The Signal Why has Elon Musk’s attempt to buy Twitter provoked such an intense reaction? Gilad Edelman on free speech, content moderation, and the less obvious challenges of social media to public life. Ashkar Dave The wealthiest man in the world has offered US$43 billion for Twitter, and it […]
By Ann Larson, The Nation Workers are quitting their jobs in record numbers, but it’s not a turning point for labor power. In November of last year, I was managing the checkout area of a large grocery store in Utah when a 22-year-old bagger quit on the spot. […]
By Malcolm Harris, The Nation Financial malfeasance has never been more rampant, or more under-punished. Everywhere you look in America, crime is out of control. Whether it’s Elon Musk—the world’s richest man—cutting regulatory corners in public, professional son-in-law Jared Kushner getting a $2 billion payoff from the Saudis, […]
Krystal and Saagar introduce the new Breaking Points partnership with journalist and podcaster Max Alvarez who will cover all things labor politics, with the first being how time is used as a weapon in the class war
by Lauren Kaori Gurley VICE Starbucks workers’ union filings make up a shocking percentage of all new union petitions in the United States. On Tuesday, Starbucks workers at five stores voted to unionize in Richmond, Virginia, bringing the count of unionized Starbucks stores to 25 locations out of […]
Unions across America are mobilizing & people are definitely noticing!
The 4-day Work Week is what they should have negotiated for, in the 19/20th Century labor movement, over 100-years ago.
Krystal and Saagar bring back journalist Ryan Grim to provide his coverage of crypto billionaire funding Nina Turner’s opponent among other special interests. Ryan will be working with Breaking Points more going forward!
Independent candidate for mayor in Oakland, California, Seneca Scott, calls for a post-partisan solution to solving homelessness.
Briahna Joy Gray makes the case against the influence of ‘megalomaniac billionaires’ in regulating content on platforms on Twitter.
This is an excellent book that explains how the neoliberal model of capitalism actually works. Neoliberalism is by design a state-centric and not a “free market” paradigm. 99.9% of “free market” economists aren’t free market at all. The exceptions would be individualist anarchists like Benjamin Tucker or radical […]
This is an excellent critique of the reformist left.
The Signal How is the war in Ukraine changing corporate calculations? Neil Malhotra on the new weight of moral issues in global commerce. Jannes Glas Multinational corporations are giving up billions of dollars in Russia, as they cut back operations there in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Of […]
by Paul Blest Vice At least 18 pro-union employees have been fired since February, in what workers say is an attempt to stop an increasingly popular union campaign. More than a dozen current and former Starbucks employees told VICE News the company is punishing workers for being vocally […]
By Jason Lalljee Business Insider Renters in one of the most expensive housing markets in the United States just scored a big win: the right to organize, and the right to be heard by their landlords. Last week, San Francisco’s new “Right to Organize” ordinance went into effect, […]
Krystal and Saagar examine the initial polling data showing that the Amazon Labor Union has overwhelming support from Americans including young Trump voters
Staff writer for the Charleston Gazette-Mail, Caity Coyne, breaks down Johnson & Johnson’s contributions to the opioid crisis in West Virginia.
Krystal and Saagar bring Amazon Union pro bono attorney Seth Goldstein on the show to better understand the legal fight against Amazon to secure the new worker led union drive
Batya Ungar-Sargon criticizes the Right for embracing Elon Musk as a way to ‘own the libs.’
Imagine being a Fox News host and calling other people lazy. Your entire job is sitting in a chair ranting about political reactions.
Man it must really be hard for Billionaires and Corporate CEOs losing 2% of their massive earnings having to pay decent wages and give their workers benefits.
Krystal and Saagar break down the ‘poison pill’ used by the Twitter board and its top shareholders to reject the bid by Elon Musk to buy the company at a major premium
Krystal and Saagar are joined by investigative journalist for Status Coup Jordan Chariton to talk about his on the ground reporting on the Amazon labor fight happening in NYC
Author and host of What’s Your Problem podcast, Jacob Goldstein, reflects on the current economy and growing concerns about a future recession.
Krystal responds to the liberal meltdown that ensued after Amazon labor leader Christian Smalls appeared on Tucker Carlson’s show to spread the message about unionization
Robby Soave describes the latest developments in Elon Musk’s attempted purchase of Twitter.
Krystal and Saagar update viewers on the progress being made by a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers on a possible ban of congressional stock trading after an online populist uprising
Ryan Grim explains the growing influence of Big Crypto in politics and campaigning.
Krystal and Saagar review the back and forth between a top Twitter shareholder Saudi royal and Elon Musk after he Tweeted about rejecting the bid made by Musk to buy the company
Established social media giants are never removed by competition. They are only ever replaced by a different type of social media. Network effects make up such a large part of the utility of a social media platform that no new platform can ever hope to compete. Even established […]
Briahna Joy Gray, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave react to Joe Rogan’s stance on members of Congress profiting on equities from a position of regulatory power.
The Signal How is the war in Ukraine changing globalization? Adam Tooze on the new dynamics of world trade. Toni G “The Russian invasion of Ukraine has put an end to the globalization we have experienced over the last three decades,” Larry Fink, the CEO of BlackRock—the world’s largest […]
By Timothy Aeppel Reuters ELKHART, Ind., April 7 (Reuters) – What happens when Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) plops over 1,000 new jobs in one of the hottest blue-collar job markets in the country? The RV Capital of the World is about to find out. Like many other manufacturing hubs […]
By Paul Blest, Vice “If a union is certified, benefits and wages will essentially be frozen while the parties negotiate the contract,” the letter stated. Workers at a Starbucks that’s trying to unionize received a letter from store management in March telling them that “benefits and wages will […]
By Batya Ungar-Sargon As national support for unions approaches record levels, interviews reveal: a rarefied form of progressive leadership threatens to dampen their appeal among workers. NOTE FROM GLENN GREENWALD: As is true with all of the Outside Voices freelance articles that we publish here, we edit and […]
The Lever’s Andrew Perez reports that corporate news networks are leaning on hawkish ex-military officials— without disclosing their current defense industry ties.
Will Jawando and Melik Abdul discuss the expiration of the child tax credit.
Julia Manchester and Philip Wegmann debate the role inflation will play in the 2022 midterm elections
For someone branded as “not smart, inarticulate,” by Ivy league educated Amazon executives, Chris Smalls displayed an amazing amount of tact and clarity.
Krystal and Saagar are joined by journalist Matthew Cunninghan-Cook of the Lever to learn more about Biden and the Democratic Party’s deep ties to Amazon as they continue to let workers down
By Matt Taibbi The Great Elon Musk panic of 2022 is revealing a big fat boatload of blue-check hypocrites. Elon Musk has reportedly attempted to purchase Twitter, and I have no idea whether his influence on the company would be positive or not. I do know, however, what […]
My most recent program with Joseph Cotto. WATCH HERE
This is quite interesting.
The PPI came out yesterday and was the highest month over month increase since 2009. Definitely haven’t hit peak inflation yet based on that reading.
Will Jawando and Melik Abdul discuss how inflation has influenced the Biden administration’s popularity.
Briahna Joy Gray, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave debate whether Elon Musk owning Twitter would be a good or bad thing.
Krystal and Saagar along with Kyle and Marshall talk about the Elon Musk Twitter offer and ensuing saga live from New York City as he vows to fight for free speech regardless of the business model
Krystal and Saagar bring updates to the labor market with Kyle Kulinski and Marshall Kosloff as Amazon and Starbucks escalate their union busting tactics to fight workers
Krystal and Saagar are joined by Marshall Kosloff and Kyle Kulinski live from New York as rent inflation spikes in cities around the country and mortgage rates increase to 5%
(Montgomery, Alabama – April 14, 2022) – With Governor Kay Ivey’s signature on sound money legislation today, Alabama has become the second state this year to expand its sales tax exemption involving gold and silver. Alabama Senate Bill 13, championed by Sen. Tim Melson and Rep. Jamie Kiel, passed […]
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