Economics
Posted inCrime / Economics / ToMl / USA Empire
Of Rotten Apples and Rotten Systems
Martin Shkreli, the former hedge-fund manager turned pharmaceutical CEO who was arrested last week, has been described as a sociopath and worse. In reality, he’s … Of Rotten Apples and Rotten SystemsRead more
Posted inCoal / Economics / ToMl
Billions of secret public finance for a dying coal industry
New report lifts the rug on billions of secret public finance for a dying coal industry Analysis shows $73 billion in public support for coal … Billions of secret public finance for a dying coal industryRead more
Posted inEconomics / ToMl / USA Empire
How Taxes Have Kept Wealth White
The concept of institutional racism, thanks to the Black Lives Matter movement, is moving right onto America’s political center stage. The institution under the brightest … How Taxes Have Kept Wealth WhiteRead more
Posted inEconomics / GMO / ToMl
The Pesticide and GMO Seed Industry Just Spawned a New Behemoth
US chemical titans Dow and DuPont have agreed to a $130 billion merger. Once combined, DowDuPont (as it will be known) intends to split into … The Pesticide and GMO Seed Industry Just Spawned a New BehemothRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / Economics / ToMl
How 19 Big-Name Corporations Plan to Make Money Off the Climate Crisis
Climate change will have some pretty terrifying consequences. Experts have predicted everything from deadly heat waves and devastating floods to falling crop production and even … How 19 Big-Name Corporations Plan to Make Money Off the Climate CrisisRead more
Posted inEconomics / Terrorism / ToMl
Only solution is to starve IS of cash
Only by cutting off alleged financial support for the Islamic State group from Gulf states can the violence that has spread from Syria and Iraq … Only solution is to starve IS of cashRead more
Posted inEconomics / Tax
Google’s Innovations
Google’s offshore tax dodge cash pile has grown to $43bn. See