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Transnational Companies Sue Developing States
Western Europe is becoming a big hub in the Investor-State Dispute Settlement mechanism of the TTIP.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Chemical Industry Is Hiding the Truth About Everyday Toxins, and More
Congress agreed to $680 billion in new tax breaks.
Coal Mining’s Financial Failures: Two Thirds of World’s Production Now Unprofitable
A wave of bankruptcies has swept the coal mining industry.
William Rivers Pitt | Christmas in the Form of a Dream
Daddy, is Santa Claus real? Yes, dear, just as real as capitalism.
The Terrible Things That Happen When Santa Claus Visits CEOs
A 20-year-old rule intended to control CEO pay has bloated executive paychecks while draining tax revenue and widening inequality.
The Ticking Time Bomb of Uber
Uber has a habit of nickel-and-diming the public, its drivers and cities where it operates, despite its being a multi-billion-dollar-valued company.
Exposing BlackRock: Who’s Afraid of Laurence Fink and His Overpowering Institution?
There is scarcely a company, country or region of the planet that the world's largest asset management firm does not touch or influence.
Bill Moyers | The Plutocrats Are Winning. Don’t Let Them!
The vast inequality they are creating is a death sentence for government by consent of the people.
Corporate Charity Is Corporate Power
Extreme philanthropy is not the answer to extreme inequality.
Ailing, Angry Nuclear-Weapons Workers Fight for Compensation
“Too often, workers die waiting” for help, one senator says.