Meet Five CEOs Who Prove That Lower Corporate Taxes Don’t Equal More Hiring Meet Five CEOs Who Prove That Lower Corporate Taxes Don’t Equal More Hiring
It's a key argument made by CEOs pushing for a deal on the fiscal cliff, but it's wrong.
Dec 11, 2012 / George Zornick
Why Most Walmart and Fast Food Workers Didn’t Strike Why Most Walmart and Fast Food Workers Didn’t Strike
Recent strikes against Walmart and fast food chains made waves, but the vast majority of service workers can’t afford to speak out.
Dec 11, 2012 / Nona Willis Aronowitz
Walmart Workers Model ‘Minority Unionism’ Walmart Workers Model ‘Minority Unionism’
The OUR Walmart approach doesn't rely on majority membership at one store, but a coalition of workers across the country.
Dec 11, 2012 / Josh Eidelson
Progress for Women Continues Flatlining at the Top Ranks of the Private Sector Progress for Women Continues Flatlining at the Top Ranks of the Private Sector
How will women dominate the economy if we’ve hit a plateau at the top?
Dec 11, 2012 / Bryce Covert
A Sign That Obama Will Repeat Economic Mistakes A Sign That Obama Will Repeat Economic Mistakes
Reports say Sallie Krawcheck is a leading condender for SEC chairman, but her résumé should raise a red flag.
Dec 7, 2012 / Robert Scheer
Must-See Farmworker Video Takes on Food Industry Hypocrisy Must-See Farmworker Video Takes on Food Industry Hypocrisy
This holiday season, join the Coalition of Immokalee Workers in calling on Publix to stop paying farmworkers sub-poverty wages.
Dec 6, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Documents Undermine Walmart Account on Deadly Bangladesh Fire Documents Undermine Walmart Account on Deadly Bangladesh Fire
One news report reveals Walmart’s role in defeating a proposal for retail corporations to pay for safety improvements; the other shows that multiple Walmart suppliers used th...
Dec 6, 2012 / Josh Eidelson
The FCC Must Not Give Rupert Murdoch More Control Over US Media The FCC Must Not Give Rupert Murdoch More Control Over US Media
The man that proposed “Petraeus for President” threatens to dominate airwaves and headlines in major American cities.
Dec 6, 2012 / John Nichols
Yolanda Andrews: The Home Defenders League Is Fighting Back Yolanda Andrews: The Home Defenders League Is Fighting Back
For Yolanda Andrews, losing her house would mean losing everything. That's why she's standing up to predatory banking.
Dec 5, 2012 / Francis Reynolds
Josh Eidelson and Dorian Warren: Strikers Are Challenging Walmart’s Low-Price, Low-Wage Model Josh Eidelson and Dorian Warren: Strikers Are Challenging Walmart’s Low-Price, Low-Wage Model
Walmart strikers took huge risks by walking off the job on Black Friday.
Dec 5, 2012 / Press Room