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Corporate Ethics

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2012

    Occupy Wall Street Finance Report Reveals Money Woes; Press Team Unfazed In Statement

    Yesterday, NY1 brought our attention to the news that New York's Occupy Wall Street appears to be tight on funds, findings based on on a weekly report for March 2 posted on the New York General Assembly's website. The Accounting Working Group report reads: "at our current rate of expenditure, we wil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2011

    "Occupy Wall Street" Exploitation Examined By Olbermann and I

    ​On last night's Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Keith and I chewed over the weird way TV and movie cameras have been diving onto Occupy Wall Street, from the Real World casting notice looking for activists to the alleged Dark Knight Rises flirtation with marching extras.

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2011

    Lap-Dancing Strippers Perform at Extra-Credit Business Ethics Symposium

    ​The past few months have brought a wave of collegiate indiscretions. There was the incident at Northwestern in which two people demonstrated the use of a device called the "fucksaw" in front of a human sexuality class. There was the roof-sex incident at USC. And now, a professor at Lasalle Un ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2011

    Sweatshop Free Upper West Side Rallies the Troops to Battle Saigon Grill

    westsidespirit.comThe restaurant, in calmer times​Saigon Grill is associated more with being the site of labor disputes than for the Vietnamese cuisine it dishes up. It's been embroiled in battles since 2007, and picketers and protesters are a common occurrence in front of the restaurant. Ev ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    February 23, 2011

    Annie Gosfield

    westsidespirit.comThe restaurant, in calmer times​Saigon Grill is associated more with being the site of labor disputes than for the Vietnamese cuisine it dishes up. It's been embroiled in battles since 2007, and picketers and protesters are a common occurrence in front of the restaurant. Ev ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    September 15, 2010

    Anti-Flag

    westsidespirit.comThe restaurant, in calmer times​Saigon Grill is associated more with being the site of labor disputes than for the Vietnamese cuisine it dishes up. It's been embroiled in battles since 2007, and picketers and protesters are a common occurrence in front of the restaurant. Ev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2009

    Did Comptoller Candidate John Liu Work in a Sweatshop? Daily News Doubts It

    In a campaign season that has been practically devoid of controversy, Queens Councilman and frontrunner for City Comptroller John Liu got into a spat with the Daily News this weekend over whether he really did work in a sweatshop as a child. On Saturday, The News ran a story with the headline: "City ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2009

    Times Presents the Softer Side of Sweatshops

    As we saw in the Liberty Garment case back in February, garment workers are subject to all kinds of abuse and only slowly if ever compensated. Some weeks back, raids on Forest Uniform and its contractor Technical Garment made headlines because some of its products -- created by employees working up ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2009

    Gucci Mane Has Ice To Spare

    Fuck mortgage-backed securities, default credit swaps, AIG, Fanny Mae, Freddy Mac, Alan Greenspan, George W. Bush, Citigroup, Chrysler, Washington Mutual, Bernie Madoff, Sir Allen Stanford, Henry Paulson, Timothy Geithner, suicide loans, TARP, GM, Wells Fargo, Jerome Kerviel, al-Qaeda, Iran, Osama b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2009

    Ponzi Titan R. Allen Stanford Meets the Art World: Chris Burden's Gold Frozen

    New millennial performance artists Bernard Madoff and R. Allen Stanford long since one-upped the once-extreme antics of avant-pioneers like Marina Abramović or Chris Burden. Car-crucifixions and self-inflicted gunshot wounds can't hope but pale next to the sleight of hand that transmutates billio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2009

    Madoff Lawyer Has Valuable Experience with Madoff-Involved Crooks

    The glossies interview movie stars and scene-makers, but the New York Law Journal interviews Bernie Madoff's lawyer. As you might expect, though, counselor Ira Lee Sorkin doesn't say much. But his history with Madoff is interesting: After meeting the swindler in the 1980s, the former SEC prosecutor, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2009

    Alert! Bernie Madoff will be a no-show at Friday's meeting of creditors. Leave your guns at home.

    Love the note at the Madoff Trustee Site about Friday's "Meeting of Creditors" in the auditorium of U.S. Bankruptcy Court in lower Manhattan: Due to the fact that this case involves a criminal matter, the Trustee does not expect that any member of pre-liquidation management of BLMIS will be present ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2009

    Madoff's Wife Pulled Millions Just Before Bernie's Arrest

    Just a day after swindler Bernie Madoff cut a deal with the Securities and Exchange Commission in which he once again agreed not to dispose of any assets, it's being reported that his wife Ruth took $15.5 million out of a Madoff account late last year -- $5.5 million in November, and $10 million o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2009

    SEC dumps chief 'enforcer' on Madoff scandal; Bernie reaches partial settlement with probers

