Tag: Corporate America
Capitalism’s Conclusion, Part I: What the Ohio train derailment exposed
The recent derailment of trains in East Palestine isn’t just a once-in-a-generation environmental disaster, it's what will continue to happen when profit is put above public health.
The truth about corporate subsidies
Large American corporations shouldn’t need government subsidies to do what’s right for America.
The little secret about corporate profits
The power of big corporations to raise their prices higher than their costs are rising.
Before COB on the first workday of 2023, CEOs will make...
In less than seven hours on the first workday of the New Year, a typical CEO will have made as much as the average U.S. worker will make all year.
The monsters of American capitalism
Three of its prime exemplars: Trump, Bankman-Fried's, and Musk!
How major southeast utilities paid local media for favorable coverage
This is an example of how big money can interact with the decline in local journalism to spread false or misleading information, including about the climate crisis and appropriate solutions.
How the corporate takeover of American politics began
Powell’s memo argued that the American economic system was “under broad attack” from consumer, labor, and environmental groups.
As corporations enjoy record-high profits, experts urge Congress to ‘rein them...
"Instead of raising interest rates and slowing the economy toward a recession, Congress and Biden should be taking aim at corporate price gouging."
New Warren bill would empower Feds to crack down on corporate...
"Corporations have price gouged consumers for extra profits—and gotten away with it—for too long."
Sanders says ‘no corporation that breaks the law should get a...
"No government—not the federal government, not the state government, and not the city government—should be handing out corporate welfare to union busters and labor law violators."
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David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.
The worse the chaos that results, the sooner the eventual revulsion and turnaround
A too gullible population let itself be bamboozled.
Tlaib, ACLU, and advocates warn H.R. 9495 could empower Trump to silence nonprofits and...
Progressives and civil rights groups sound the alarm over legislation that could allow President-elect Trump to strip nonprofits of their tax-exempt status without evidence, threatening free speech and democracy.
JD Vance hints at Elon Musk’s role in targeting Social Security under Trump’s ‘efficiency’...
Republican vice-presidential nominee J.D. Vance reveals Elon Musk could lead a commission to cut federal spending, with Social Security and the Department of Defense as potential targets. The billionaire’s past decision-making raises concerns about the future of essential programs.
The ultimate corporate corruption: Trump appoints Musk to oversee US regulations
Examining the implications of Musk’s appointment to lead Trump’s new department of Government Efficiency and what It means for American democracy.