Business

Walmart’s Pregnancy Policy May Make You Sick

Walmart’s Pregnancy Policy May Make You Sick Walmart’s Pregnancy Policy May Make You Sick

Walmart to pregnant women: choose between a healthy pregnancy and a job.

Dec 19, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Why Is Ecuador Selling Its Economic and Environmental Future to China?

Why Is Ecuador Selling Its Economic and Environmental Future to China? Why Is Ecuador Selling Its Economic and Environmental Future to China?

The slick, oily underside of Correa’s “citizens’ revolution.”

Dec 18, 2014 / Andrew Ross

To Save the Planet, We Need to Leave Fossil Fuels in the Ground—but Oil Companies Have Other Plans

To Save the Planet, We Need to Leave Fossil Fuels in the Ground—but Oil Companies Have Other Plans To Save the Planet, We Need to Leave Fossil Fuels in the Ground—but Oil Companies Have Other Plans

They say no to any “stranded assets.”

Dec 10, 2014 / Feature / William D. Cohan

Congress Is Poised to Hand Wall Street a Huge Victory

Congress Is Poised to Hand Wall Street a Huge Victory Congress Is Poised to Hand Wall Street a Huge Victory

But opposition among Democrats is growing.

Dec 10, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Bogus Bipartisanship: Congress Cooperates in the Service of Corporations

Bogus Bipartisanship: Congress Cooperates in the Service of Corporations Bogus Bipartisanship: Congress Cooperates in the Service of Corporations

House Republicans and Democrats overwhelmingly approve extending absurd corporate tax breaks.

Dec 5, 2014 / John Nichols

Walmart’s US Operations Burn 4.2 Million Tons of Coal Each Year

Walmart’s US Operations Burn 4.2 Million Tons of Coal Each Year Walmart’s US Operations Burn 4.2 Million Tons of Coal Each Year

Walmart claims to be environmentally friendly, but the details tell a different story.

Dec 3, 2014 / Michelle Chen

This Is Black Friday in Bangladesh

This Is Black Friday in Bangladesh This Is Black Friday in Bangladesh

Walmart, Dickies, Disney, Sean John Apparel, Sears: Two years after the Tazreen factory fire, these companies and others have still not compensated the victims who died making thei...

Nov 26, 2014 / Michelle Chen

$1 Billion: That’s How Much Walmart Avoids Paying in Taxes Each Year Through Loopholes

$1 Billion: That’s How Much Walmart Avoids Paying in Taxes Each Year Through Loopholes $1 Billion: That’s How Much Walmart Avoids Paying in Taxes Each Year Through Loopholes

Think you're getting a great deal on Black Friday? You should see how much Walmart is "saving."

Nov 24, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Want a Living Wage? Work at McDonald’s… in Denmark

Want a Living Wage? Work at McDonald’s… in Denmark Want a Living Wage? Work at McDonald’s… in Denmark

Can global solidarity between fast-food workers help raise the bar for all of them?

Nov 19, 2014 / Michelle Chen

When Mega Corporations Get Mega Tax Breaks, We All Pay

When Mega Corporations Get Mega Tax Breaks, We All Pay When Mega Corporations Get Mega Tax Breaks, We All Pay

A study finds that of the 100 highest-paid CEOs in the US, twenty-nine of them received more compensation than their companies paid in federal income tax.

Nov 18, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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