Economics, Taxes, and Workplace Issues
Citizens for Tax Justice
A nonpartisan, nonprofit research and advocacy organization dedicated to fair taxation at the federal, state, and local levels.
They Get Cake & We Eat Crumbs
The Real Story Behind Today's Unfair Economy
Working Life
The home page for Jonathan Tasini, labor journalist and president of the National Writers Union (UAW Local 1981).
Resources for Information on Companies
Securities and Exchange Commission
Contains corporate filings. Proxy statements are listed as DEF 14A. Go to "Search the EDGAR Database," then "Search the EDGAR Archives." Download the WordPerfect conversion utility found at the "Tools and Utilities" link.
The Wall Street Journal
Company briefing books have background, recent news, stock charts, and financial data. (This site charges fees.)
The Multinational Monitor
Provides news stories on multi-nation (transnational) corporations.
Hoover's
Provides capsule summaries of public companies with links to websites and financial reports.
Annual Report Gallery
Will tell you where to find a public company's annual report online.
American City Business Journals
Useful for hard-to-find information on private companies in a few dozen cities.