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Corporate
Military-Industrial-Congressional Frauds
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_rhC6QQuk4&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Lester Earnest
Dems Who Opposed Pentagon Cuts Received Nearly 4x More Donations From Weapons Makers
In a bipartisan 316-113 vote on Thursday night, the U.S. House authorized a $778 billion military budget for fiscal year 2022. Every Republican voted against … Dems Who Opposed Pentagon Cuts Received Nearly 4x More Donations From Weapons MakersRead more
Corporate America Cashed In on 9/11
The costs and consequences of America’s 21st-century wars have by now been well-documented—a staggering $8 trillion in expenditures and more than 380,000 civilian deaths, as … Corporate America Cashed In on 9/11Read more
Cognizant Reaches $95 Million Settlement With US Shareholders
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp has reached a $95 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit accusing the information technology services company of defrauding shareholders by concealing … Cognizant Reaches $95 Million Settlement With US ShareholdersRead more
American CEOs make 351 times more than workers. In 1965 it was 15 to one
Last week, the Economic Policy Institute, a nonpartisan thinktank, released a report on the increasing pay gap between chief executives and workers. This research tells … American CEOs make 351 times more than workers. In 1965 it was 15 to oneRead more
Sacklers Threaten to Pull Out of Opioid Settlement
A scion of the Sackler family, the billionaire owners of Purdue Pharma, vowed in court on Tuesday that the family would walk away from a … Sacklers Threaten to Pull Out of Opioid SettlementRead more
Big Pharma Firms Spent More Enriching Investors Than on R&D
The leading 14 Big Pharma firms paid out more to enrich their investors than they spent on research and development from 2016 to 2020, a … Big Pharma Firms Spent More Enriching Investors Than on R&DRead more
Pfizer must Share COVID Vaccine Technology with Africa
The Food and Drug Administration has fully authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for U.S. residents aged 16 and over, making it the first COVID vaccine … Pfizer must Share COVID Vaccine Technology with AfricaRead more
Fast fashion is now poisoning African rivers
Rivers in some African countries are turning the colour of ink, and fast fashion is behind it. Untreated or partially treated effluent from textile factories, … Fast fashion is now poisoning African riversRead more