Corporations

Congressmen: E-mails Reveal Walmart CEO Was Repeatedly Informed of Bribery Scandal in 2005

Congressmen: E-mails Reveal Walmart CEO Was Repeatedly Informed of Bribery Scandal in 2005 Congressmen: E-mails Reveal Walmart CEO Was Repeatedly Informed of Bribery Scandal in 2005

Representatives Waxman and Cummings say the documents appear to contradict Walmart’s story about the widening scandal.

Jan 10, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

AIG Investors Break the World Record for Arrogance

AIG Investors Break the World Record for Arrogance AIG Investors Break the World Record for Arrogance

Shareholders are suing the federal government for rescuing their company from collapse. The ever-grateful corporate board could join them.

Jan 8, 2013 / William Greider

Labor Groups Pan Walmart Plan to Bring Oversight Approach Used in Bangladesh to the US

Labor Groups Pan Walmart Plan to Bring Oversight Approach Used in Bangladesh to the US Labor Groups Pan Walmart Plan to Bring Oversight Approach Used in Bangladesh to the US

A labor official says the kind of auditing Walmart wants to bring to its US warehouses “led directly to the deaths of 112 people in Bangladesh.”

Jan 4, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

Cerberus Collected Ex-Government Opportunists

Cerberus Collected Ex-Government Opportunists Cerberus Collected Ex-Government Opportunists

In mythology, Cerberus is the three-headed dog that guards the gates of Hades. How perfect a name for a company whose leaders have sold their souls.

Dec 28, 2012 / Robert Scheer

Hundreds of Argentina Walmart Employees Went on Strike in Solidarity With US Co-Workers Hundreds of Argentina Walmart Employees Went on Strike in Solidarity With US Co-Workers

Protestors in Argentina hope international pressure can end Walmart's union-busting in the US.

Dec 21, 2012 / Josh Eidelson

Clinton and Gramm: Crony Capitalism’s Power Couple

Clinton and Gramm: Crony Capitalism’s Power Couple Clinton and Gramm: Crony Capitalism’s Power Couple

Former senator Phil Gramm helped pass laws that let the banks go wild, yet he’s stayed silent on UBS’s crimes.

Dec 21, 2012 / Robert Scheer

George Zornick: Walmart Sells Deadly Assault Rifles, but Won’t Carry Explicit CDs George Zornick: Walmart Sells Deadly Assault Rifles, but Won’t Carry Explicit CDs

After the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary, some companies are distancing themselves from guns.

Dec 20, 2012 / Press Room

Don’t Be Fooled: Walmart Hasn’t Changed Anything

Don’t Be Fooled: Walmart Hasn’t Changed Anything Don’t Be Fooled: Walmart Hasn’t Changed Anything

Walmart hasn’t stopped the sale of a single gun in the wake of Sandy Hook, even though many other stores have. 

Dec 18, 2012 / George Zornick

CODEPINK Exposes the Cayman Islands Tax Scandal

CODEPINK Exposes the Cayman Islands Tax Scandal CODEPINK Exposes the Cayman Islands Tax Scandal

Over 100 Americans with CODEPINK and The Nation protested in front of the Ugland House, where some 18,000 corporations hide their tax dollars.

Dec 18, 2012 / CODEPINK

Walmart VP: When Workers Ask About Unions, Management Tells Them Benefits ‘Might Go Away’

Walmart VP: When Workers Ask About Unions, Management Tells Them Benefits ‘Might Go Away’ Walmart VP: When Workers Ask About Unions, Management Tells Them Benefits ‘Might Go Away’

Did a Walmart vice president just reveal illegal union-busting?

Dec 17, 2012 / Josh Eidelson

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