Naomi Klein’s new book is third in a venerated series on problems we face as a species As the disasters mount and more and more are...
Tuugi Chuluun, Loyola University Maryland Takeovers are usually friendly affairs. Corporate executives engage in top-secret talks, with one company or group of investors making a bid...
Below we’ve embedded the new video, along with the text of the video. Your life could get a lot more dangerous. Republican appointees on the Supreme...
The Federal Reserve has begun its most challenging inflation-fighting campaign in four decades. And a lot is at stake for consumers, companies and the U.S. economy....
Over two million homes in the Tokyo region were left without power. This is a breaking story… Please check back for possible updates… A series of earthquakes...
“This is a bill to reduce gas prices and hold Big Oil accountable,” said Rep. Ro Khanna, who led the measure in the U.S. House. Congressional...
The West has responded to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by imposing harsh economic sanctions. Most consequentially, key Russian banks have been cut out of the SWIFT...
This perspective is not only refreshingly direct, but it actually has a remedy attached, unlike the usual reasons given
“A large across-the-board increase in interest rates is a cure worse than the disease,” says economist Joseph Stiglitz. “That might dampen inflation if it is taken...
The wealth-hoarding by ultrarich families would be equivalent to over four Build Back Better plans Over the next few decades, the richest American families could avoid paying...
“Wall Street’s toxic fossil fuel investments threaten the future of our planet and the stability of our financial system and put all of us, especially our...
“When scientists across the U.S. are imploring the president to get the country off fossil fuels, it’s time to listen.” With an open letter expressing “the utmost...
“We continue to bankroll the very fossil fuel companies responsible for the climate crisis, then wonder why our planet is on fire.” A new report released Wednesday...
Coming after a frenzied run-up the hand wringing is no surprise On the big El Salvador day for Bitcoin to go live, for the first time...
El Salvador has officially legalized bitcoin as legal tender (alongside the U.S. dollar which is the country’s current national currency) starting today; September 7, 2021. The...
Just when you thought it couldn’t go lower dept. Clearly there is something going on here and it seems blazingly obvious to everyone except those gathered...
All signs point to continued involvement, or? Founder and CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos has announced he will step down and become executive chairman. Andy Jassy,...
The wheels are already spinning towards new challenges brought on by Trump’s actions With so many challenges facing the US and, in many ways the entire...
Zoom panels, product unveilings all to take place while you have no pants This year CES2021 is scheduled from Monday January 11-14. It’s a bit later...
Nixon once asserted: “Well, when the president does it, that means that it is not illegal”. The implication was not lost on Trump who has seemingly...
2008 and it’s Aftermath was a Wake Up Call that was Heeded by Virtually No-one There are many good films on the economic collapse of 2008...
Struggling cinemas may not survive the impact of the pandemic On Thursday, October 8th, Regal Cinemas— the second largest movie theater chain in America—will be shutting...