Corporate America

I was a political astroturfer

The next time you see what looks like a grassroots rally, you may really be watching a form of performance art

A.M. Gittlitz Sunday, Apr 14, 2013 10:00 AM UTC 16
Politics Lloyd Bentsen, Brooklyn

Sheryl Sandberg’s trickle-down feminism

The Facebook COO wants to "run" a social movement for women, including incorporating it as a nonprofit 501(c)3

Melissa Gira Grant, Jacobin Wednesday, Mar 6, 2013 4:09 PM UTC
Social Jacobin, Feminism

Michelle Rhee: Wrong again

Her education "reform" movement sends the lovely message that communities should stay out of their schools

David Sirota Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 4:45 PM UTC 52
Business Education, Education Reform

Facebook’s K Street friends deliver windfall

Zuckerberg's lobbyists help reduce the already-low corporate tax rate, while preserving huge loopholes

David Sirota Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013 3:22 PM UTC
Politics Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook

Is “Enlightened” quietly the best show on TV?

The HBO series brilliantly satirizes the New Age self-actualization movement and the hell of corporate America

Eileen Jones, Alternet Friday, Feb 1, 2013 12:48 PM UTC
Entertainment AlterNet, Enlightened, Mike White

Is the metrosexual finally dead?

In a manner of speaking. After a solid run in the aughts, the descriptor has finally become passé

Michael Todd, Pacific Standard Wednesday, Nov 21, 2012 8:38 PM UTC
Life Gender, Corporate America