Woke capitalists are not socialists in disguise, they represent a very real and dangerous side of contemporary capitalism. (Common Dreams) This month Larry Fink, the Chairman and CEO of the asset management firm BlackRock, was ...
Indigenous peoples are calling for an immediate moratorium on extraction from the Amazon. (Common Dreams) Since I was a child in the 1980’s I have heard calls to protect the Amazon. I remember watching videos ...
“It is the weapons companies, private prisons, and asset management firms like BlackRock that stand to gain a profit from war and migration.” With little government support and corporate accountability, humanitarian aid workers are scrambling ...
“BlackRock beginning its shift of capital out of fossil fuels, including today’s divestment of coal in its actively managed funds, is a fantastic start…” BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, the head of the world’s largest asset ...
“Stop the Money Pipeline” campaign demands that banks, insurers, and asset managers cut ties with planet-destroying companies. (By: Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams) Climate activists on Thursday announced a new campaign that aims to send a ...
“The greed of Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Citigroup and BlackRock is insatiable.” Last year, top executives and investors protested the annual investment conference in Saudi Arabia known as ‘Davos in the Desert’ after the savage execution ...
Shortly after his election, President Donald Trump thanked Harley-Davidson and several major companies “for building things in America.” Then last February, Harley-Davidson turned around and closed a factory, cut up to 800 jobs, increased dividends ...