Plans by coal corporations could create five-fold increase in train traffic, extensive traffic delays and large increases in noise and air pollution.
[Read more]The Great American Sell-Out
The management of one of our national treasures — the Smithsonian Museum — threatens to plumb new depths in pimping the public domain to corporate interests. A preliminary deal awaiting consideration by the Smithsonian board of regents would sell General Motors Inc. naming rights for the institute’s new hall of transportation for $10 million.
[Read more]Capsule Book Review: When Corporations Rule the World
The first (1995) edition of When Corporations Rule the World awakened many Americans to the destructive systemic impacts of the global economic system and the depths of the structural problems. Coming from a self-described conservative with an extensive background in international development and economics, WCRW offered a thorough and extensively documented analysis capable of swaying even hard-core laissez-faire advocates.
[Read more]Why Is Killing for Capital Not a Capital Crime?
Despite evidence that officers at both Firestone and Ford knew they were killing people by keeping defective products on the market, there has not been a single indictment of either corporation, nor of any culpable corporate officers to date.
[Read more]Bigger Banks Mean Bigger Fees
The Federal Reserve finds that large banks charge significantly higher fees to customers than small banks, reinforcing the need for limits on corporations’ size.
[Read more]The Biggest Obstacle to Equal Representation for Women in Congress Isn’t Sexism, It’s Money
Sexism and extremism steamrolled tradition when women who were in line for House committee chairs this session were slighted because their male counterparts were deemed “more qualified” (read: more conservative). The majority party normally chooses committee chairs based on seniority, but another norm was maintained instead–the 107th House now boasts committees all chaired by white men.
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