Beneficiaries deserve pension fund trustees who will put their financial interests first and Democratic politics second. It's not just the law--it's the right thing to do.

A new book edited by Jon Entine considers the dangers of investing to promote social or political causes.

If personal retirement accounts are good enough for union bosses, why not for union members?

Pension officials cannot follow socially progressive principles to do good and still make a killing in the stock market.

In recent years, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have proliferated, their rise facilitated by governments and corporations desperate to subcontract development projects. While many NGOs have made significant contributions to human rights, the environment, and economic and social development, a lack of international standards for NGO accountability also allows far less...

Social investing, by both the political left and right, frequently ends up hurting the very people--particularly the economically disadvantaged--that it is supposed to help.

Organized labor, once a pillar of the Democratic party and a major player in American politics, has been reduced to a pale image of its former self.

“Socially responsible” investing (SRI), which incorporates nonfinancial social and ethical criteria, has attracted significant publicity in recent years and sparked interest among some institutional investors, public pension funds, and Social Security reform advocates, particularly in the wake of recent corporate scandals. SRI adherents claim that one of every ten dollars...