    From HedgeFund.net: The Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement chief is out as the agency faces anger over its handling of the Bernie Madoff alleged Ponzi scam. The SEC said Monday that Linda Thomsen, its director of enforcement, was leaving to return to the private sector. There have be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2009

    Gary Ackerman's phony bluster: He and Congress pals deserve blame; his own district hard hit by Bernie Madoff

    It's time to stop pinning the "news" tag on Gary Ackerman's angry outburst at the SEC yesterday for not stopping Bernie Madoff. Perhaps the most entertaining part of the House hearing, yes. But while the New York Democrat yelled at the SEC, whistleblower Harry Markopolos spoke more softly but cut d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2009

    Fossils still bite: Bernie Madoff and prehistoric snakes

    Good for the New York Times! Always trying to take a broad view (even when one doesn't exist, as Jack Shafer often points out), the paper weighs in on how the plight of Bernie Madoff's white-haired victims gives us valuable insights about the global meltdown with this morning's "Fossils of Larges ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2009

    Super Sunday! Bread and circuses and suicide bombings!

    The Taliban conduct a night ambush against U.S. troops on January 24. A commenter on this YouTube video wrote: "holy cow, tracer rounds are so cool!" Yeah, really cool. What a Sunday in sports and terror: Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer fought to the death in a Grand Slam final, and so did the Pit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2009

    Sitting target: Schumer blasts Madoff with elephant gun

    MSNBC captured Schumer's spiel today about the Madoff scandal. Today's Senate Banking Committee hearing on the Bernie Madoff scandal was a perfect chance for pols to grab at the golden ring of video clips, and it looks as if the winner was...New York's own Chuck Schumer! If you missed the dog- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2009

    On track: Barack Obama's conjunction junction

    Can't get enough of Obama's January 17 train ride. Here it is again. Even before today's inauguration, Barack Obama's whistle-stop trip to D.C. brought the best of two worlds to America. Besides being just a really cool thing to do — complete with speeches by the mellifluous new president t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2009

    Cardinal calls Gaza 'concentration camp' -- lit up by white phosphorus, observers say

    Al Jazeera report on white phosphorus in Gaza. As Chico Marx said, "Who you gonna believe, me or your own eyes?" That's easy when it comes to Gaza. The Jewish state's brutal use of white phosphorus — alleged over the weekend by observers on the ground dispatched by NYC-based Human Rights Wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2009

    Jews v. Arabs: It's war, even if the 'Times' tries to avoid calling it that

    Al Jazeera reporting on the war in Gaza Will somebody please call this a war? You won't find the word "war" in this morning's lede story in the New York Times on Israel's bombardment and invasion of Gaza. Is the Times afraid of offending New York's Jews, especially the right-wing Jewish establ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2009

    Americans start acting responsibly, sending country deeper into depression

    Your own private Idaho. When you can no longer afford even a night out in Boise, Idaho, your country's in deep financial trouble. In a clever immorality tale about 21st century capitalism, the Wall Street Journal tells us this morning that people in the Intermountain West are having to give up m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2009

    Prosecutors: Madoff Sent Out $1 Million in Jewels After Arrest

    The Federal judge considering Bernie Madoff's case told him, understandably, not to send anyone any money. But, prosecutors contended in court yesterday, the Ponzi scheme operator has mailed "at least a million dollars worth of jewelry as gifts to family members and friends" in the interim, and th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2009

    Mike Bloomberg launches preemptive trip to Israel; invasion of NYC unlikely

    Waltz With Bashir, a movie that sprang from a previous Israeli invasion of Lebanon, won Best Picture from the National Society of Film Critics. A free Madoff Watch T-shirt to the reader who suggests the best title for the first movie spurred by Israel's current invasion of Gaza. On an overseas t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2008

    Ponzi schemer Norman Hsu claims stories about Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff are 'prejudicial'

    Hot Air's Ventilators sing "Runaround Hsu." If you hunger for a good snicker and you're somewhat of a news junkie, what's better than a concise roundup of the best Bernie Madoff news stories — the good parts, the adjectives, the apoplexy? Look no further than a December 22 court document in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2008

    We're saved! Yankees bail out New York City!

    Hot Air's Ventilators sing "Runaround Hsu." If you hunger for a good snicker and you're somewhat of a news junkie, what's better than a concise roundup of the best Bernie Madoff news stories — the good parts, the adjectives, the apoplexy? Look no further than a December 22 court document in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2008

    Season's Greetings from Bernie Madoff

    Hot Air's Ventilators sing "Runaround Hsu." If you hunger for a good snicker and you're somewhat of a news junkie, what's better than a concise roundup of the best Bernie Madoff news stories — the good parts, the adjectives, the apoplexy? Look no further than a December 22 court document in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2008

    Happy holidays: Madoffs shop, Gov. Paterson gallivants

    Hot Air's Ventilators sing "Runaround Hsu." If you hunger for a good snicker and you're somewhat of a news junkie, what's better than a concise roundup of the best Bernie Madoff news stories — the good parts, the adjectives, the apoplexy? Look no further than a December 22 court document in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2008

    Fellow Arabs honor journalist's feat

    Hot Air's Ventilators sing "Runaround Hsu." If you hunger for a good snicker and you're somewhat of a news junkie, what's better than a concise roundup of the best Bernie Madoff news stories — the good parts, the adjectives, the apoplexy? Look no further than a December 22 court document in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2008

    Caroline Kennedy in the Senate? Gag me with a silver spoon.

