After Trump’s Tax Bill, CEOs Rake In Millions in ‘Eye-Popping’ Stock Payouts, Politico Reports

Ilana Novick Jul 30, 2018 CEO cash-outs are likely to become a talking point for Democrats in the midterm elections. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

John Oliver: We ‘Absolutely Blew’ Corporate Tax Reform (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Apr 16, 2018 Analyzing the Republican tax overhaul, the "Last Week Tonight" host illustrates all the ways it's a boon for corporations, the rich and no one else. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Shell Knew Science of Global Warming in 1980s, Kept Silent, Report Says

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Apr 9, 2018 The multinational company, like some other oil corporations, has spent millions to mislead the public while profiting off the destruction of our planet. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Reagan-Era and Trump Policies Will Generate Little Economic Growth

Robert Reich / RobertReich.Org Feb 11, 2018 Public policies such as President Trump’s tax cuts and President Reagan’s legalization of stock buybacks are tilted to the benefit of those at the top. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump and Mnuchin on Tax Plan: Fools or Knaves?

Robert Reich / RobertReich.Org Jan 21, 2018 On the White House story about who will benefit most from the new legislation, the president may be a fool. But the treasury secretary is most certainly a knave. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

10,000 Workers Accuse Chipotle of Wage Theft

Staff / Truthdig Sep 2, 2016 Current and former employees of the fast-food chain have joined a class-action lawsuit claiming they had to work extra hours without pay. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Shareholders’ Quest for More Transparency

David Sirota / Truthdig Sep 13, 2014 A proposed Securities and Exchange Commission rule would force publicly traded companies to disclose their political spending to their shareholders. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Rebirth of Stakeholder Capitalism?

Robert Reich / Truthdig Aug 11, 2014 We’re all stakeholders in the American economy, and many stakeholders have done miserably. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Whose Corporations? Our Corporations!

By Ken Jacobsen, AlterNet Apr 7, 2012 Historically, corporations were understood to be responsible to a complex web of constituencies, including employees, communities, society at large, suppliers, and shareholders. But in the era of deregulation, the interests of shareholders began to trump all the others. How can we get corporations to recognize their responsibilities beyond this narrow focus?How can we get corporations to recognize their responsibilities to society, rather than just shareholders? Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Supreme Court Session Ends

David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star Jul 12, 2011 Dig deeper

Continental Unites With United

Staff / Truthdig Sep 17, 2010 Shareholders of Continental and United Airlines have finally voted to form a more perfect United Airlines, merging the two companies under United's name to create the world's largest airline service, overtaking its closest U.S. rival -- the newly merged Delta and Northwest Airlines -- and European carriers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

New York Times Up for Grabs?

Staff / Truthdig Apr 3, 2008 There was the Jason Blair scandal, the Judith Miller WMD fiasco, the John McCain (yawn) brouhaha and the appointment of neocon "never-get-it-right" William Kristol as an Op-Ed columnist, to mention a few New York Times blunders. All that and a shareholders' assault make the Sulzbergers' lock on ownership of The New York Times seem not entirely impregnable, explains Vanity Fair's Michael Wolff. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )