by Common Dreams | Oct 4, 2023 | Money Over People
Republished with permission from Common Dreams, by Les Leopold The institution casting a broad shadow over the UAW strike against the Big Three automakers is Wall Street. GM workers and those of us who have longed for the production of high-quality and affordable...
by Thom Hartmann | Sep 20, 2023 | Money Over People
Republished with permission from Thom Hartmann According to a Lexington Law survey, a third of Americans check their bank balances every day. People who don’t check daily are most likely to check after a paycheck has been deposited or should have been through direct...
by Inequality.org | Sep 10, 2023 | Money Over People
In response to strikes and union organizing drives, corporate leaders routinely insist that they simply lack the wherewithal to raise employee pay. And yet top executives seem to have little trouble finding resources for enriching themselves and wealthy shareholders....
by Thom Hartmann | Sep 6, 2023 | Money Over People
Republished with permission from Thom Hartmann San Diego recently banned tent camping in the city; the homeless just moved to a riverbed just outside town. West Palm Beach Florida has banned feeding homeless people; the penalty is a $500 fine and 60 days in the town...
by Marty Kassowitz | Sep 3, 2023 | Money Over People
In 2020, the United States collectively spent $4.1 trillion on healthcare. In 2021, the number went to $4.3 trillion. We don’t have numbers yet for 2022, but judging by the continued price-gouging in the pharma and insurance sectors and the continued incursion...
by Common Dreams | Aug 30, 2023 | Money Over People
Republished with permission from Common Dreams, by Alex Lawson Just over a year ago, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, giving Medicare the power to negotiate lower prices on prescription drugs. Today, Biden announced the first 10 drugs subject to...
