After reviewing tens of millions of insurance claims for the country’s 49 most popular brand-name prescription drugs, a team from Scripps Research Translational Institute found … Prescription drug costs steadily soar, yet price transparency is lackingRead more
Economics
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Corporate donors funding Trump dark money group tied to racist views
Three Fortune 500 companies have donated at least $1.6 million to a controversial pro-Trump “dark money” organization that’s been criticized for the racist, sexist, homophobic, … Corporate donors funding Trump dark money group tied to racist viewsRead more
Posted inEconomics / Tax / ToMl
How The Super-Rich Avoid Paying Their Share
We have a great deal of statistical data, in America today, about the economic circumstances of Americans who live in poverty. We know far less, … How The Super-Rich Avoid Paying Their ShareRead more
Posted inEconomics / Hindutva / India
Demystifying the Controversy Over India’s GDP Numbers
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Govt Sits on Education Cess Worth Rs 1.16 Lakh Crore
In the last 10 years, more than Rs 1.16 lakh crore collected by the central government in the form of education cess for a specific … Govt Sits on Education Cess Worth Rs 1.16 Lakh CroreRead more
Posted inEconomics / Facebook / Google / ToMl
The Final Battle in Big Tech’s War to Dominate Your World
Bellum omnium contra omnes is Latin for “the war of all against all.” Enlightenment thinkers like Thomas Hobbes used the phrase to describe the natural … The Final Battle in Big Tech’s War to Dominate Your WorldRead more
Posted inEconomics / Politics / ToMl
Dissecting the Madness of Economic Reason
A decade after the financial crisis of 2008, global capitalism remains in dire straits. Despite central banks providing a steady diet of low interest rates … Dissecting the Madness of Economic ReasonRead more
Posted inBlack / Economics / Slavery / ToMl / USA Empire
If you strip black people out of America, you really don’t have an America
[without addressing the systemic problems just giving reperation is self destructive.] if you strip slavery out of America, if you strip black people out of … If you strip black people out of America, you really don’t have an AmericaRead more
Posted inChina / Economics / ToMl / USA Empire
The American Dream Is Alive and Well—in China
Home ownership has been called “the quintessential American dream.” Yet today less than 65% of American homes are owner occupied, and more than 50% of … The American Dream Is Alive and Well—in ChinaRead more
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‘Parasitic and Predatory Neoliberalism’ to Blame for Climate Crisis
In a scathing rebuke to the elite capitalists and politicians who largely control the global economic and energy systems, Mexico’s newly-appointed environment secretary Víctor Manuel … ‘Parasitic and Predatory Neoliberalism’ to Blame for Climate CrisisRead more