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Category Archives: corporations
Media Madness
The Incredible Belief That Corporate Ownership Does Not Influence Media Content By Alison Rose Levy/ FAIR/ September 17, 2019 As Sen. Bernie Sanders (CJR, 8/26/19) has recently noted, corporate ownership of media interferes with the core societal function of the … Continue reading
Posted in corporations, environment, government, media
Tagged Alison Rose Levy, Ed Schultz, FAIR, media conglomerates, media consolidation, Media Monopoly, MSNBC, TPP
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Corporate Democrats
Our broken political system demands that politicians look to big corporate donors in order to get elected. Corporate Democrats take the money and show their gratitude by voting in ways that please their benefactors. This video shows how it is … Continue reading
Dysfunctional Economics
Posted in America, corporations, Economics, economy, government, inequality, labor, politics
Tagged capitalism, minimum wage, Nick Hanauer, socialism
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The Billionaires Won. The Rest of Us Lost.
By Arlen Grossman It’s not your grandfather’s America anymore. Democracy in the United States has failed. So we shouldn’t be surprised when tax cuts favor the wealthy, and we see the rich growing richer and the poor losing ground. In addition, … Continue reading
Posted in America, corporations, economy, government, inequality, politics
Tagged Benjamin Page, Big Corporations, billionaires, Lewis Powell, Martin Gilens, oligarchy, plutocracy, Powell Memo
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The Sorry Plight of the Worker
A 21st-Century Form of Indentured Servitude Has Already Penetrated Deep into the American Heartland Corporations want to make sure that laborers never again have the power to tell big business how to treat them. By Thom Hartmann/ AlterNet/ July 17,2017 … Continue reading
Posted in corporations, economy, government, inequality, labor, politics
Tagged AlterNet, Idaho, indentured servitude, M. Wuerker, non-compete clause, Ronald Reagan, Thom Hartmann
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HOW CORPORATE MEDIA FAILS US
We Have All Won An Oligarchy and Lost A Democracy By Thom Hartmann/ thomhartmann.com/ September 26, 2016 Here’s a thought experiment for you. Ask yourself, “When was the last time I heard any conversation at all about the role of … Continue reading
Posted in corporations, government, media, politics
Tagged corporate media, democracy, mainstream news, oligarchy, Thom Hartmann
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The American Empire
Abby Martin interviews retired U.S. Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, former national security advisor to the Reagan administration, who spent years as an assistant to Secretary of State Colin Powell during both Bush administrations. – December 13, 2015
Posted in corporations, Economics, economy, foreign policy, government, Iraq war, military, politics, Russia, war, War on Terror
Tagged Abby Martin, Afghanistan, American empire, chemical weapons, CIA, Lawrence Wilkerson, military-industrial complex, national security state, revolving door, Syria, The Real News, Therealnews.com
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BAD TRADE
Posted in corporations, Economics, economy, government, politics, trade
Tagged Alan Grayson, fast track, free trade, NAFTA, TPP
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Chris Hedges: Destroy the System
Make the Rich Panic By Chris Hedges/ Truthdig/ May 3, 2015 Protesters rush a police line after a rally at City Hall in Philadelphia on Thursday. The event followed days of unrest in Baltimore over the death of Freddie Gray. (AP … Continue reading
Posted in corporations, government, politics, revolution
Tagged Bernie Sanders, Chris Hedges, corporate power, Elizabeth Warren, Ralph Nader, Truthdig
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