For more than a decade, researchers and journalists have tried to lay bare the PR machine employed by fossil fuel companies to delay climate action. … Economists helped Big Oil obstruct climate action for decadesRead more
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‘Unconscionable Profits,’ Monopolies, and Low Taxes for Covid-19 Vaccine Makers
The People’s Vaccine Alliance on Wednesday called out BioNTech, Moderna, and Pfizer for “reaping astronomical and unconscionable profits due to their monopolies of mRNA Covid … ‘Unconscionable Profits,’ Monopolies, and Low Taxes for Covid-19 Vaccine MakersRead more
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Cashing in on the pandemic
On 26 March 2020, Italy’s coronavirus death toll surpassed 8,000 – then over twice the number seen anywhere else in the world. Morgues were overflowing … Cashing in on the pandemicRead more
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Never Forget Lessons of the Post-9/11 Warpath
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKCVN4hmrmo&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Empire Files
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Afghanistan War Pays Off BIG For Generals Who Lied
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjZwwx8D4AA&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Empire Files
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Healthcare Industry Sees “Potential Bonanza” of Profits in COVID-19 Crisis
Yeah, I think what Senator Sanders is doing there is highlighting the moral and pragmatic absurdities of for-profit medicine, as he has always done so … Healthcare Industry Sees “Potential Bonanza” of Profits in COVID-19 CrisisRead more
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Principles of Concentration of Wealth & Power
Requiem for the American Dream [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YdBzwJCpo8&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Noam Chomsky – Part I On Contact [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkWVRlqzAMk&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Noam Chomsky – Part II On Contact
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If US Had that $6.4 Trillion we wasted on Iraq and Afghanistan
Wouldn’t it be nice if the richest country in the world had some resources stored up to deal with the worst economic crisis since the … If US Had that $6.4 Trillion we wasted on Iraq and AfghanistanRead more
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CSOs Demand an Overhaul of the World Bank Following the DBR Scandal
More than 100 civil society organisations, including Madhyam, have sought a major overhaul of the World Bank’s governing structures and policies following the scandal that … CSOs Demand an Overhaul of the World Bank Following the DBR ScandalRead more
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Billionaires Shouldn’t Control Artificial Intelligence
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocSisLea2DA&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Lester Earnest