http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner en-us Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:54:51 -0700 Thu, 28 May 2009 16:34:58 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m5d28-Keeping-corruption-out-of-our-food-supply?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner The Washington Post ran a story today about a bill designed to impose a much closer watch over our food supply and the companies who control it. Given that I’ve worried over this issue before, and considering that our very lives ... Consumer Protection Government Regulatory Agencies Corporate Greed Corporate Responsibility Thu, 28 May 2009 16:34:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m5d28-Keeping-corruption-out-of-our-food-supply?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m5d27-Walmart-pays-fine-for-murder?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner Here’s a follow-up to something I wrote a while back.The Right likes to stick pins in what they refer to as “frivolous lawsuits” and limit damages that courts can impose on big corporations that lose lawsuits. Well, here’s a g... Consumer Protection Government Regulatory Agencies Justice Corporate Crime Worker Protections Corporate Greed Corporate Responsibility Wed, 27 May 2009 14:37:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m5d27-Walmart-pays-fine-for-murder?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m5d23-Law-passes-but-credit-cards-get-last-laugh-For-now?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner On Friday, President Obama signed the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act into law. The law is a baby step toward providing protection to the customers that credit card issuers have come to view as prey.However, as&nbsp... Ethics Consumer Protection Credit Bank Corruption Government Regulatory Agencies Corporate Greed Tactics Corruption Legislation Sat, 23 May 2009 10:45:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m5d23-Law-passes-but-credit-cards-get-last-laugh-For-now?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m5d22-Lending--Federal-Preemption-of-State-Laws?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner Statement from Center for Responsible Lending President Mike Calhoun in Response to President Obama's May 20, 2009 Memo on Federal Preemption of State LawsWASHINGTON, May 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement from Center for Resp... Bank Corruption Fri, 22 May 2009 11:04:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m5d22-Lending--Federal-Preemption-of-State-Laws?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m5d15-Obvious-scam-sees-justice?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner Sometimes I get so caught up in the corruption that corporations are, somehow, legally getting away with, I forget that the scams that most of us consider to be hilariously obvious are actually hurting some poor su…  ah… [ahem] peo... Justice Fri, 15 May 2009 17:35:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m5d15-Obvious-scam-sees-justice?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m5d15-Bernie-Sanders-goes-to-bat-for-consumers-gets-batted-down?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner My man Bernie. You can always count on him. He tried to set an interest limit on what credit card companies could charge at 15%. He failed to get the needed votes, but I appreciate him trying. You can always count on Bernie. “When banks ar... Credit Bank Corruption Corruption Legislation Fri, 15 May 2009 17:18:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m5d15-Bernie-Sanders-goes-to-bat-for-consumers-gets-batted-down?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m5d15-Business-media-with-no-empathy-for-consumers-worry-for-credit-card-companies?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner As I’ve said before, even recently, the problem with “business news” media is that it’s pro-business to a fault. An excellent example of this is the way it has been expressing so much concern, lately, for the welfare of credit... Credit Corporate Media Bank Corruption Fri, 15 May 2009 16:56:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m5d15-Business-media-with-no-empathy-for-consumers-worry-for-credit-card-companies?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m5d15-One-caught-scamming-immigrants-but-are-there-more?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner Occasionally I see a news story about a win – about how a crook was caught – and I think, sure, we caught THAT one, but I bet that same crooked behavior is going on elsewhere and someone’s getting away with it.This is one of those s... Justice Fri, 15 May 2009 15:38:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m5d15-One-caught-scamming-immigrants-but-are-there-more?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m5d13-Gun-rights-for-credit-card-fairness--a-darned-good-deal?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner I've been a big supporter of the credit card reform bills making their way through Congress and have covered them here extensively. I expected big-time Republican opposition to them. In a surprise act, Republicans, presumably in exchange for voting f... Politics Bank Corruption Personal Experiences Wed, 13 May 2009 19:07:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m5d13-Gun-rights-for-credit-card-fairness--a-darned-good-deal?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m5d11-Business-News-media-lauds-mere-civility-from-credit-card-companies?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner One of the things I hate about “Business News”, and by this I mean the business section of newspapers as well as “business” shows like CNN Money, are that they are so, well, pro-business to the point where they are blind to th... Corporate Media Bank Corruption Mon, 11 May 2009 17:17:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m5d11-Business-News-media-lauds-mere-civility-from-credit-card-companies?