A new book lays out 150 years of corporate stooges making bogus arguments.
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Posted inLaw and Justice
Dueling Petitions Highlight DOJ–Big Tech Revolving Door
While Google seeks to toss Jonathan Kanter off a pending case concerning its adtech business, the company hired a law firm that previously represented its direct competitors.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Corporate Capture of DEI
How America’s capitalists sugarcoat reactionary policies with cheap support for diversity, equity, and inclusion
Posted inEconomic Policy
Can the IRS Beat the Tax Prep Industry at Its Own Game?
The free Direct File program is being tested in 13 states this tax season.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Global Capitalists or National Champions?
As long as production is domestic, does it matter whether a company creating jobs for U.S. workers is American, German, or Japanese?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The No Spin-Off Zone
The Kroger-Albertsons merger shows us why regulators need to permanently divest the concept of, well, divesting.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Lawyers, Not Persuaders
The anti-labor law firm Littler Mendelson’s reputation is a premier example of the limitations in existing labor law.
Posted inWorking in America
Kaiser Workers Say They Want the Old Kaiser Back
Once known for strong employee-management relations, its workers now say staffing and pay need to rise to attract and retain the staff Kaiser needs.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
After 50 Years, This Right-Wing Law Factory Is Crazier Than Ever
The American Legislative Exchange Council is where corporations and far-right groups go to buy government policy.
