Stories by Sarah Anderson
Obama and McCain are both taking whacks at overpaid CEOs, but their solutions fall short.
Posted on Aug 25, 2008
The private-jet perk is -- literally and figuratively -- a high-profile sign of an executive reward system out of control.
Posted on Jun 28, 2008
It's time to call BS on the idea of a mythical North American Union.
Posted on Apr 9, 2008
Washington is long overdue for making sure U.S. trade policies put workers and the environment above corporate interests.
Posted on Jan 16, 2008
The big-box company's new glossy environmental report can't hide that its fundamental problem is its business model.
Posted on Nov 20, 2007
It looks like the party may be over for one corporate crook.
Posted on Oct 26, 2007
Is the labor of corporate CEOs really hundreds of times more valuable than the labor of other leaders?
Posted on Sep 12, 2007
The little guys may be hurting, but fear not for the titans of capital.
Posted on Aug 29, 2007
The man who tried to equate resistance to corporate globalization with the terrorism of al Qaeda now takes over the World Bank following Paul Wolfowitz's scandal-ridden tenure.
Posted on May 31, 2007
Leaders of developing countries are often forced to work with institutions that promote and protect foreign investment -- with little regard for the costs to democracy and the environment.
Posted on May 7, 2007
The CEOs who sit on the powerful Business Roundtable are working to stop Congress from moving ahead with executive pay reform. The reason? It's all personal.
Posted on Apr 13, 2007
Stephen Harper, Canada's conservative prime minister, campaigned on strengthening ties with the Bush administration. But the love affair has ended over the American "rendition" of a Canadian citizen to Syria.
Posted on Jan 29, 2007
While the firm's workers earn a modest wage for risking their lives, execs are raking it in from the safety of their San Francisco offices.
Posted on Nov 2, 2006
Profiteering execs don't usually brag about their windfalls from the 'war on terror' -- unless they're talking to potential investors.
Posted on Aug 30, 2006
Just months ago, bulletproof vest-maker David H. Brooks was living large, having raked in millions selling the military body armor. But it was his last hurrah.
Posted on Jul 13, 2006
If Rumsfeld hopes to bask in Truman's aura as a military leader, he'd do well to take a stand against the rampant corruption that is occurring on his watch.
Posted on Mar 6, 2006
Executives at some companies with military contracts have increased their salaries by 200 percent since 9/11. It's time to close the loopholes that permit war profiteering.
Posted on Dec 17, 2005
To shield various world leaders from popular protest, Quebec City became a virtual police state last weekend. One silver lining to the military crackdown was how it unified anti-free traders of all stripes.
Posted on Apr 24, 2001
