Hawaii Targets Citizens United with Law Clarifying Corporations Are Not People
The new law will limit the constitutional rights of corporations to make political donations.
Articles
Seniors Are Paying the Price as Private Equity Takes Over Nursing Homes
When corporations take over public health care, quality decreases, and patients suffer. Medicaid cuts could lead to the same result.
We Have the Power to Turn Manufacturing Investments Into Good Jobs in the South
Community benefit agreements can secure strong labor protections, environmental standards, and local investments.
Who Pays Federal Income Taxes? The Rich, But Not Nearly as Much as They Should — or Once Did
A closer look at IRS data shows our tax system isn’t keeping up with rising inequality.
I Was Already Suspicious of the Data Center Boom. Then I Stood In Data Center Alley
Pockets of opposition to the data center boom are emerging all over the country.
Re-Opening Mexico to Fracking Could Lead to More Corporate Lawsuits
In any battle over fracking, transnational corporations would be well-positioned to overpower local resistance.
The Corporate and Billionaire Opponents of San Francisco’s Overpaid Executive Tax
Five billionaires and numerous corporations with huge pay gaps are funding a war chest against Proposition D on the city's primary ballot.
Chicago Teachers Are Making This May Day Count
A Q&A with Chicago Teachers Union Vice President Jackson Potter about why they're mobilizing en masse this May 1.
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