 09.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Middle-Class Squeeze, Labor, Take Back Labor Day, Employee Free Choice Act, Labor Day, Corporations, Trade, Middle Class, Corporate Power, Unions, Nafta, Workers Rights, Politics News
Elana Levin

Bill O'Reilly talks about "The War on Christmas," and while that concept has been widely lambasted I'm here today to sound a different alarm -- that there is truly a War on Labor Day.

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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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Corporations And Human Rights Abuses In Burma

Jennifer Winstanley | Posted 07.31.2008 | Living

Read More: Human Rights, Refugees, Foreign Investment, Burma, Corporations, Giving, The Giving Life, Living News
Jennifer Winstanley

It is easy to point the finger at the Burmese government but what about the corporations that turn a blind eye to massive human rights violations carried out by the military in the course of the joint projects?

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Under the Radar: Two Tales From the Secret Life of Patents

Brian Kahin | Posted 07.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Qualcomm, Websites, Nokia, Trolls, Patents, Intellectual Property, Corporations, Lawsuit, Business News
Brian Kahin

The patent system is often portrayed as the defender of creativity, but as it's grown powerful, it's become a tool to extract settlements from little guys with the threat of astronomical legal costs.

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The Other N-Word

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 07.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Corporations, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, 2008 Presidential Race, Green Party, Media, 2008 Election, Ralph Nader, Barack Obama, Politics News
Allison Kilkenny

Obama has catered to the middle with gun control, telecom immunity, the death penalty, faith-based initiatives, and troop withdrawal landmarks. The only man who can save us now is Ralph Nader.

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Squealing on the Left At Obama's Back Flips

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 06.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Corporations, Move On. Org, Democrats, Huffignton Post, Presidency, John McCain, Alternet, Republicans, Barack Obama Moves Center, Beltawy Politics, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Some are disappointed with him because they had an inflated, starry-eyed hope that he was the man who would magically undue Bush's wreckage. This expectation was unfair to Obama.

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Another Corporate Gimmick -- Arbitration

Dave Johnson | Posted 06.14.2008 | Business

Read More: Deregulation, Mediation, Tort Reform, Corporations, Courts, Arbitration, Attorneys, Corporate Power, Business News
Dave Johnson

More and more consumer-oriented contracts have clauses specifying that disputes must go to arbitration rather than our civil justice system. But 98.8% of arbitrations end in favor of the corporations.

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What Corporate Climate Metrics Matter?

Wood Turner | Posted 06.04.2008 | Green

Read More: Consumption, Pollution, Corporations, Green Corporations, Carbon Footprint, Green News
Wood Turner

While people across the country are taking action to reduce their own carbon footprint, some consumers are using their power to push companies to take action themselves -- and it's paying off.

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