Minority Groups and Bottlers Team Up in Battles Over Soda
Dozens of Hispanic and African-American civil rights groups, health advocacy organizations and business associations have joined the beverage industry in opposing soda regulation around the country in recent years, arguing … Continue reading
Florida Atlantic Football Stadium Will Be Named For Private Prison Company
The public university on Tuesday announced an unconventional partner: the nation’s second-largest operator of for-profit prisons, the GEO Group Inc. The newly christened GEO Group Stadium came as part of a $6 million … Continue reading
Armstrong’s Business Brand, Bound Tight With His Charity
Friends and associates have said that Mr. Armstrong will admit to using performance-enhancing drugs when he sits down Monday for a taped interview with Oprah Winfrey. The confession, they said, … Continue reading
In Sandy’s Wake, Insurance Industry Must Better Account For Climate Change, Critics Say
As the East Coast and large swaths of the Midwest continue to climb out of the 1,000-mile wide path of destruction left behind by this week’s megastorm Sandy, which killed … Continue reading
The Big Jobs Myth: American Workers Aren’t Ready for American Jobs
This “skills mismatch” is routinely held up to explain why the unemployment rate is still at 8.2% three years after the Great Recession officially ended, and why nearly half of … Continue reading
Why Is the NRA So Powerful?
The NRA is considered by many the most powerful lobbying group in the country, despite relatively modest financial resources and just 4 million members. What makes the NRA so influential? Focus and emotion. Story length: … Continue reading
Private Prisons Profit From Immigration Crackdown
Americans have grown accustomed to the crackdown on illegal immigration as part of the fabric of contemporary political debate, one in which Arizona’s strict enforcement posture frequently captures attention. The … Continue reading
Even in Coal Country, the Fight for an Industry
For generations, coal has been king in this Appalachian town. It provided heat, light and jobs for the hundreds of people who worked in the nearby coal mines and the smoke-coughing Big … Continue reading
One-Third Of Shareholder Resolutions Seek More Disclosure About Political Spending
About one-third of shareholder resolutions this year are asking corporations to be more transparent about their political spending and lobbying, according to a recent study by the Sustainable Investments Institute cited … Continue reading
