Amazon Gets $400M In Tax Write-Offs, This MUST End
Candidate for New York’s 11th Congressional district, Brittany Ramos DeBarros, calls for the end of government subsidies for Big Business.
Democrats Have ABANDONED The Working Class, Left Workers WITHOUT A Party: Union Tradesman
Union tradesman Russell Dalton argues that both parties have abandoned the working class.
Krystal And Saagar DEBATE Student Debt Cancellation
Krystal and Saagar have an extended debate about student debt cancellation on a political level and on the policy proposals themselves now that Biden has expressed openness to loan forgiveness
LEAKED AUDIO: Twitter Execs FREAK, CRY Over Musk Takeover
Krystal and Saagar review the leaked audio of Twitter employees who privately freaked out about Musk’s takeover to the point of tears for some worried about their future
REPORT: Biden To CANCEL Student Debt?
The only issue I have with student loan debt forgiveness is that we need a plan to prevent this from becoming an issue again in the future. Politicians are interested in the benefits for them about forgiving student debt, but they also need to do a ton of […]
Biden Has The Power To CANCEL Student Debt, Waging CLASS WAR With His INACTION
Briahna Joy Gray makes the definitive case for cancelling student loan debt.
SHOCK REPORT: US Economy CONTRACTS! Here’s Why.
Krystal and Saagar are joined by executive editor of the American Prospect David Dayen to understand the economic contraction that happened last quarter and the future of supply chains
Bernie DEMANDS Biden CANCEL Amazon Contract
Krystal and Saagar cover the public comments made by Bernie Sanders to Joe Biden about cancelling the federal contracts with Amazon for their union busting tactics after Sanders rallied with Amazon workers
PayPal Blocks Multiple Alternative Media Figures Critical Of US Empire Narratives
By Caitlin Johnstone In what appears to be yet another escalation in Silicon Valley’s redoubled efforts to quash dissident voices since the beginning of the Ukraine war, PayPal has just blocked the accounts of multiple alternative media voices who’ve been speaking critically against official US empire narratives. These […]
Has globalisation ended?
By Michael Roberts Apart from inflation and war, what grips current economic thought is the apparent failure of what mainstream economics likes to call ‘globalisation’. What mainstream economics means by globalisation is the expansion of trade and capital flows freely across borders. In 2000, the IMF identified four […]
How Did Private Property Start?
By Matt Bruenig, The Jacobin Libertarians tend to get flummoxed when confronted with this simple question. Perhaps the most interesting thing about libertarian thought is that it has no way of coherently justifying the initial acquisition of property. How does something that was once unowned become owned without nonconsensually destroying others’ liberty? It […]
Honduras Ends Its Experiment With Charter Cities
By Brian Doherty, Reason No more new ZEDEs will exist, after a unanimous congressional vote to end program; existing ZEDEs are optimistic their deals will be honored. Honduras had been a pioneer in experimenting with what were called ZEDEs—”Zones for Employment and Economic Development” in English translation. But […]
The Unholy Marriage of Marx and Ayn Rand
By Patrick Deneen, Compact In the 1960s, when anti-totalitarian intellectuals were focused on the threat posed by the Soviet Union and Maoist China, the Italian philosopher Augusto del Noce saw a different danger on the horizon. It stemmed not from the Marxist East, but from the liberal West. […]
Inflation Is No Accident
By Christopher Caldwell, Compact President Biden is hanging on to Vladimir Putin for dear life. Earlier this month, he estimated that Vlad the Invader was responsible for 70 percent of the latest wave of inflation to roll over the United States. Back in December, the administration blamed “the […]
Stocks SINK, Market Set For WORST Month Since April 2020. ‘We Can’t Sustain This’
Nicole Brener-Schmitz and Amy Tarkanian discuss the faltering stock market and its broader impacts on the U.S. economy.
Kim Kelly: HIDDEN History Of Worker Uprisings
Krystal and Saagar are joined by labor reporter Kim Kelly whose new book takes a deep dive into American labor history that has largely been forgotten. The relevance of her book has grown due to current worker struggles she covers that resemble those of the past who had […]
Starbucks CEO Goes Full Movie Villain To Stop Unionization
Billionaire CEO. That’s all I need to know about how Starbucks treats their workers.
