Corporate State

Green New Deal, Part V: We Must Break the Corporate Bailout 'Logic' to Tackle Covid-19 and Climate

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Britain's Covid-19 Economic Recovery: Looking Beyond Austerity and Johnson’s ‘Big Gesture’ Politics

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How the Pandemic Exposed Faultlines In Capitalism and Failures of Gig Economy

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Capitalism’s “Dirty Little Secret”: The Threat of Rising Debt During Coronavirus

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Corporations Will Not Save Us: The Sham of Corporate Social Responsibility

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From Virgin to Tesco, Large UK Companies Accused of Trading Employee Health for Profit

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COVID-19 Pandemic Reveals Devastating Impacts of Tory Austerity on N.H.S.

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Isn't It Time We Called Private Health Care An Act of Terrorism?

Being sick and having nowhere to turn is terrorizing far too many Americans – as medical fraud, huge price markups and pharmaceutical copyright laws are contributing to growing illnesses and early death.

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Greece, the Sacrificial Lamb

Having spent the last week in Athens talking to ordinary citizens, young and old, as well as current and past officials, I’ve come to the view that this is about far more than just Greece and the euro.

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Corporate Lobbying Costs Hit $380 Million In 9 Months Pushing Pacific Trade Deal

Washington lobbying by companies and groups involved in global trade boomed in the past nine months.

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Oil and Gas Industry Fueling Legislation That Could Rip Apart Endangered Species Act

A spate of bills attached with riders are moving through Congress that would dismantle the historic law by transferring authority from the federal level to the states – inaugurating an era of unrestrained development.

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Corporate Tribunals Pose Biggest Hurdle To Europe's Vote On Transatlantic Trade Pact

So much public concern and controversy has been raised over investor-state dispute settlements that the E.U. suspended talks on the rules in order to open a public consultation.

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House of Reps Says States Can't Require GMO Labels On Food

While government officials and the food industry claim GMOs are safe, consumer advocates seeking transparency on labels argue that no one really knows the long-term impacts of genetically modified crops.

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Exposed: F.D.I.C. Regulator Quit Job to Fight His Own Foreclosure Fraud

"The system is largely gamed, broken and corrupted by money, influence peddling and a revolving door."

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Generation Rent: The U.K. Housing Ladder Is Collapsing for Under-40s

By 2025, a quarter of all households in Britain will privately rent – with the biggest increase among those aged between 20 and 39 – due to rising house prices and a shortage of affordable homes.

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