What It’s Like to Work for the Billionaire ‘Nickel King’
Labor activists are exposing deadly conditions for Indonesian workers who process battery nickel for Teslas and other electric cars.
Corporate Power
Can the G20 Do More Than Serve Markets and Investors?
World leaders heading to the G20 summit should use this rare multilateral space to advance a more equitable and sustainable global economy.
Musk’s Trillion-Dollar Pay Package Isn’t the Only Bad Thing on the Tesla Shareholder Ballot
Investors will vote on several issues at the heart of a broader national effort by oligarchs and corporate insiders to consolidate power over our economy.
Don’t Let Wall Street Gamble with Your Golden Years
Private equity firms want your retirement savings — and the Trump administration wants to help them.
Political Gerrymandering Is an Attack on Working Families and Black Voters Like Me
Missouri lawmakers are seeking to undermine progress on worker rights by suppressing voter participation and rolling back hard-fought victories.
Meet the Low-Wage 100
At the 100 largest low-wage corporations, CEO pay and stock buybacks have soared since 2019 while median worker pay has lagged behind U.S. inflation.
How City-Owned Grocery Stores Can Tackle Food Insecurity
As private grocers abandon low-income neighborhoods, Zohran Mamdani’s public ownership proposal offers a solution to market failures.
Discipline and Punish: How Wall Street’s Grip on School Finance Deepens Inequality
Federal funding cuts will only worsen school districts' damaging dependence on debt.
The Other Corporate Restraints
Amid the Trump administration’s regulatory rollbacks, two forces continue to serve as checks on corporate misconduct: state-level regulation and private litigation.