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These Companies Condemned Anti-LGBTQ Bills But Funded the Bills’ Sponsors Anyway
Since January 2022, 25 corporate PACs have contributed $13.5 million to anti-LGBTQ politicians, one analysis found.
Migrant Workers in Minnesota Win Landmark Safety Protections
The Warehouse Worker Protection Act ensures that Amazon cannot disregard workers’ safety and livelihoods.
Corporate Funders Dropped Insurrectionist Attorneys General. Now They’re Back.
Amazon, Walmart and Home Depot have all resumed funding the pro-January 6 Republican Attorneys General Association.
Men Dominate the Corporate World, But Replacing Them With Women Isn’t the Answer
Women CEOs are becoming slightly less rare, but more women billionaires won't lead to greater equity for all.
Corporate Real Estate Investors Are Accelerating the Affordable Housing Crisis
Four out of five homes are unaffordable to median income earners, thanks in large part to unlisted corporate purchases.
20 Years After Illegal US Invasion of Iraq, Its Architects Are Still Cashing In
Corporations and universities helped launder the reputation of war criminals who are still profiting from the invasion.
Migrant Kids in the US Are Forced Into Dangerous Jobs for Major Brands
The Biden administration on Monday announced it would crack down on the use of migrant child labor in the U.S.
GOP-Controlled Statehouses Are Lurching Right Due to Unfettered Corporate Money
Corporate spending unleashed by “Citizens United” is to blame for the stampede to the far right in state governments.
Democrats Introduce Bill to Quadruple Corporate Stock Buyback Tax
The bill comes on the heels of a record year for corporate profits – and for stock buybacks.
Massive Inequality Is a “Concerted Elite Class Project,” Says Heather Gautney
It’s no accident that inequalities have widened under entrenched corporate power, says sociologist Heather Gautney.