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GOP Shifts Effort to Shield Corporations From COVID Lawsuits to the States
State Chambers of Commerce and other groups have long pushed for limits on lawsuits filed by injured people.
Is Corporate Money Threatening the Progressive Agenda in Congress?
Aides say that pauses on corporate PAC donations means lawmakers won’t oppose progressives as fiercely, WSJ reports.
Companies Pause Their PAC Donations Even as They Fight Democracy Reforms
PAC contributions are just a slice of the total amount businesses spend to support their preferred candidates.
The American Petroleum Institute Is Working to Kill Voting on Local Measures
Industry groups are being represented by the same law firm that helped Trump file the election appeal in Pennsylvania.
To Push Biden Left, We Must Build Movements to Challenge His Corporate Backers
Social movements are most powerful when they threaten profits, as the victories of the 1930s and 1960s demonstrate.
GAO Study Shows How Taxpayers Subsidize “Starvation Wages” of Corporate Giants
“The real looting in America is the Walton family becoming $63 billion richer during a pandemic,” tweeted Sanders.
GOP Proposes Massive Coal Industry Handout, No Direct COVID Relief Payments
Senate Republicans call for $161 million handout to coal industry after nixing COVID relief for struggling Americans.
Corporations Must Reckon With Their Spin of Black Lives Matter
If companies are really committed to Black lives, their statements should include a reckoning with their own products.
Billionaire-Funded Think Tanks Call for Pandemic Deregulation to Be Permanent
The right wing has quickly seized upon the coronavirus pandemic to accelerate its anti-government agenda under Trump.
Corporations’ COVID Response Is Class War Waged From the Top
Media outrage has been directed at Trump, but this pandemic isn't just about his incompetence. It's about capitalism.