by Sam Pizzigati | Mar 20, 2017 | Blog
Mirror, mirror on the boardroom wall, who’s the greediest CEO of them all? This spring, as always, that’s going to be a tough call. We have so many worthy candidates. How about, for instance, the outgoing CEO at Coca-Cola? Muhtar Kent will be stepping down as Coke’s...
by Lois Gibbs | Mar 19, 2017 | Blog
President Donald Trump’s deep cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency terrify me. They will gut the agency, removing protections for American families and our children. As I travel from one polluted community to the next, women weep as they hold their children,...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 19, 2017 | Blog
The TV show Silicon Valley regularly makes fun of tech companies that promise to "make the world a better place." Now, Tech Stands Up and Silicon Valley Rising want tech companies to follow through on this promise - starting with their workers. [vimeo 98720197 w=400...
by Tim Wilkins | Mar 17, 2017 | Blog
The “Small Business Health Fairness Act” rolls back the reliable and affordable health care small businesses have enjoyed since the passage of the Affordable Care Act ten years ago. “The proposed legislation could expose employers and employees to financial ruin,”...
by Mark Trahant | Mar 17, 2017 | Blog
Remember the sequester? Ah, the good old days. The new Trump Administration budget is short on details, but clear on direction. And we do know two things. First: If enacted, this budget would shrink the federal government to a much smaller size. Except for the...
by Richard Eskow | Mar 17, 2017 | Blog
With typical bombast, Donald Trump calls his 2018 draft budget America First: A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again. No, it won’t make America great again. It reflects a hardness of the heart and a sickness of the spirit unworthy of the American people....
