Despite laws against such activities few prosecuted as companies avoid regulations with political donations
Capitalism and Big Business articles on Democracy Chronicles
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Hedge Fund Political Ties Key to Increasing Profits
A successful investment business is largely determined by your hedge fund political ties
The Ideal American Society
In this essay the author discusses 6 divergent political and religious groups and the world. What is now happening is the working class is increasingly getting a smaller share of the pie, the middle class is disappearing, and the rich keep getting richer.
Spending on Wall Street Lobbying at Record
Financial institutions spending massive sums on politics in wave of Wall Street lobbying
Protest to Occupy Fast-Food Restaurants Supporting Workers
Low wages and minimal benefits spark Occupy fast-food protests nationwide as broader push for worker rights and minimum wage increase reaches fevered pitch
Stock Sale to Reward China Corruption at Highest Levels
Tech giant public flotation to reward China corruption that sustains ruling dictatorship
A Matter of Rights: The Deeper Implications of Harris v. Quinn
Harris v. Quinn is deeply troubling. While the case concerned workers and unions, the potentially negative decision could leave our most vulnerable citizens without the full protection of the federally mandated Medicaid program; that is the problem nobody seems to be talking about.
VIDEO: The Minimum Wage and Money Politics
Issues of minimum wage and money in politics are linked according to left wing politicians
Spain’s Anti-Establishment Indignants Launch Political Party
New Indignants launch political party in Spain following rise of their economic crisis protests
Progressivism Reborn in Elizabeth Warren Candidacy?
Populism feeds backlash against establishment that can potentially boost an Elizabeth Warren candidacy as a Democrat for President against Clinton surge