Cargill and Corporate Social Responsibility — Rhetoric vs. Reality
Cargill has also endured food recalls, environmental lawsuits and deforestation claims despite claiming that "corporate responsibility is part of everything we do."
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Continental’s Charitable Donations May Be In Departure Lounge
Continental and United’s proposed merger entails a relocation of Continental’s headquarters to Chicago. Houstonians (rightfully) fear that this means a relocation of charitable contributions, too.
Office Seeks Higher Office
Having learned that corporations are people, too, one company takes the logic to the next step and runs for Congress.
How We Got in Over Our Heads
Update: A political economist argues our high levels of consumer debt derive more from political decisions than from economic conditions.
A Firm of One’s Own
Why a low-cost program to educate employees about company ownership could produce huge financial benefits for the country.
Needle Exchange
Some readers say our article on a "harm reduction" approach to the drug problem is, itself, harmful.
Is Sarbanes-Oxley a Prescription for Hospitals?
Congressmen and state legislators aim to further regulate hospital management, hoping to encourage better care and finances. New research suggests these laws might not make much difference.
Good Workplaces: Profit and Principles
Companies that rank high in employee satisfaction offer better returns to investors, a business school professor says.
Clean the Tax Code
If we taxed corporations on the profit they report to shareholders, they'd lose the incentive to buy billion-dollar tax breaks from Congress.
Tobacco Papers Expose Foul Scents Across Industries
The University of California–San Francisco's Legacy Tobacco Documents Library demonstrates how the tobacco industry pioneered modern techniques for manipulating politics, scientific research, and public opinion. It's a sort of Rosetta Stone for deciphering corporate propaganda.