Economy

Is Your Boss Going to ‘Mine’ Your Vote? More Corporations Step Up Coercion Is Your Boss Going to ‘Mine’ Your Vote? More Corporations Step Up Coercion

Lobbyists for mining companies and hundreds of other businesses are taking advantage of the Citizens United decision to pressure employees into voting Republican.

Oct 19, 2012 / Lee Fang

Dave Zirin: Lance Armstrong Is Done Dave Zirin: Lance Armstrong Is Done

The famous cyclist is unlikely to rebound if even morally bankrupt Nike is cutting ties.

Oct 19, 2012 / Press Room

Mitt Romney’s Economic Hitman Mitt Romney’s Economic Hitman

Mark the name of R. Glenn Hubbard, the man who will make your life miserable if Mitt Romney is elected president.

Oct 19, 2012 / Robert Scheer

This Week in Poverty: What We Talk About When We Talk About Poverty This Week in Poverty: What We Talk About When We Talk About Poverty

In the second presidential debate, Governor Romney used the word poverty without saying anything of substance about it. President Obama didn’t use the word at all but managed...

Oct 19, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann

The Fiscal Cliff X-Factor: The Debt Ceiling The Fiscal Cliff X-Factor: The Debt Ceiling

If Republicans take the debt ceiling hostage again, it could hurt the administration’s leverage for the fiscal cliff. 

Oct 18, 2012 / George Zornick

Greg Palast: Mitt Romney Made Millions From the Auto Bailout Greg Palast: Mitt Romney Made Millions From the Auto Bailout

The Romneys invested millions in a hedge fund that bought GM’s autoparts division, and it paid off big-time.

Oct 18, 2012 / Press Room

Walmart Workers Walk Out

Walmart Workers Walk Out Walmart Workers Walk Out

In the latest action against the union-busting low-wage retailer, labor organizers may have finally found a strategy that works.

Oct 17, 2012 / Liza Featherstone

Why Do Some of America’s Wealthiest Individuals Have Fingers in Louisiana’s Education System?

Why Do Some of America’s Wealthiest Individuals Have Fingers in Louisiana’s Education System? Why Do Some of America’s Wealthiest Individuals Have Fingers in Louisiana’s Education System?

The extremely wealthy are out to destroy public education, and reap the benefits.

Oct 17, 2012 / Matthew Cunningham-Cook

Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney’s Bailout Bonanza Mitt Romney’s Bailout Bonanza

How Mitt and Ann made millions—and Mitt’s hedge fund donors made billions—from the auto-industry rescue that he condemned.

Oct 17, 2012 / Feature / Greg Palast

Hershey’s Charity for Children Became GOP Slush Fund

Hershey’s Charity for Children Became GOP Slush Fund Hershey’s Charity for Children Became GOP Slush Fund

A new attorney general in Pennsylvania could launch a real investigation into the diversion of charitable resources to luxury golf and Republican politics.

Oct 17, 2012 / Feature / F. Frederic Fouad

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