AlterNet Blogs: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace

After 5 Weeks, 3 GOP Filibusters and 200,000 Americans Running Out of Bennies, Obama to Sign Unemployment Extension

Steve Benen — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:07:01 PST

This is how things work in DC these days.

Unemployment Hits 10.2 Percent, Economy Sheds 190,000 Jobs

Dean Baker — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:17:01 PST

A run-down of the employment picture.

Meet Some of the People Who Have Jobs Thanks to Obama's Recovery Act

Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:46:01 PST

640,329 jobs were created or saved. But the true significance of this number lies in the people behind it.

Rape Victim Confronts Vitter Over Vote for Impunity for Contractors

Amanda Terkel — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:06:01 PST

In 2005, Jamie Leigh Jones' Halliburton/KBR co-workers gang-raped her while she was working in Baghdad.

Good News Everyone, The Economic Crisis Is Over! (Right?)

Allison Kilkenny — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:15:01 PDT

There's a disconnect between official economic figures like GDP, "third quarter growth," and average citizens' lives.

An Early Halloween Scare: Immigration Agents Attacking Workers' Rights!

Amy Traub — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:54:01 PDT

The exploitation of undocumented immigrants threatens the wages, benefits and working conditions for all workers, but we're not addressing the root problem.

Oil Tycoon: Our Troops Died ... We're "Entitled" to Sweet Contracts in Iraq!

Joshua Holland — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:48:01 PDT

The logic of billionaire T-Boone Pickens.

Happy Days Are Here Again for Wall Street but Main Street Is Too Poor to Retire

Joshua Holland — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:01:01 PDT

The contrast is striking.

'Party of No' Obstructs Extending Unemployment Benefits, Democrats Let Them

BarbinMD — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:15:01 PDT

For the second time in a month, the Party of No is screwing over those who need help the most.

Hedge Fund Mogul Isn't the Only One to Listen to Kenny Rogers' 'The Gambler' over and over

Jan Frel — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:58:01 PDT

Difference between Raj Rajaratnam and my jocky high school classmates is that he got Kenny to sing it live.

Hillary Clinton Gives "Shameless Pitch" for Crooked Corporation in Russia

Jeremy Scahill — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:50:01 PDT

Boeing is the third largest U.S. government contractor, with some $24 billion in annual federal contracts. It is also a major recidivist corporate crook.

Cindy McCain Bankrolled Conference That Called for Ban on Mercenaries

Jeremy Scahill — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:30:01 PDT

The "McCain Conference on Ethics and Military Leadership" appears to be ahead of the senator when it comes to the U.S. use of mercenaries.

To Profit-Driven Contractors: All Rape Cases Must Go Before the Law, Period

Sady Doyle — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:30:01 PDT

The horrifying case of Jamie Leigh Jones, who was allegedly gang raped in Iraq shows how corporate interests take priority over human life.

The Dow and the Down and Out

Robert Greenwald — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:23:01 PDT

The top 1 percent owns more wealth then the bottom 90 percent. CEOs of large corporations earn 400 times what their workers make. That is not what America is supposed to be about.

Why This Economic "Recovery" Will Be the Worst of Your Lifetime

Ian Welsh — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:37:01 PDT

All the Obama administration has done is put the economy on life support then wander away.