A fundamental change is underway in stock market investing, and the spin-off effects are poised to dramatically impact corporate America. In the past, individuals and … BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street Own Corporate AmericaRead more
Corporate
Posted inFossil fuel / ToMl
Top fossil fuel industry tactics
Here’s a neat top ten that I came across recently from Jacqueline Patterson at the environmental and climate justice department of the NAACP. It summarises … Top fossil fuel industry tacticsRead more
Posted inEconomics / Politics / ToMl
Citizen Musk
The problem isn’t only that Elon Musk has a net worth of about $100 billion when tens of millions of Americans are barely getting by. … Citizen MuskRead more
Posted inEconomics / Military / News / Protest / USA Empire
Four Facing Felony Charges for Protest at Military Giant Northrop Grumman
in Nebraska, four people are facing felony charges for a protest at the office of the military contractor Northrop Grumman, the sixth-largest military contractor in … Four Facing Felony Charges for Protest at Military Giant Northrop GrummanRead more
Posted inBailout / Economics / ToMl / USA Empire
Aviation industry laying off thousands during pandemic while seeking bailouts
Airline executives in the US and internationally are imposing furloughs, layoffs and voluntary unpaid time-off against hundreds of thousands of workers in response to the … Aviation industry laying off thousands during pandemic while seeking bailoutsRead more
Posted inHuman right / Immigrant / News / USA Empire
Palantir Technologies Contracts Raise Human Rights Concerns
In advance of the direct listing of Palantir Technologies, Inc. on the New York Stock Exchange on September 29, Amnesty International released today a new … Palantir Technologies Contracts Raise Human Rights ConcernsRead more
Posted inEconomics / Merger / News / Tax
Pfizer Acquires Allergan in Record $150B Deal to Avoid U.S. Taxes
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has sealed a more than $150 billion merger with fellow drug maker Allergan, marking one of the largest takeovers in the history … Pfizer Acquires Allergan in Record $150B Deal to Avoid U.S. TaxesRead more
Posted inPolitics / ToMl / USA Empire
Corporate Power Questions
On September 26, 2020, President Trump announced the nomination of Judge Amy V. Coney Barrett of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh … Corporate Power QuestionsRead more
Posted inCourt / Economics / Politics / ToMl / USA Empire
Dark-Money Networks Behind US Supreme Court
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjcXVKg43qY&rel=0] WATCH: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse speaks during hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett Thank you, Chairman, Judge Barrett. You can take a … Dark-Money Networks Behind US Supreme CourtRead more
Posted inEconomics / Multimedia / Politics / USA Empire
GM Plant Closing
David Harvey October 31, 2019 Anti-Capitalist Chronicles [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln5UJFB7cY8&rel=0]