Tying Equity Strings on the Semiconductor Subsidies
CEOs of the top 19 U.S. chip-making corporations make $14 million on average. Should taxpayers have to subsidize those fat paychecks?
International
In Guatemala, Harris Should Address U.S. Policies That Put Corporations Over People
As the Vice President seeks to remedy root causes of migration, she should vow to dismantle neoliberal rules that have been devastating for rural and Indigenous peoples.
Inequalities Are Shaping How We’re Fighting the Pandemic — And How We’ll Remember It
Covid-19 infections in most countries have been hugely underestimated — not least because rich countries bought almost all the tests.
Family Offices: Trillion Dollar Pools of Unregulated Capital You Haven’t Heard About
With the collapse of Archegos Capital, family offices — a main tool of the wealth defense industry — are in the headlines.
Corporations Should Not Have the Power to Undermine the Global Battle Against Covid-19
Even if governments agree to suspend patent protections for vaccines, corporations can fight back with expensive lawsuits.
Mexico Should Follow Other Countries and Refuse Excessive Powers for Foreign Investors
Pakistan is the latest to start withdrawing from international treaties that give corporations the power to sue governments over environmental and public interest regulations.
With One Huge Victory Down, UK Uber Driver Moves on to the Next Gig Worker Battlefront
James Farrar, a lead plaintiff in the successful UK labor rights case against Uber, is turning his sights to data protection, a critical worker issue in the 21st Century.
As Rich Nations Protect Corporate Patents, the Global Vaccine Divide is Widening
People in high-income countries that represent 16 percent of the world’s population have received 56 percent of doses.
How Biden Can Spread the Benefits of Trade to Black Workers
U.S. trade policy has enriched corporate elites while leaving workers, particularly Black and Latino workers, behind.