Tag: Amazon
What will tech moguls do with their wealth?
Tech billionaires are embedding themselves in U.S. economic systems while experimenting with new ways to manage their fortunes. Lacking traditional family dynasties, they must also contend with an unpredictable alliance with Trump.
Amazon quietly rescinds pledges to protect Black and LGBTQ rights amid...
Major corporations quietly abandon equity commitments as political pressures rise, sparking concerns for marginalized communities.
Teamsters launch largest strike against Amazon in US history to demand...
Amazon workers launch historic nationwide strike, demanding better wages, safer conditions, and union recognition from the $2 trillion corporation.
Amazon workers threaten nationwide strike during Peak holiday season over pay,...
As Amazon faces record holiday sales, workers across the U.S. escalate strike threats to force the company to negotiate union contracts and improve working conditions.
Environmental groups protest outside Amazon on Prime Day demanding company strengthen...
The demonstration, which shut down Sixth Avenue, was led by environmental advocacy groups including Stand.earth and the Ship It Zero coalition, climate and community advocates.
Bezos and Musk vs. workers
These corporations win this fight only if the public doesn’t know what’s happening.
Amazon’s plastic use surges despite global cutback initiatives
Amazon's journey towards global sustainability hits a snag on home soil, as a recent report unveils a surge in plastic waste across the United States.
How Amazon is ripping you off
They’re accused of using a secret algorithm, codenamed “Project Nessie,” to charge customers an estimated extra $1 billion dollars.
Our richest can move to avoid taxes. But can they hide?
Washington is contemplating a state wealth tax, a levy that would cost Jeff Bezos.
United Nations expert castigates Amazon, Walmart, DoorDash over ‘disgraceful’ labor practices
UN rapporteur challenges corporate giants on poverty wages and labor violations.
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Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture
The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."
Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future
Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.
Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
Anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades as Trump turns ‘antifa’ label into prosecution tool
The Prairieland case transformed a July 4 protest outside a Texas immigration jail into a terrorism prosecution, with sentences from 30 to 100 years and warnings of a new federal playbook against left-wing dissent.
Addicted to war?
War Fever, Trump-Style.