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m5d11-Justice-Department-sits-out-of-monopoly-game?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner WASHINGTON, May 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Christine A. Varney, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Department's Antitrust Division, today announced that the Department is withdrawing, effective immediately, a report relating to monopoliza... Government Regulatory Agencies Justice Corporate Greed Mon, 11 May 2009 17:02:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m5d11-Justice-Department-sits-out-of-monopoly-game?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m5d11-Support-the-Credit-Cardholders-Bill-of-Rights?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner From a Keystone Progress news release:Credit card companies have been abusing customers for years, but their incorrigible behavior has ratcheted up since the economy started going down the tubes.Fortunately, Congress is taking action. The House debat... Consumer Protection Credit Bank Corruption Corruption Legislation Mon, 11 May 2009 16:57:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m5d11-Support-the-Credit-Cardholders-Bill-of-Rights?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m5d11-The-Right-enlists-Swift-Boaters-to-sink-health-reform?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner Opponents of health-care reform have enlisted the same people responsible for the ‘Swift Boat’ attacks on John Kerry in an effort to derail plans for improving the health care system in this country.That’s right, the same peopl... Healthcare Corruption Mon, 11 May 2009 16:51:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m5d11-The-Right-enlists-Swift-Boaters-to-sink-health-reform?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m5d9-Obama-hosts-credit-card-town-hall-meeting?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner Obama, showing he’s in tune with the plight of regular Americans, will host a town hall meeting next week on the subject of credit cards. For many people credit cards provide an opportunity to finance purchases," Gibbs said. "But we t... Consumer Protection Bank Corruption Sat, 09 May 2009 18:09:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m5d9-Obama-hosts-credit-card-town-hall-meeting?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m5d5-Why-congress-should-respect-the-secular?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner Pardon me while I go off topic for a moment.From the The Secular Coalition for America ’s website:Action Alert: Oppose the Creation of Spiritual Heritage Week Today, Rep. Randy Forbes of Virginia, the Founder and Chairman of the Congressional P... Politics Tue, 05 May 2009 15:09:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m5d5-Why-congress-should-respect-the-secular?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m5d3-Even-green-business-can-play-dirty?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner The Raw Story.com prominently displayed the headline, “US businesses outsource 22,000 green jobs to India”. I like Raw Story but their shtick is to put up headlines that will earn outrage clicks. In other words, people will read it, excla... Ethics Corporate Greed Faking "Green" Sun, 03 May 2009 08:30:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m5d3-Even-green-business-can-play-dirty?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m5d2-The-good-and-bad-news-from-congress?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner This week we won one and lost one. The credit card bill, something I’ve been belly-aching about for quite some time, passed.It’s called the Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009 and the entire text of it can be found here. The Ho... Bank Corruption Corruption Legislation Sat, 02 May 2009 14:16:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m5d2-The-good-and-bad-news-from-congress?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m4d28-No-thanks-Mr-Specter?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner So Arlen Specter is going to switch parties and become a Democrat. No, thanks. Seriously, we don’t need him. Let him go be an Independent.Politics is more than a numbers game. There’s no point in adding one more vote when that voter doesn... Politics Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:28:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m4d28-No-thanks-Mr-Specter?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m4d27-Consumer-groups-demand-action-on-credit-card-companies?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner WASHINGTON, April 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In the wake of the President's meeting today with credit card executives, a broad coalition of national consumer groups and nonprofit organizations commended the President for his strong statements in s... Consumer Protection Bank Corruption Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:31:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m4d27-Consumer-groups-demand-action-on-credit-card-companies?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m4d24-A-moment-of-serenity-among-chaos?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner A commute home in Washington is usually chaotic. DC becomes a city of honking, angry drivers and jaywalking pedestrians. Buses whiz past stops as jilted would-be passengers run and wave their arms. Train operators leave car doors open just long enoug... Personal Experiences Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:34:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner~y2009m4d24-A-moment-of-serenity-among-chaos?cid=exrss-DC-Corporate-Ethics-Examiner