From Robber Barons to Bezos: Is history repeating itself?
It is time to fight for an economy and a democracy that works for all rather than the few.
UAW strike expands to Mack Trucks
The tentative contract included a raise of 19% over five years.
Book bans in Texas spread as new state law takes effect
According to the American Library Association, Texas was home to the most attempts to ban or restrict books in 2022.
A secretive network is fighting Indigenous rights in Australia and Canada, expert says
“The effort to deny Aboriginal Australians a voice is part of a global playbook from Atlas and its allies.”
The 100 largest low-wage employers have spent $341 billion on stock buybacks since 2020
And yet top executives seem to have little trouble finding resources for enriching themselves and wealthy shareholders.
‘Bone-chilling’ violence in Israel, Gaza has pushed region to a ‘tipping point’: UN relief...
"My message to all sides is unequivocal: The laws of war must be upheld," Martin Griffiths, the U.N.'s under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, who called the scale and speed of the ongoing violence "bone-chilling."
US border wall construction restarts in Rio Grande Valley
The Department of Homeland Security said by law it is required to use the funds already appropriated by Congress in 2019 for the construction of the border wall in the Rio Grande Valley.
Climate-related damage costs $16 million per hour on average globally, new study estimates
The study authors estimate the cost of the extreme weather damages from 2000 to 2019 to average around $143 billion, which breaks down to around $16.3 million per hour.
Getting mad and getting even
California's climate lawsuit—the result of a deliberate cover-up.
Learning from mistakes: It’s time to lower interest rates
A statement of this intention by the Fed, along with a modest rate cut, would be a huge step in this direction.