Gutfeld: I’d ‘Go To War’ To Prevent Student Debt Forgiveness
“Governments don’t want a population capable of critical thinking, they want obedient workers, people just smart enough to run the machines and just dumb enough to passively accept their situation.” George Carlin
Ukraine’s Geography and Economy
by Peter Zeihan on April 26, 2022 In many ways, Ukraine’s geography largely mimics that of the American Midwest: a broad swath of highly productive agricultural land with a largely navigable river running through it. In the United States, the Mississippi delivers the bounty of the Midwest to the port […]
Greentech and the End of the World
By Peter Zeihan My fourth book, The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization is scheduled for release on June 14. In coming weeks we will be sharing graphics and excerpts, along with info on how to preorder. Much of the angst in geopolitics […]
Elon Musk Takes Over Twitter, Mainstream Media LOSES Its Mind
Robby Soave explains the impact of Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter.
NEW: Jeff Bezos CALLS OUT Elon Musk’s FINANCIAL TIES Amid Twitter Takeover
Senior policy director at The Conservative Partnership Institute, Rachel Bovard, shares her thoughts on whether Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter gives China influence.
BILLIONAIRE BRAWL: JEALOUS Bezos Throws Shade At Elon
Krystal and Saagar explore the jabs sent by Jeff Bezos towards Elon Musk after the Twitter sale was confirmed in what marks a more public feud between the billionaires
DETAILS: Twitter SELLS To Elon, Will Jack Dorsey Come Back?
Krystal and Saagar break down the Twitter sale to Elon Musk and his financial backers that was completed yesterday and will make the social media giant a private company again
“Victory Is Not Possible”: A Theory of the Culture War
By Michael Cuenco, American Affairs Journal In George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, the dictatorship of Oceania subjects its citizens, or at least those within the ruling Party, to a ritual known as the “Two Minutes Hate,” in which a giant “telescreen” blares out propaganda to a captive audience. The […]
Billionaires Only Come To The Rescue In Movies And Comic Books
By Caitlin Johnstone Twitter has done an about-face and sold the company to the richest person in the world for $44 billion. Rightists are having a merry old time making fun of the melodramatic reactions from high-profile liberals who fear Elon Musk’s purchase will lead to more free […]
Elon Musk and the ghost of Jay Gould
By Matt Phillips, author of Axios Markets A powerful 1%-er launches a takeover bid for a seemingly irreplaceable communications network, igniting a panic over the power of the super-rich. The intrigue: No, not Elon and Twitter. We’re talking about the notorious Gilded Age financier Jay Gould — who […]
Oligarchs After Liberalism
By Matthew Walther, The American Conservative Elon Musk’s attempt to purchase Twitter is probably doomed to failure regardless of how much money he is able to raise against his shares in Tesla. But the jubilation with which his attempted takeover has been greeted by conservatives, especially those who […]
UnionPay: Will China and Russia Create a New Financial System?
UnionPay has customers in more than 180 countries, including US and NATO countries. I believe that China is doing serious calculations on gains and losses if they decide to ignore the threatening messages from the western media. It is also important to notice that whatever China does can […]
EU Sanctions Gas Payments in Rubles
Next step for Russia is expand the ruble payments to fertilisers, titanium and other precious commodities
Ron DeSantis Declares WAR On Disney
Disney will actually save money here. Their tax status allowed them to pay fewer taxes but they covered all the roads, police, fire, etc infrastructure in their area which cost more than just paying general taxes but let them keep the area around the parks at a standard […]
Biden PUSHED On Wage Rule That Would UPLIFT 30 MILLION WORKERS
Ryan Grim explains how companies get around minimum wage laws and what Joe Biden could do to stop the practice.
BREAKING NEWS: Twitter Plans To ACCEPT Elon Musk’s $43B Offer, Per Report
Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky react to reports that Twitter is considering letting Elon Musk purchase the social media platform.
The CONSERVATIVE Case For Unionizing Amazon
Emily Jashinsky discusses the sincerity of the right’s commitment to workers and gives her thoughts on the left’s “political posturing.”
