Why Child Labor In America Is Skyrocketing
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 4:27 PM EDT
Corporations are bringing back child labor in America.
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How To Stop Banks Like First Republic From Failing
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 4:00 PM EDT
Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and First Republic Bank, together held more assets than the 25 banks that collapsed during the 2008 financial crash.
The Hidden Costs Of Denying Paid Sick Leave
Thursday, March 30, 2023 8:51 PM EDT
96% of the highest-paid workers in the US have paid sick days. Just 38% of the lowest-paid workers get them.
We Need To Make Banking Boring Again
Friday, March 24, 2023 4:14 PM EDT
As long as banking is treated like a casino, it's going to be dangerous.
This One Thing Would Increase Wages By $300 Billion
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 3:30 PM EDT
They block workers from seeking out higher wages or better conditions. Meanwhile, they sabotage the economy by depriving growing businesses of needed talent.
The Big Mistake That Led To Silicon Valley Bank's Crash
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 4:26 PM EDT
The Trump-era rollback of banking regulations was a big mistake.
In this video: SIVBQ
The Great Grocery Store Heist
Tuesday, March 7, 2023 11:00 PM EDT
The ~$25 billion Kroger-Albertsons merger could affect grocery stores relied on by 85 million households. The company could jack up prices even higher and pay workers even less.
In this video: KR
Debunking “No One Wants To Work Anymore”
Friday, March 3, 2023 2:36 PM EDT
There is no labor shortage. There is a shortage of jobs paying sufficient wages to attract workers to fill them.
The Biggest Economic Lies We’re Told
Saturday, February 25, 2023 5:30 PM EDT
Just a thought: what if we stopped measuring the economy by the state of the stock market and started measuring it based on how many people are housed and clothed and fed?
The Dark Side Of Sports Stadiums
Saturday, February 11, 2023 10:00 PM EDT
Billionaires have found one more way to funnel our tax dollars into their bank accounts: sports stadiums. And if we don’t play ball, they’ll take our favorite teams away.
The Truth About Corporate Subsidies
Wednesday, January 11, 2023 10:49 PM EDT
Prior to the 1980s, the U.S. government demanded that corporations act in the public interest.
The Little Secret About Corporate Profits
Tuesday, January 3, 2023 5:19 PM EDT
If we measured corporate profits more often and more reliably, Americans might start to get the full picture about what’s driving inflation to historic highs — the power of big corporations to raise their prices higher than their costs are rising.
Billionaires Behaving Badly
Thursday, December 1, 2022 7:49 PM EDT
Twitter's Elon Musk and FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried own what they’ve had a hand in destroying. So under the rules of capitalism, they have a right to do whatever they want with their money. Right? Wrong!
The Fed’s Inflation Mistake Continues
Wednesday, November 30, 2022 7:54 PM EDT
Right now, the Fed and most of the economic establishment are wrongly obsessing about a “wage-price” spiral — wage gains pushing up prices — when they should be worried about a profit-price spiral — corporate profits driving up prices.
Why The Window To Prosecute Trump Is Closing
Wednesday, October 19, 2022 4:56 AM EDT
Holding Trump accountable is not an act of partisanship. It’s a defense of our democracy. If Trump intimidates his way out of being held accountable, we’re giving up on our democracy and asking for lawlessness to prevail.
Is Crypto Really Going To Crash? (Yes) Crypto Is Going To Crash...
Saturday, August 20, 2022 3:24 PM EDT
Crypto is going to crash, and it could take your savings along with it. Let's take a look at history to see why I believe crypto is doomed to crash.
