TOP NEWS: US Billionaires Have Pumped Nearly $900,000,000 Into Midterms

 

November 03, 2022

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This Graph Shows Where Surging Corporate Profits Increasingly Go: Tax Havens "In order to deliver poverty reduction and to decrease global inequalities, illicit financial flows such as profit-shifting must decline," said one economist. by Julia Conley 'Drowning Our Democracy': US Billionaires Have Pumped Nearly $900,000,000 Into Midterms "Billionaires represent 0.000002% of the American population, but they're responsible for 7.4% of all political donations so far this cycle," according to Americans for Tax Fairness. by Jessica Corbett Powell Wasn't Asked a Single Question About Corporate Profits Driving Inflation Questions from corporate media outlets focused instead on workers' wages and the job market, which the Federal Reserve is attempting to weaken with aggressive rate hikes. by Jake Johnson

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Why Democrats Should Not Run Away From Joe Biden The conventional wisdom seems to be that Democrats shouldn't associate with the President—even though he's pushed through more progressive policy change than any President since Lyndon Johnson. by Ruth Conniff This Is an All-Hands-on-Deck Moment to Fight Climate Emergency It's time for a new chapter, focused on implementing the solutions we already know will work—many of which have been developed in the very communities that have been most impacted by climate change. by Rev. Leo Woodberry Protecting Against Threats During the 2022 Midterm Election Cycle If voters stop participating in our elections, then the efforts to create a bigoted and anti-democracy country will win, so vote with pride! by Lindsay Schubiner

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