No Message on the Bottle
Bottlers need to label the source of their water and provide honest information on their bottles instead of making spurious marketing claims.
Multinational Shell Game Hurts Local Business
Tax havens create a fundamentally unlevel playing field between multinational corporations with overseas tax havens and local Main Street businesses.
GOP Goes ‘Grassroots,’ Washington-Style
Republicans convene corporate lobbyists to seek supposedly bold new ideas.
Corporate Negligence by any Other Name
Resurrecting the Amoco brand would be just a cynical ploy at a time when we need to move forcefully into a new economy that doesn’t ravage the environment.
Franken v. Roberts
Sen. Al Franken is shaking up the Washington establishment on behalf of regular folks.
Corporate Social Irresponsibility
BP must come clean, both literally and figuratively.
GM Crashes Chevy
Why would the automaker stomp on its own success?
BP’s Ethics
Voluntary corporate codes of conduct are like lipstick on a pig.
How to Get Politicians to Admit in Public That the Drug War Has Been a Complete Failure
We do not need yet another blue ribbon commission or academic study to tell us our current policies are not working.
Turning Points: Israel Caves Under Flotilla Pressure
Civil society has had some success in the wake of the flotilla attack.
Comcast-NBC Merger Is a Bad Deal
The proposed merger threatens competition and innovation.
The Danger of Invisible Corporate Power
It may take several election cycles to scrub corporate influence and control from our political system.
Community Gardens Don’t Excuse What Kraft Did to American Food
Big Food won’t be absolved by tossing a fraction of its fortunes toward urban plots.
Monsanto
A bountiful crop of genetically modified public servants that are 100% resistant to any pressure from below.
Constitution v. Corporations
Kagan’s confirmation process should usher in a much-needed national conversation about the Supreme Court.