AFL-CIO Updates Executive Compensation Database

Recently, the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) announced the launch of a new, comprehensive online database of corporate executive compensation, permitting anyone to search pay rates by company, industry or state. The...
Maddow: Killing Bin Laden with a Spoon

Maddow: Killing Bin Laden with a Spoon

On April 13, Rachel Maddow was a guest on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, where he interviewed her about the documentary The Timothy McVeigh Tapes a program she hosted and helped edit that was to be released on the anniversary of the Oklahoma bombings. Though...

Between the Lines: Break the Cycle

Washington’s relationship with Wall Street is growing more schizophrenic by the day. On the one hand, Congress is trying to show how tough it can be on the financial sector by enacting a law ostensibly designed to prevent another near-meltdown. As the mid-term...

Bad Seeds in the Toy Box

In 2009, it was Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader Barbie (complete with tiny, tiny shorts and big, big hair) who took the prize. But what’s the most odious children’s toy of 2010? The Boston-based Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood wants your opinion, as it...

Facebook: Private No More

Last week popular social media site Facebook removed the ability for users to determine who could see their list of interests or personal information. It used to be that Facebook promised, “No personal information that you submit to Facebook will be available to...