Tag: BlackRock
Another Blackrock? Nearly 100 US mercenaries are in Gaza right now
96 American special forces are patrolling a checkpoint in the middle of Gaza, as Palestinians return to their homes in the north. If the history of American mercenaries tells us anything, then this could be deadly.
The numbers BlackRock won’t crunch
A giant with such an enormous appetite should find room for all kinds of facts and figures—but this one’s a bit of a picky eater.
BlackRock stakeholders do not consent to bankrolling violence
As BlackRock has boisterously taken up the mantle of sustainable investing, it must do more to shepherd us into a peace-based economy.
Meet BlackRock, the new great vampire squid
If the corporate oligarchs are too big and strategically important to be broken up under the antitrust laws, rather than bailing them out they should be nationalized and put directly into the service of the public.
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Is there a crack in Western support for genocide?
The shift in political rhetoric among Israel's traditional Western allies continues as it ratchets up its campaign to make life in Gaza so impossible for Palestinians that they will submit to ethnic cleansing.
The far right’s tipping point
Over the last decade, the world has suffered bouts of political whiplash as right-wing populists and their opponents have battled it out at the ballot box.
New lawsuit claims Ziploc brand products misleading, increases risk of exposure to microplastics
Made from polyethylene and polypropylene, research shows that these materials release microplastics when microwaved and frozen "making them fundamentally unfit for microwave and freezer use."
DOGE developed error-prone AI tool to ‘munch’ veterans affairs contracts
“AI is absolutely the wrong tool for this.”
Algae vs. the sanitation crisis: How a rural South African town is cleaning wastewater...
A low-cost, climate-resilient solution using microalgae offers hope for clean water in underserved communities across Africa.