Last month, shareholder pressure almost caused the breaking up of the Time Warner Corporation. We’ve seen the imperial CEO for some time, but is increased corporate democracy leading to the rise of the imperial shareholder? Plus Israeli consul general, Arye Mekel on the outcome of the Israeli elections and what it means in a post-Sharon era.
Arye Mekel, Israeli consul-general in New York,
-on Israel's election
» Israel's consulate in New York
Lucian Bebchuk, Harvard professor of law, economics and finance and director of Harvard's Program on Corporate Governance,
- argues in favor of greater shareholder democracy
and
Stephen Bainbridge, corporate law professor at UCLA,
- argues for executive perogative
» Lucian Bebchuk bio
» ProfessorBainbridge.com
Sonia Ramirez, legislative representative on immigration for the AFL-CIO,
-on the proposal to create a guest worker program
» "Statement by AFL-CIO President John Sweeney on Immigration Bill in Senate" from 3/28/06
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