Ten Worst Corporations of 2001
"Abbott Laboratories, Argenbright, Bayer, Coke, Enron, Exxon Mobil, Philip Morris, Sara lee, Southern Co.
and Wal-Mart have been named the 10 worst corporations of 2001, in Multinational Monitor magazine's
annual listing. "These behemoths have ripped off the public, polluted the environment, abused their workers
and debased our culture," said Robert Weissman, editor of Multinational Monitor. "They appear in our lives
everyday, disguised as 'respectable members of the community.' They deserve public opprobrium, and, in
many cases, government sanction." Multinational Monitor is a Washington, D.C.-based monthly magazine
that tracks the activities of multinational corporations. It was founded by Ralph Nader.... Argenbright, the
security company, was named to the list for repeat violations of regulations for airport security. Argenbright's
appalling record helped convince Congress to federalize U.S. airport security operations.... Enron made the
10 worst list for costing many of its employees their life savings by refusing to let them dump Enron stock from
their pension plans, as the company plunged toward bankruptcy." --MM
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