by Isaiah J. Poole | Nov 17, 2009 | Blog, Financial Reform
The banking lobby, as corporate lobbies are wont to do, can build a wonderful Potemkin village of consumer delights, where a defanged government beholden to business interests smiles as unfettered CEOs and marketers rack up their profits and where only the buyer need...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 16, 2009 | Blog
President Obama is visiting Asia, and is blasted over and over about America's supposedly "protectionist" policies. "China on Monday accused the United States of increasing protectionism..."Think about it, the country with the massive trade surplus accuses the country...
by Leo Gerard | Nov 16, 2009 | Blog
A business group is honoring Roger Agnelli, the CEO of Vale, one of the largest mining companies in the world, which, coincidentally, is in the midst of its longest ever labor dispute. The award is for exceptional accomplishments in corporate social responsibility....
by Sam Pizzigati | Nov 16, 2009 | Blog
Unfortunately, lawmakers aren't doing too well either — and the big bank bonus grab has once again shifted into overdrive. The bankers at Goldman Sachs, Goldman's CEO pronounced last week, are doing “God’s work.” God, these days, must truly be...
by Alan Jenkins | Nov 16, 2009 | Blog
During a series of trips through Europe and Asia that I completed last week, I was reminded that the Americans with Disabilities Act really is the Americans with Disabilities Act, and why our nation should be so proud of that milestone. So many of the offices,...
by Terrance Heath | Nov 13, 2009 | Blog
Michelle Bachman's "Superbowl of Freedom" (or "Bachmannalia") was not the first protest with such attention grabbing signage, but merely the latest. September saw Glenn Beck's 9/12 marchers descend upon Washington. Again, they brought their message-bearing signs and...
