Top News: Why 'We Should All Be Angry' About Stock Buybacks

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 ■ Today's Top News  Corporate Landlords' Profits Soar as Tenants Drown in Rent Hikes and Fees "Through-the-roof rent hikes based on greed—not need—have kept many Americans from getting ahead," said one advocate at Accountable.US. By Julia Conley 'Financing the Arsonists': Scientists Arrested During Citigroup Climate Protest "I invite you to join us, at any level of risk tolerance," said one participant in the New York demonstration. "It feels deeply meaningful—even joyful—to be a part of this movement and to stand on the right side of history." By Edward Carver News of Chomsky's Ill Health Prompts Outpouring of Gratitude for 'Lion of the Left' "So many thousands of people have stories about how he has changed their lives," said one admirer. "He certainly changed mine." By Brett Wilkins 'We Should All Be Angry' That Corporations Spent Trump Tax Windfall on Buybacks: Expert "Corporations took their tax windfalls and spent a trillion dollars of it in 2018 on stock buybacks instead of on worker wages or innovation," said Sarah Anderson of the Institute for Policy Studies. By Jake Johnson AOC, Raskin Announce Bill to Rein in 'Captured and Corrupted' Supreme Court "A group of anti-democratic billionaires with their own ideological and economic agenda has been working one of the three co-equal branches of government," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. By Julia Conley UN Probe Finds Israel Guilty of 'Extermination,' Torture, and Other War Crimes in Gaza "Israel must immediately stop its military operations and attacks in Gaza, including the assault on Rafah," said the chair of the United Nations commission behind the investigation. By Jake Johnson JOIN THE MOVEMENT As a people-powered nonprofit news outlet, we cover the issues the corporate media never will. Your contribution supports this bold media model—free, independent, and dedicated to reporting the facts every day. Stand with us in the fight for economic equality, social justice, human rights, and a more sustainable future. JOIN WITH US TODAY ■ More News To Defend Social Security and Medicare From Trump, Seniors Endorse Biden Wyden Probes 'Deeply Concerning' Kushner Firm Payments From Gulf Monarchies 'Imperative': Oxfam Pushes G7 to Use Fraction of Military Spending to Fix Hunger, Debt Crises 'Shameful and Deadly Decision': FERC Gives Go-Ahead to Mountain Valley Pipeline VIEW ALL NEWS ■ Opinion They’re Arresting the Wrong People Inside of Congress While they are arresting peace activists for exercising First Amendment rights, they are making plans to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—a war criminal with an actual arrest warrant request. By Olivia Dinucci Joe Biden: The Most Pro-Seniors President in Over Half a Century While the current administration’s record on senior issues is impeccable, Donald Trump’s return to the presidency is an existential threat to our earned benefits, including Social Security and Medicare. By Nancy J. Altman If Joe Biden Doesn't Intervene to Stop Mass Layoffs at John Deere, Who Will? The president should let Deere know that they can’t continue to receive taxpayer money if they ship taxpayer-funded jobs to Mexico. By Les Leopold VIEW ALL OPINION Call 207.775.0488 to donate by phone or mail a check to: Common Dreams · PO Box 443 · Portland, ME 04112-0443 · USA Common Dreams is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your contribution is tax-deductible. EIN: 20-3368194