To save our democracy, corporations must put people over shareholder profits
Today, our country faces difficult challenges that threaten our democratic way of life. Fortunately, by addressing two of these issues, we can provide our citizens with a better standard of living. One problem is the difficulty of maintaining our independence and democracy against an authoritarian China that is rapidly industrializing and using ruthless tactics to […]
Nebraska bill would stop corporations from buying up houses
A Nebraska lawmaker whose north Omaha neighborhood has long suffered from a housing shortage is pushing a bill that would make Nebraska the first state in the nation to ban out-of-state hedge funds and other corporations from buying up homes. family property. Sen. Justin Wayne’s bill mirrors legislative efforts in other states and Congress to […]
Want to really help children and families? Tax corporations.
Bipartisan tax policy breakthroughs are rare in Washington these days. So, as the Senate considers a bipartisan tax bill; 16 million children Many low-income families eligible for the Child Tax Credit (CTC) are reluctant to question what they are being offered in exchange: a package of tax breaks for the nation’s largest corporations. But history […]
‘Litigation terrorism’: the obscure tool that corporations are using against green laws | Arthur Neslen
WCan I get a hat if I cross the richest region on earth? 1%global legal system Compatible Do they have a chance to squeeze billions out of the government because of their fickle investments? The answer is “Investor-State Dispute Settlement,” or ISDS. dubbed “Litigation Terror” by Joseph Stiglitz, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics. […]
Chamber of Commerce Endorses Lankford Plan to Reward Corporations with More Foreign Workers
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which represents the nation’s largest multinational corporations, has endorsed a bill by Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) that would reward companies that hire more foreign workers for American jobs. supported. of invoiceThe bill, negotiated by Lankford, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) and Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), would allow people to obtain green […]
Corporations Are Quietly Walking Back Their Diversity Policies
Companies are rolling back their diversity policies amid various legal challenges from conservative groups and shareholder activists. Conservative groups are fighting back and are likely to continue targeting companies' DEI programs through legal means, urging a shift in focus from these efforts. “Shareholders have the right to ask whether a DEI program that made us […]