Conglomerate’s woes throw Boston HQ deal contradictions into bold relief What a surprise. General Electric is tanking, and the scheme to bring the multinational’s headquarters to Boston is looking worse by the day. And whom shall the public blame if that once-secret deal cut by Gov. Charlie Baker and Mayor Marty Walsh in […]
WELFARE KINGS: BAKER MOVES TO MAKE CORPORATE GIVEAWAYS EVEN SWEETER
It’s the situation that arises when a giant corporation like GE wants extraordinary amounts of state money to site facilities in the Commonwealth.
GE BOSTON DEAL: THE MISSING MANUAL, PART 7
General Electric tries to cheap out on cleaning up its PCB apocalypse on the Housatonic River
STRIKE MATTERS: VERIZON’S UNION EMPLOYEES FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE OF THE AMERICAN WORKING CLASS
The general public may be aware that 39,000 unionized Verizon workers (out of a total of 178,000) have been out on strike for a few days—including many here in Boston. But the vast majority of onlookers don’t understand the stakes.
LIMITED DEBATE: BOSTON CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS SOCIALISM AS CORPORATE MEDIA BLOCKS NEEDED DIALOGUE
Engage with socialist ideas directly than relying on the straw man version of them set up by the capitalist news media.
GE BOSTON DEAL: THE MISSING MANUAL, PART 5
General Electric’s Boston charm offensive presents dilemma for Boston nonprofits, others
GE BOSTON DEAL: THE MISSING MANUAL, PART 4
General Electric gets away with defrauding municipal governments for untold millions
GE BOSTON DEAL: THE MISSING MANUAL, PART 3
General Electric gets bailed out, people get sold out
GE BOSTON DEAL: THE MISSING MANUAL, PART 2
Gov. Charlie Baker, Mayor Marty Walsh, and boosters like the Boston Globe claim that the investment will be worth it. Yet GE’s record of slashing jobs, despoiling the environment, and evading taxes says otherwise.
GE BOSTON DEAL: AN ACTIVIST HANDBOOK
Don’t wait for someone else to step up, start your own corporate campaign today!
