How Biden Can Tame Wall Street
The next administration has the power to take executive actions without Congressional approval that would help protect Americans from financial industry recklessness and greed.
Corporate Power
Report: Billionaire Wealth vs. Community Health
Bargaining for the Common Good, Institute for Policy Studies, and United for Respect show how to protect essential workers from Pandemic Profiteers
Corporate Reps Are a Small Minority of Presidential Transition Team Members
Progressives have been pushing Biden and Harris to limit the influence of big corporations and Wall Street in their administration.
San Franciscans Vote Overwhelmingly to Rein in Overpaid CEOs
A ballot measure to increase taxes on corporations with extreme gaps between CEO and median worker pay sailed through on a 65-35 margin.
California Dreamin’ . . . for Much More Equal Days
Mommas and papas everywhere ought to be watching closely to see how Californians vote on two key initiatives this Election Day.
Amazonian Indigenous Leader Sônia Guajajara: ‘In the Flames, They See Money’
The Association of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil received the Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Award for standing up to powerful corporations and an oppressive government.
Celebrating Somali Workers Standing Up to Amazon
The Minnesota-based Awood Center is receiving a prestigious human rights award for their support of immigrant warehouse workers fighting for dignity and justice on the job.
Defense Industry CEOs Are Getting Even Richer off Funds That Were Supposed to Go for PPE
The Trump administration took $1 billion in stimulus money that was supposed to go towards making masks and other protective equipment for the pandemic — and gave most of it to weapons manufacturers.
Fed Bailout Allows Private Equity Pirates to Loot $10 Billion From Companies They Own
Wall Street executives are taking advantage of the pandemic to enrich themselves while plundering companies in their portfolios and putting workers' jobs at greater risk.