Corporate Anti-Union Strategy in America

Labor Day 2014 in the U.S. has come and gone and it should be obvious to all but those with self-imposed historical myopia that American unions and workers are now well into a fourth decade of a strategic retreat. Retreat is not synonymous with defeat, of course. Resistance and fight-back continues to ... Read more

These 10 Corporations Control Almost Everything You Buy

Ten mega corporations control the output of almost everything you buy; from household products to pet food to jeans. And it’s not just the products you buy and consume, either. In recent decades, the very news and information that you get has bundled together: 90% of the media is now ... Read more

Does the Treasury Secretary Have to Be a Lobbyist for Wall Street in Europe?

Does the Treasury Secretary Have to Be a Lobbyist for Wall Street in Europe? The European Central Bank. (Photo:?Jurjen van Enter / Flickr) By?Dean Baker Truthout, July 1, 2013 It’s not news that the Wall Street banks have enormous influence over policy in ... Read more

How Americans Can “Get Up, Stand Up” Against Corporatocracy Rule

By Bruce Levine July 20, 2011 Many Americans recognize that the United States is neither a genuine democracy nor a real republic in which elected officials actually represent the people. Instead, the United States is a corporatocracy in which Americans are ruled by ... Read more