Dairy factory linked to animal torture
Adirondack Farms, a dairy factory in New York, has been responsible for severe animal abuse investigators learned. While they tout their products as fresh and wholesome, the practices that go on behind the scenes are anything but.
Food safety watchdog says poultry guidelines don't go far enough
A new set of guidelines proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is a welcome development but does not take enough steps to reduce bacteria levels, a consumer advocates' group said.
Movement to end corporate personhood grows
Overturning corporate personhood is a key legislative goal of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.
Panel sees progress on holding corporate execs accountable
The "say-on-pay" movement, holding corporate executives financially accountable for their risky decisions, is making progress.
Bank of America yields to consumer outrage over $5 fee
"It was a classic David-and-Goliath fight, fueled by the growing populist outrage against the nation's financial system."
Jobs with Justice joins Chicago occupation (with video)
For the last eleven months, Chicago Jobs with Justice has protested at the State of Illinois building to dramatize the consistently bad unemployment report issued by the US Department of Labor.
Unions help Wall Street “occupiers” rock New York
Contingents of workers swelled the Occupy Wall Street crowds into the tens of thousands yesterday as they marched into Manhattan's Foley Square.
State probe of bank mortgage fraud heats up
In terms of foreclosures, 8 out of 10 hardest hit cities in the nation are in California. Harris said that in 11 months of talks, more than half-million homes had entered foreclosure in the state.
Demanding economic reform, hundreds "occupy" Wall Street
More than 1,000 people, mostly young and college educated, came together Sept. 17 to occupy Wall Street.
White House looking to foreign companies to create U.S. jobs
Foreign direct investment is an important part of the U.S. economy. Close to six million workers are employed by foreign-owned businesses worth some $3.1 trillion, the White House Council of Economic Advisers reported.
