Jeremy Menchik is associate professor at Boston University’s Pardee School of Global Studies wrote an article called “Confessions of a ‘human guinea pig’: Why I’m … Professor Quits Vaccine Trial over Moderna’s Corporate GreedRead more
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America’s billionaires got $1 trillion richer last year
America’s nearly 750 billionaires collectively got $1 trillion richer in 2021, a tax-free 25% gain, according to calculations by Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) based … America’s billionaires got $1 trillion richer last yearRead more
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What is the Labour Theory of Value?
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flFyaguUqIo&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Richard Wolff
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Endemic Market Failure and Inequality
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Aa2Kpr0UGg&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Dennis Kelleher, CEO of Better Markets, speaks at the forum, “Destroying the Myths of Market Fundamentalism,” held in Washington DC, on October 19, … Endemic Market Failure and InequalityRead more
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Ghosts of Polluters Past
The hot, dry Santa Ana winds that whip through Orange County’s Logan barrio are fierce and temperamental. In the mid-20th century, they’d deliver gusts forceful … Ghosts of Polluters PastRead more
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Workers Got Fed Up. Bosses Got Scared
A few weeks after the end of World War II, New York City came to a standstill. Thousands of elevators hung without operators, doors stood … Workers Got Fed Up. Bosses Got ScaredRead more
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Six workers died at Amazon gulag
At least six people died after part of an Amazon warehouse collapsed in Edwardsville when a tornado rolled through Friday night, Edwardsville Fire Department said … Six workers died at Amazon gulagRead more
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The Rise of Surveillance Wages
In the past decade, employers have been binging on data and the tools to track everything workers do—in and out of work. Anyone who thinks … The Rise of Surveillance WagesRead more
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Garment Workers Organize to End Wage Theft
Daisy Gonzalez’s mother emigrated to California from Guatemala in the ’80s and landed a job as a garment worker. “My mother was a trimmer and … Garment Workers Organize to End Wage TheftRead more
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Confessions of a ‘human guinea pig’
In July 2020, I volunteered to be in Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine trial. If I knew then what I know now about the company’s quest for … Confessions of a ‘human guinea pig’Read more