Amazon Union Vote Shows Why We Need the PRO Act
In the face of intimidation by one of the largest companies in the world, Alabama workers bravely spoke out about the need for greater labor protections.
Danny Glover: Why I’m in Alabama with Amazon Workers
The Hollywood actor is mobilizing support for warehouse workers who are making their mark on the long history of southern organizing.
MacKenzie Scott’s Bold and Direct Giving Puts Shame to the Billionaire Class and Their Perpetual Private Foundations.
The billionaire philanthropist continues to defy the charitable norms of the 1 percent.
Billionaire Made $1 Trillion Since COVID-19. They Can Afford to Protect Their Workers.
In a holiday shopping season with rampant rates of COVID-19 infection, we must protect frontline workers before it’s too late.
U.S. Billionaire Wealth Surges Past $1 Trillion Since Beginning of Pandemic — Total Grows to $4 Trillion
The total wealth of U.S. billionaires reaches $4 trillion, over $1 trillion of which has been gained since the beginning of the pandemic.
Facing Holiday Rush, Frontlines Retail Workers Urge Billionaire Bosses to Share the Wealth
This essential workforce is hustling to help holiday shoppers while also organizing hazard pay and other COVID-19 protections.
US Billionaire Wealth Surges $434 Billion as Unemployment Filers Top 38 Million
The combined wealth of Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg has climbed by nearly $60 billion in the last two months.
Report: Billionaire Bonanza 2020
Billionaire wealth has grown astoundingly over the last few decades — and, for some “pandemic profiteers,” even more dramatically since the COVID-19 crisis.
When It Comes to Sustainability, Amazon Delivers… Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Amazon profits from helping oil and gas companies destroy the planet more frugally. Jeff Bezos’ $10 billion climate fund must be viewed in this context.
The US Would Be Better off With Fewer Billionaires
If we want to expand the middle class, lift up workers and protect the environment, we need to protect our democracy from extreme billionaire influence.
What Amazon Adds To The Fight For $15
Amazon will raise its minimum wage to $15 for all U.S. employees. Will other’s follow suit?
America’s Wealth Inequality Has Reached Staggering New Levels
Most concerning is the potential for these wealth hoarders to use their outsized bank accounts to buy outsized power over our government.
Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffett Are Wealthier Than The Bottom Half of the Country Combined
That’s three people versus about 160 million people.
Automation Kills Jobs and Brings Mass Poverty. Call That Progress?
The “One Rich Guy” who profits would.