4 Ways to Eradicate the Corporate Disease That is Worsening the Covid-19 Pandemic

March 23, 2020

"It’s time for business executives, employees, and taxpayers to come...

The Economist Who Put Stock Buybacks in Washington’s Crosshairs

June 20, 2019

In 1984, an economics professor named William Lazonick joined the...

Predatory Value Extraction

May 31, 2019

In this book William Lazonick and Jang-Sup Shin explain how...

How High Drug Prices Inflate C.E.O.s’ Pay

February 26, 2019

Drug company executives faced tough questions from Congress on Tuesday as they...

2014 HBR McKinsey Award, First Place : “Profits Without Prosperity”

May 1, 2014

The HBR McKinsey Awards, judged by an independent panel of...

via Common Dreams I by Jake Johnson I May 06, 2020, via Common Dreams I by Jake Johnson I May 06, 2020, via Common Dreams I by Jake Johnson I May 06, 2020

Outrageous’: Major US companies hand sha...

"Five major U.S. corporations that have laid off thousands of workers in recent weeks have simultaneously dished out hundreds of ...
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via INET I by Lynn Parramore I May 05, 2020, via INET I by Lynn Parramore I May 05, 2020, via INET I by Lynn Parramore I May 05, 2020

Think Big Pharma Won’t Profiteer in the ...

"In a 2019 Gallup poll, Big Pharma ranked as the most disliked industry in America. Rosie Collington, a graduate student ...
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via The American Conservative I by Jonathan Culbreath I April 23, 2020, via The American Conservative I by Jonathan Culbreath I April 23, 2020, via The American Conservative I by Jonathan Culbreath I April 23, 2020

How to manage public stake in bailed-out...

"The stimulus bill passed by Congress in response to the COVID-19 economic crisis includes massive bailouts for airlines and other large companies ...
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via FAS I By Gary Shorter I July 16, 2020, via FAS I By Gary Shorter I July 16, 2020, via FAS I By Gary Shorter I July 16, 2020

Stock buybacks and company executives’ p...

"A stock buyback occurs when a publicly traded firm repurchases some of its shares from investors with excess cash or ...
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via The Guardian I by Morris Pearl & William Lazonick I April 13, 2020, via The Guardian I by Morris Pearl & William Lazonick I April 13, 2020, via The Guardian I by Morris Pearl & William Lazonick I April 13, 2020

With working Americans’ survival a...

"Amid a humanitarian crisis compounded by mass layoffs and collapsing economic activity, the last course our legislators should be following ...
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via The Walls Street Journal I by Paul Vigna I April 05, 2020, via The Walls Street Journal I by Paul Vigna I April 05, 2020, via The Walls Street Journal I by Paul Vigna I April 05, 2020