Corporations

Alice Hu of the Summer of Heat campaign speaks to the camera as she is arrested at Citigroup's Manhattan headquarters on July 22, 2024, in a Stop the Money Pipeline video on Instagram.

Climate Justice Organizer to Citi CEO: “Talk Is Cheap” Climate Justice Organizer to Citi CEO: “Talk Is Cheap”

An interview with Alice Hu, one of the lead organizers of the “Summer of Heat” campaign targeting Wall Street fossil fuel financiers.

Aug 8, 2024 / Wen Stephenson

Members of the GMB union who work at Amazon picket outside the online retailer's site in Coventry.

For Amazon Workers, $30 Is the New $15 For Amazon Workers, $30 Is the New $15

Recent skirmishes signal the growing confidence of Amazon workers, demonstrating that withdrawal of labor can force even the most powerful company in the world into concessions.

Aug 8, 2024 / Jonathan Rosenblum

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo testifies during a US Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 15, 2024.

Gina Raimondo Would Be a Terrible Choice for Treasury Secretary Gina Raimondo Would Be a Terrible Choice for Treasury Secretary

The commerce secretary is rumored to be the front-runner to head the Treasury Department in a Harris administration. Her coziness with corporations makes her a disastrous pick.

Aug 7, 2024 / Branko Marcetic

Protesters hold signs reading

The Strippers’ Union Faces Employers’ Trump Card The Strippers’ Union Faces Employers’ Trump Card

Hell-bent on stopping workers from unionizing, employers will sometimes shut down a location or an entire business—that’s what happened at the Star Garden topless bar in LA.

Jul 31, 2024 / Bryce Covert

Enemy of progress: Linkedin founder Reid Hoffman at the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho.

Kamala Harris Needs to Put Arrogant Plutocratic Donors in Their Place Kamala Harris Needs to Put Arrogant Plutocratic Donors in Their Place

Wealthy centrists are already pressuring Democrats to give up their progressive achievements.

Jul 29, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Supreme Corruption

Supreme Corruption Supreme Corruption

The Roberts Court undermines our constitution.

Jul 18, 2024 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

These Corporations Are the  True “Winners” of the War on Gaza

These Corporations Are the True “Winners” of the War on Gaza These Corporations Are the True “Winners” of the War on Gaza

From Colt to Caterpillar, American companies are earning big profits off of Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza, turning the horrors of war into boardroom victories.

Jul 9, 2024 / Feature / Spencer Ackerman

The Roberts Supreme Court’s Decision on Netchoice Was Righteous

The Roberts Supreme Court’s Decision on Netchoice Was Righteous The Roberts Supreme Court’s Decision on Netchoice Was Righteous

No, that is not a typo. Amid the deluge this week, Big Tech didn't get what it wanted. And the court left open the possibility that we might get social media regulation right.

Jul 2, 2024 / Zephyr Teachout

Retirees protesting the Medicare Advantage situation relating to the 12-126 law outside of City Hall in New York on October 12, 2022.

Medicare Dis-Advantage: Overpayments and Inequity Medicare Dis-Advantage: Overpayments and Inequity

The very “choice” that Medicare Advantage is said to offer is undermining Medicare’s promise of equal and universal care for seniors.

Jul 1, 2024 / Adam Gaffney, David U. Himmelstein, and Steffie Woolhandler

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Venture Capitalists Are Gunning for New Frontiers in Techno-War Venture Capitalists Are Gunning for New Frontiers in Techno-War

These corporate promoters of a new way of war view themselves as a new breed of patriots, ready and able to successfully confront the military challenges of the future.

Jun 26, 2024 / William D. Hartung

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