In Kasky v Nike, SCOTUS bucked an opportunity to clarify the Bill of Rights protects human liberty and not corporations from public accountability.
[Read more]Nike – Just Don’t Do It
Exxon CEO Now Concerned About Local Fracking Impacts…In His Community
The CEO of a corporation engaged in fracking activities nationwide sues to stop it in his neighborhood, claiming the right to an “upscale community free of industrial properties.”
[Read more]Whistleblowers Risking It All in Defiance of the Security State
The Obama administration has expanded the government’s whistleblower crackdown: it has invoked the Espionage Act seven times to prosecute federal officials suspected of leaking information, more than twice the number of Espionage Act indictments filed under all other presidents combined.
[Read more]On Sales Tax, Amazon Wins Even When it Loses
Soon, Amazon customers will finally pay sales tax. While that may seem to be a victory against Amazon’s aggressive rent-seeking, it isn’t. The company is accepting the taxes on its terms. In fact, the national law compelling Amazon to pay sales tax will help it save money as it builds warehouses.
[Read more]What We Can Learn About Corporations From the Man Who Sold Shares in Himself
Wired.com recently posted an amusing article about a man who sold shares in himself in exchange for a cut of his future earnings and the right to make decisions about his life. The consequences shed light on problems of our system of corporate ownership, problems which are otherwise difficult to see.
[Read more]Too Big to Fail is Too Big to Prosecute? Increasingly, Legislators Think Not
For years, legislators have avoided prosecuting some big banks for their crimes, fearing that, thanks to their size, doing so would disrupt the economy. Recently, however, momentum is building in Washington toward reforming the banks.
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