Tag: Corporate America
Who’s to blame for out-of-control corporate power?
The public is waking up to the outsized power corporations wield over our economy and democracy. It’s about time.
Some new hope for a check on CEO compensation
A Delaware state court ruling has shaken up the pay world for corporate executives.
Your employer can now match your student loan repayments as 401(k)...
When someone makes a student loan payment, their employer can contribute that same amount of money to the employee’s retirement plan under Section 110 of a federal law known as the SECURE Act 2.0.
Sick of outrageously excessive CEO compensation?
America’s top health care execs would rather we not.
The 100 largest low-wage employers have spent $341 billion on stock...
And yet top executives seem to have little trouble finding resources for enriching themselves and wealthy shareholders.
How about a general strike against Dollar General?
The brutal Dollar General approach to managing retail has paid off handsomely—for Dollar General investors and execs.
Median pay of top US CEOs jumped to record $22.3 million...
Analysis has shown companies have used inflation as an excuse to unnecessarily raise prices and have pocketed the increased profits.
‘Illegal corporate price-fixing’ is rampant in US economy: Report
"Oligopolies are not just a cause of inflation. They exacerbate social and economic inequality, and thus weaken democracy."
Imagine a world where CEOs get paid $3 million a year
Being a well-paid CEO means something very different today than it did fifty years ago.
This one thing would increase wages by $300 billion
Non-compete agreements block workers from seeing higher wages or better working conditions. And they enlarge corporate monopoly power by stifling competition.
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David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.
The worse the chaos that results, the sooner the eventual revulsion and turnaround
A too gullible population let itself be bamboozled.
Tlaib, ACLU, and advocates warn H.R. 9495 could empower Trump to silence nonprofits and...
Progressives and civil rights groups sound the alarm over legislation that could allow President-elect Trump to strip nonprofits of their tax-exempt status without evidence, threatening free speech and democracy.
JD Vance hints at Elon Musk’s role in targeting Social Security under Trump’s ‘efficiency’...
Republican vice-presidential nominee J.D. Vance reveals Elon Musk could lead a commission to cut federal spending, with Social Security and the Department of Defense as potential targets. The billionaire’s past decision-making raises concerns about the future of essential programs.
The ultimate corporate corruption: Trump appoints Musk to oversee US regulations
Examining the implications of Musk’s appointment to lead Trump’s new department of Government Efficiency and what It means for American democracy.