Corporations

Time to Reverse ‘Citizens United’ and Corporate Constitutional Rights

Time to Reverse ‘Citizens United’ and Corporate Constitutional Rights Time to Reverse ‘Citizens United’ and Corporate Constitutional Rights

The US Supreme Court decided Citizens United 10 years ago. I’m calling for the end to corporate constitutional rights and political money as free speech.

Feb 5, 2020 / Rep. Pramila Jayapal

‘Woke’ CEOs Don’t Actually Care About Economic Justice

‘Woke’ CEOs Don’t Actually Care About Economic Justice ‘Woke’ CEOs Don’t Actually Care About Economic Justice

Make no mistake: In business, earnings matter more than equality.

Jan 28, 2020 / Column / Aaron Ross Coleman

Is Anti-Monopolism Enough?

Is Anti-Monopolism Enough? Is Anti-Monopolism Enough?

In Goliath, Matt Stoller argues that US history has been defined by a struggle between monopoly and democracy, but to understand inequality today requires engaging with questions o...

Jan 21, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Gabriel Winant

New Jersey Just Passed the First Law in the Nation to Guarantee Severance Pay After Mass Layoffs

New Jersey Just Passed the First Law in the Nation to Guarantee Severance Pay After Mass Layoffs New Jersey Just Passed the First Law in the Nation to Guarantee Severance Pay After Mass Layoffs

The measure could tip the scales in favor of keeping stores and factories open and people employed.

Jan 15, 2020 / Bryce Covert

Bill Greider Showed Us What American Journalism Could Be

Bill Greider Showed Us What American Journalism Could Be Bill Greider Showed Us What American Journalism Could Be

Join me in raising a glass to a legend, my mentor and friend, a reporter who prized reality over false notions of “balance.” He will be missed.

Dec 31, 2019 / Robert L. Borosage

William Greider Knew What Ailed the Democratic Party

William Greider Knew What Ailed the Democratic Party William Greider Knew What Ailed the Democratic Party

…and how to fix it. We will miss him.

Dec 27, 2019 / John Nichols

UN Climate Conference 2019

This Is Why the World Is Facing Climate Catastrophe This Is Why the World Is Facing Climate Catastrophe

At the COP 25 summit in Madrid, the powerful countries stalled and squabbled while activists marched and pleaded for serious climate action.

Dec 17, 2019 / Ben Ehrenreich

Climate activists protest on the first day of the Exxon Mobil trial outside the New York State Supreme Court building on October 22, 2019.

Exxon Won a Major Climate Change Lawsuit—but More Are Coming Exxon Won a Major Climate Change Lawsuit—but More Are Coming

Exxon’s win was a narrow one, and it doesn’t mean that Big Oil can’t be held to account.

Dec 13, 2019 / Zoë Carpenter

Capitalism Is Broken. It’s Time for Something New.

Capitalism Is Broken. It’s Time for Something New. Capitalism Is Broken. It’s Time for Something New.

And time is of the essence.

Dec 10, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

RIP, World Trade Organization?

RIP, World Trade Organization? RIP, World Trade Organization?

The United States was hostile to the WTO for years. Then came Donald Trump.

Dec 9, 2019 / Todd N. Tucker

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