Are Prison Commissaries Fair?
Prisons and jails charge inmates substantial portions of their annual wages for basic necessities.
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Thousands of Privately Owned Companies Are Profiting From the U.S. Prison System
A report released by the Corrections Accountability Project this week exposes over 3,100 corporations—including over 2,500 privately traded companies—that profit from the U.S. prison system.
How to Prevent Corporations From Profiting Off Environmental Disasters
Environmental bonds guarantee corporate payment for clean-up and encourage more cautious use of land.
The Limits of Corporate Activism
Corporations can help apply positive pressure for social change, but their profit motives should make us wary of letting them displace moral leaders.
Businesses Are Swimming in Money: Profit Protection Will Not Help With Economic Recovery
Profits are being used to boost management earnings and pay dividends to stockholders, not improve worker wages.
Dismal Trends: Whose Economic Recovery Is It?
Why the next few years will look—unfortunately—a lot like the last few years.
U.S. Corporations Are Hoarding Wealth at the Highest Rate Since 1971
Just look at the ratio between the increase in profits and the increase in investment to see how things have changed over the last 40 years.
Can Profit Be Used to Justify All Actions?
On JPMorgan's $11 billion fine and the values of CNBC anchors.