Want to Get Money Out of Politics? Arizona Had a Solution.
With its decision in Arizona Free Enterprise Club v. Bennett, the Supreme Court dealt a huge blow to meaningful public campaign financing.
Corporate Power
Third-party funder is the only winner in Odyssey Marine Exploration’s suit against Mexico
The country will likely have to pay over $30 million to an American litigation firm because it wanted to protect its environment from harmful seabed mining.
Lawmakers Target Corporations Paying Executives More than Uncle Sam
In the lead-up to the 2025 tax debate, corporations with fat CEO paychecks and thin IRS payments are in the spotlight.
Walmart and Amazon Exploit and Destroy. The Alternative?
Both companies are far too dominant in their industries — cooperatives present a more egalitarian alternative.
A New Permanent Affordable Housing Proposal
Recently introduced legislation would help break corporate America’s grip on our housing stock.
801 U.S. billionaires hold a combined $6.22 trillion in wealth
The number billionaires based in the United States has fallen slightly in recent months but their wealth keeps growing unabated.
The UN Summit of the Future Appears Stuck in the Past
A draft action plan would perpetuate an international investment regime that grants corporations excessive power to undermine public interest regulations.
The Low-Wage Corporations That Blew Half a Trillion Dollars to Inflate CEO Pay
A new report reveals that nearly half of the 100 largest low-wage employers spent more on stock buybacks than on long-term capital investments over the past five years.
The United States Needs a ‘Robin Hood Tax’
A tiny Wall Street sales tax could fund huge improvements for the rest of us.