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World’s largest asset management firm and Fed’s Wall Street bailout
The close collaboration between the US Treasury, the Federal Reserve and the multi-billion dollar asset management firm Blackrock in devising the March 2020 rescue operation … World’s largest asset management firm and Fed’s Wall Street bailoutRead more
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Why So Much Wealth at the Top Threatens the US Economy
Policymakers and the media are paying too much attention to how quickly the U.S. economy will emerge from the pandemic-induced recession, and not nearly enough … Why So Much Wealth at the Top Threatens the US EconomyRead more
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American companies are still profiting from slavery
Juneteenth marks the date in 1865 where an estimated 250,000 enslaved people in Texas were freed, marking the official end of slavery in the Confederacy … American companies are still profiting from slaveryRead more
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Wealth Hoarding by ‘Silver Spoon Oligarchs’ Is Endangering U.S. Democracy
The growing concentration of wealth in fewer hands—including among corporate robber barons’ descendants who continue, after multiple generations, to wield the “financial, political, and philanthropic … Wealth Hoarding by ‘Silver Spoon Oligarchs’ Is Endangering U.S. DemocracyRead more
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US High Court Sides With Corporate Giants in Child Slavery Case
Human rights advocates Thursday denounced a Supreme Court decision in favor of the U.S. corporate giants Nestlé USA and Cargill, which were sued more than … US High Court Sides With Corporate Giants in Child Slavery CaseRead more
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Consumerism, Another Inheritance From the Slavery System
Strategy and dogma To declare the abolition of traditional slavery for their possessions in the Caribbean, the British envisioned a new type of enslavement that … Consumerism, Another Inheritance From the Slavery SystemRead more
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Johnson and Johnson Was Just Found Liable for Fueling the Opioid Epidemic
In a landmark verdict, an Oklahoma judge ruled Monday that Johnson and Johnson is responsible for fueling the state’s opioid epidemic. Purdue Pharma and Teva … Johnson and Johnson Was Just Found Liable for Fueling the Opioid EpidemicRead more
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Amazon admits some drivers have to ‘pee in bottles’
E-commerce giant Amazon has apologized to a US lawmaker after falsely denying that some of its drivers are forced at times to urinate in plastic … Amazon admits some drivers have to ‘pee in bottles’Read more
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Over 18 million kids work at e-waste dumpsites
More than 18 million children and adolescents working at e-waste dumpsites in low- and middel-income countries are potentially at the risk of severe health hazards, … Over 18 million kids work at e-waste dumpsitesRead more