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Corporations Plunder US West’s Water Amid Worst Drought in 1,200 Years
Profiteering companies are lining up to buy water rights in the western US as the water supply dwindles.
ALEC’s Annual Meeting This Week Centers a Right-Wing Corporate Agenda
Attendees will vote on model policies that target the environment, education, elections and fundamental human rights.
Colombians Welcome Chiquita’s Guilty Verdict, But Thousands More Deserve Justice
Thousands more have yet to receive justice from Chiquita, and other companies are also guilty of similar rights abuses.
Corporations Already Spent Over $1 Billion on Lobbying in First Quarter of 2024
Big businesses have already spent $1.2 billion to ensure pro-corporate policies and ever-rising profits.
2,000 Campus Protesters for Gaza Have Been Arrested. Momentum’s Only Building.
Students nationwide face harsh repression from university administrators and the police, but they’re not backing down.
Uber Says Raising Driver Pay Causes High Fares. Cities Aren’t Buying It.
The data suggest that Wall Street investors are now demanding their cut now that Uber dominates the market.
These Companies Pay Their Executives More Than They Pay in Taxes
Tesla, Ford, Netflix and T-Mobile are among scores of U.S. firms that pay their top execs more than they pay the IRS.
Business PACs Have Given Election Objectors $108 Million Since Capitol Attacks
Over 1,400 corporate PACs and industry trade groups have made contributions to their campaigns or affiliated PACs.
Chevron Buys Up Rival Producer in October’s Second Major Fossil Fuel Merger
The fossil fuel industry has no intention of slowing down, despite increasingly dire warnings from climate scientists.
A Worker-Driven Model for Protecting Labor Rights Is Successful — and Expanding
Unlike corporate models, “worker-driven social responsibility” puts workers at the center of protecting their rights.