2nd New York Amazon Union Election Voting Begins, AOC & Bernie Sanders RALLY With Workers, ALU
Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinksy discuss a weekend rally in support of unionization at Amazon.
Reddit Mods CENSOR Amazon Workers’ Union Drive
Krystal and Saagar respond to the decision by Reddit moderators to censor the word ‘union’ from the Amazon workers subreddit ahead of a union election in NYC
EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE: Bernie, AOC Rally With Amazon Workers
Krystal and Saagar provide exclusive interviews of Amazon workers at the rally attended by Bernie and AOC ahead of the next union election in NYC.
How Tax Prep Services SCREW Americans Out of Billions
Krystal and Saagar explain how tax preparation companies use techniques to screw Americans out of billions due in large part to massive lobbying campaigns in the highest levels of government
Tracking sanctions against Russia
By Minami Funakoshi, Hugh Lawson and Kannaki Deka The latest sanctions and actions taken against Russia by countries, major companies and organisations. Russia faces deepening isolation and economic turmoil as it continues to be hit with an array of sanctions that effectively cut off Moscow’s major financial institutions from […]
Russia’s ‘only oil pipeline to EU’ in flames – Germany, Austria, and Hungary face crisis
By Jacob Paul Express A FIRE that broke out at oil storage facilities near the Ukraine border could impact the “only pipeline sending Russian oil into Europe,” an expert has warned. One huge blaze broke out near the area of the Druzhba oil depot, located in the Russian city […]
Agriculture At the End of the World
By Peter Zeihan My fourth book, The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization is scheduled for release on June 14. In coming weeks we will be sharing graphics and excerpts, along with info on how to preorder. Is climate change important? Absolutely. But […]
Data Summary – Why I’m Betting Against The Markets & Recession Warnings Ahead For 2022/2023
By Dean Brooke, Rogue Economics Equities & housing display key bearish forms and the economic data is compounding with recession warnings to produce dire forecasts for the years ahead. Introduction I intend this article to be a summary of thoughts going into what I believe may be a […]
Why is inflation still so high in America?
The Signal Why is inflation still so high in America? Zachary Carter on the war, the pandemic, and the changing ways economists are looking at the world. Jordan Madrid U.S. Inflation hit a 40-year record in March, with the Consumer Price Index up by 8.5 percent from 12 months […]
The Working Classes Are a Volcano Waiting to Erupt
By Joel Kotkin Whatever the final outcome, the recent French elections have already revealed the comparative irrelevance of many elite concerns, from gender fluidity and racial injustice to the ever-present ‘climate catastrophe’. Instead, most voters in France and elsewhere are more concerned about soaring energy, food and housing […]
New Documents REVEAL LOW Billionaire Tax Rates
Krystal and Saagar cover the investigate report of billionaire tax rates based on a trove of IRS documents obtained by journalists showing how they pay lower taxes and perpetuate inequality
House Arrest ENDING: Attorney, Steve Donziger, DETAILS 1000 Day Detention After Taking On Chevron
Human rights lawyer Steven Donziger details his almost 1000-day detention after taking on Big Oil.
The KEY To The New Labor Movement Is This
Ryan Grim argues that elections matter when it comes to supporting the labor movement.
Fox News Panel FREAKS At Four Day Work Week Idea
Krystal and Saagar comment on a bizarre Fox News panel discussion about the proposal of a four day work week in California that resembles the existing laws in France
When The Star[bucks] Align (w/ Kshama Sawant)
This week, Briahna spoke to Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant about the rash of Starbucks coffee locations unionizing around the country, why the Staten Island Amazon unionization effort was successful, the problem with some professional organizers, Chris Small’s Tucker Carleton appearance, the difference between DSA and Socialist […]
From Alterglobalization to Occupy Wall Street
By Blair Taylor Taylor examines how political transformations within left social movements have helped to construct a “new spirit of capitalism” that addresses widespread demand for an ethical lifeworld, simultaneously innovating and modernizing while neutralizing critique. Today ideas and practices pioneered by oppositional movements have become mainstream political […]
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