Workers Demand The Jordan Rule That Amazon Touted
The studio’s recent film valorized the “you eat, we eat” principle that Hollywood conglomerates are now opposing.
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Critical coverage on the global financial system and domestic policies that shape the U.S. economy, with a focus on corporate wrongdoing.
Insurers Exploit Climate Crisis To Gut Consumer Protections
To keep covering homes amid the ravages of climate change, big insurance companies want California to slash its landmark price-gouging rules.
Investor Exits DeSantis Fundraiser To Avoid Pay-To-Play Issue
A Wall Street titan with Florida pension business withdraws from the governor’s fundraiser after questions from The Lever.
Fossil Fuel Giant Suncor Chooses Shareholders Over Breathable Air
The oil and gas firm’s Colorado refinery is systematically poisoning the air while the company massively expands stock buybacks and dividends.
How Pundits’ Inflation Myth Crushed The Working Class
After corporate media lied America into a war and a financial crisis, data show they lied about a main source of price hikes — and brutal policies followed.
Big Tech Is Big Tobacco
When it comes to the dangers of AI, the Peter Isherwells are using cigarette-makers’ old strategy.
Fox Can Claim Tax Writeoff For Defamation Settlement
The company says it can deduct the cost of its $787 million payout to Dominion over its election lies.
As The Midwest Burns, Biden Ignores Plastic Waste Dangers
Between the Indiana recycling plant fire and the Ohio toxic train derailment, experts say the president needs to disregard industry lobbying and address the dangers of plastics.
Regulators Stiffed Low-Income Communities In SVB Bailout
The government rescued Silicon Valley Bank’s wealthy depositors, but neighborhoods counting on the collapsed bank are out of luck.
Rutgers Puts Wall Street Before Teachers
Educators are striking at New Jersey’s state university, which has pumped $246 million from its endowment into high-fee hedge fund investments since 2020.