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Poll Shows Confronting Corporate Greed Is Biden’s Best Anti-Inflation Message
Voters are particularly responsive to messaging that connects price hikes to profiteering by big business.
Amazon Paid Its CEO 6,474 Times More Than It Paid Its Median Worker Last Year
The CEO-worker pay gap surged in 2021 as the "pandemic greed grab" continued.
Corporate Pride Sponsors Have Given Over $1.5 Million to Anti-LGBTQ Politicians
Toyota alone has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to Gov. Greg Abbott, who’s leading an anti-trans charge.
Baby Formula Shortage Reveals Corporate Monopolies’ Grip on Market
Currently the U.S. government subsidizes only a few formula brands. Overhauling this system would combat monopolization.
It’s Time to Challenge the Corporate University
Both public and private universities have been gradually moving toward market-driven models, creating a "gilded age."
Company Responsible for Tainted Baby Formula Has Monopoly Over Aid Program Sales
The current sole-source system allowing market monopolies within government aid programs puts babies at risk.
Top US CEOs Made 254 Times More Than Median Workers in 2021, Study Shows
Median total CEO compensation increased 31 percent from 2020, as executive bonuses and stock awards rose.
Warren Argues Windfall Profits Tax Can Help Democrats Avert Big Midterm Losses
The senator noted that there is much President Biden can do unilaterally to deliver relief to people across the U.S.
Come Tax Day, Billionaires Who’d Rather Not Pay Can Usually Find a Way Not to
Tax season looks very different for those who make their money via wealth instead of wages.
Corporate Profiteers Are Driving Inflation. It Hurts Poorer Countries Most.
Inflation has reached its highest point in four decades, thanks to corporate profiteers and speculators.