    Hot Air's Ventilators sing "Runaround Hsu." If you hunger for a good snicker and you're somewhat of a news junkie, what's better than a concise roundup of the best Bernie Madoff news stories — the good parts, the adjectives, the apoplexy? Look no further than a December 22 court document in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2008

    Madoff sets Rolex back

    Hot Air's Ventilators sing "Runaround Hsu." If you hunger for a good snicker and you're somewhat of a news junkie, what's better than a concise roundup of the best Bernie Madoff news stories — the good parts, the adjectives, the apoplexy? Look no further than a December 22 court document in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2008

    The man who knew too much ... about Madoff

    Hot Air's Ventilators sing "Runaround Hsu." If you hunger for a good snicker and you're somewhat of a news junkie, what's better than a concise roundup of the best Bernie Madoff news stories — the good parts, the adjectives, the apoplexy? Look no further than a December 22 court document in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2008

    Indiana Jones and the Lost Billions, starring Bernie Madoff as the Grinch

    Hot Air's Ventilators sing "Runaround Hsu." If you hunger for a good snicker and you're somewhat of a news junkie, what's better than a concise roundup of the best Bernie Madoff news stories — the good parts, the adjectives, the apoplexy? Look no further than a December 22 court document in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2008

    Weekend at Bernie Madoff's

    Hot Air's Ventilators sing "Runaround Hsu." If you hunger for a good snicker and you're somewhat of a news junkie, what's better than a concise roundup of the best Bernie Madoff news stories — the good parts, the adjectives, the apoplexy? Look no further than a December 22 court document in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2008

    Bush makes Iraqis want to hurl

    Hot Air's Ventilators sing "Runaround Hsu." If you hunger for a good snicker and you're somewhat of a news junkie, what's better than a concise roundup of the best Bernie Madoff news stories — the good parts, the adjectives, the apoplexy? Look no further than a December 22 court document in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2008

    Finally! A Wall Street Big Confesses All!

    Hot Air's Ventilators sing "Runaround Hsu." If you hunger for a good snicker and you're somewhat of a news junkie, what's better than a concise roundup of the best Bernie Madoff news stories — the good parts, the adjectives, the apoplexy? Look no further than a December 22 court document in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2007

    White Collar Crime Follies

    Hot Air's Ventilators sing "Runaround Hsu." If you hunger for a good snicker and you're somewhat of a news junkie, what's better than a concise roundup of the best Bernie Madoff news stories — the good parts, the adjectives, the apoplexy? Look no further than a December 22 court document in ... More >>

  • Theater

    July 3, 2007

    The Smokey Past

    Peccadillo revives Morning Star and memories of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2005

    Morning Report 4/22/05
    The Wages of Sin Is Debt

    Peccadillo revives Morning Star and memories of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire

  • NYC Life

    November 25, 2003

    Dollars and sense: Finally, a day for those who are flat broke

    Peccadillo revives Morning Star and memories of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire

  • NYC Life

    October 15, 2002

    Raging Bulls

    High Fashion and Exploitation

  • News

    February 5, 2002

    Sweatshop Blues

    Garment Workers Face Down Cops in Slave-Labor Uniforms

  • News

    February 5, 2002

    Citizen CEO

    The WEF's Corporate Moguls Debate Their Role as Unelected World Leaders

  • News

    July 18, 2000

    A Study in Synergy

    Nike Money Buys a WNYC Talk Show

  • Long Island Voice

    December 28, 1999

    Sweat Offensive

    Nike Money Buys a WNYC Talk Show

  • News

    December 21, 1999

    Sweat Offensive

    Garment Workers Assail Donna Karan Labor Practices

  • Film

    March 30, 1999

    Talk of Angels

    A French Director's Star-Making Debut

  • News

    March 2, 1999

    Mutual Satisfaction

    Got money on the brain as tax time looms? Save the planet and make a profit.

  • News

    March 10, 1998

    Geraldine Ferraro: Sweatshop Landlord

    Long Hours, Low Pay, Rancid Conditions Are Commonplace at Senate Candidate's Building

  • News

    December 23, 1997

    Just War Against Nike

    Houses and Colleges March on Nike

  • More >>
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