If we think inequality was bad before Covid-19, it’s about to get a whole lot worse. (Common Dreams) Six months into a global pandemic, the US economy just took its most grievous hit on record, ...
African Americans and Hispanics have been looted of trillions in reduced pay by racist employers and giant corporations, while their safety, lives and peace of mind have been looted by racist police. (Common Dreams) Looting ...
Facebook, Amazon, Apple, and Alphabet have spent more than $330 million on attempts to influence federal lawmakers since 2008. (By Frank Bass, MapLight) The nation’s largest tech companies, which are currently facing state and federal investigations to determine ...
The process of corporate plunder in the global mining industry is severely aggravating social and economic inequalities across the planet. “The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights.” —J. Paul Getty The ...
“This is about how do we get competition back in this space,” said Congressman David N. Cicilline of Rhode Island as he announced antitrust investigations into big tech. The world of big tech was shaken ...
Sellers on the Amazon marketplace allege the company’s marketplace favors Amazon private label brands over independent sellers. The largest internet company in the world, Amazon, is being investigated for monopoly power abuse in Germany. While ...
The duopoly of Amazon and Walmart in Indian retail market spells doom for lakhs of retailers who supply our everyday needs. (NewsClick.In, by Prabir Purkayastha) Walmart’s 14 billion dollar acquisition of Flipkart has sent the Indian ...