Does It Pay For Companies To Do Good? As Corporate America seeks to redefine its mission as a force for social good, new studies in economics are showing that there are self-serving reasons why they'd want to do that.
Morning Edition How UAW's Strike Against GM May Effect Ford And Fiat-Chrysler NPR's David Greene talks to New York Times reporter Steven Greenhouse, author of Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present and Future of American Labor, about the strike, and the future of unions.
Morning Edition States Are Split Over Purdue Pharma's Opioid Settlement NPR's David Greene talks to Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey about why she opposes the agreement with Purdue Pharma that settles the company's role in the opioid epidemic.
All Things Considered Penn. AG: How Proposed Settlement With Purdue Pharma Falls Short NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro about a proposed settlement with Purdue Pharma that he says fails to hold it accountable for its role in the opioid crisis.
All Things Considered MoviePass Shuts Down The movie ticket subscription service startup was popular with subscribers. It may have ultimately failed as a business, but some say it succeeded in disrupting the movie theater business model.
All Things Considered Saudi Arabia May Rethink IPO For State-Owned Oil Company After Attacks Saudi Arabia had been planning to sell off a slice of its state-owned oil company, Saudi Aramco, in a massive IPO. But last weekend's aerial attacks on Saudi oil facilities may scare off investors.
Morning Edition United Auto Workers Go On Strike Against General Motors NPR's David Greene talks to Michigan Radio reporter Tracy Samilton and Kristin Dziczek at the Center for Automotive Research about workers striking after a new contract wasn't reached.
Weekend Edition Sunday UAW Votes To Strike The United Auto Workers voted Sunday to strike after not agreeing with General Motors on wages, heath care and profit sharing. The strike may bring the automaker's U.S. production to a halt.
UAW Goes On Strike Against General Motors Picket lines began forming outside GM plants after the United Auto Workers voted Sunday to begin a strike at midnight. Nearly 50,000 workers are affected by the work stoppage.
PG&E Agrees To Pay $11 Billion Insurance Settlement Over California Wildfires The deal, which a bankruptcy court must approve, covers most of the claims from the Camp Fire in 2018 and Northern California wine country fires in 2017. Insurance companies had sought $20 billion.