Southwest, Delta Airlines BACKDOWN From Vaccine Mandates
Krystal and Saagar look at the news regarding Southwest and Delta airlines backing down from vaccine mandates after public pressure came from their workers
Krystal and Saagar look at the news regarding Southwest and Delta airlines backing down from vaccine mandates after public pressure came from their workers
Krystal and Saagar cover the breaking news that former President Trump will be launching his own media company to compete with Twitter and cable news
Ryan Grim explains why Kyrsten Sinema’s corporate fundraising model is outdated.
Krystal and Saagar sort through the tax proposals of the budget bill being debated by moderate and progressive Democrats, with a billionaire pointing out how little they plan on taxing him
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave discuss new polling showing a majority of Americans, including independents, believe President Biden is at fault for the current economy.
Krystal and Saagar break down the updated welfare provisions being proposed by the Democrats in their budget bill, which would impose crippling new costs onto middle class families
By Joel Kotkin A former Facebook employee hailed by the media as a whistleblower testified this week on Capitol Hill about the social media giant’s algorithm, and how it harms children and democracy. Frances Haugen told the the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product […]
By Jan Fichtner, Eelke Heemskerk, The Conversation A fundamental change is underway in stock market investing, and the spin-off effects are poised to dramatically impact corporate America. In the past, individuals and large institutions mostly invested in actively managed mutual funds, such as Fidelity, in which fund managers […]
By Debora Mackenzie and Andy Coghlan New Scientist AS PROTESTS against financial power sweep the world this week, science may have confirmed the protesters’ worst fears. An analysis of the relationships between 43,000 transnational corporations has identified a relatively small group of companies, mainly banks, with disproportionate power […]
Tom Woods Show Airline pilot Josh Yoder joins me to discuss US Freedom Flyers, his new organization aimed at pushing back against the Biden vaccine mandates. READ MORE
Kim Iversen gives updates on the latest public figures who are facing punishment or termination at work for not complying with vaccine mandates.
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave review ongoing negotiations in Congress to finally pass the reconciliation package.
Blackrock is the closest thing to one world government we’ve ever had.
Krystal compares the pro-union rhetoric Biden frequently used on the campaign trail to his silence on the strike wave taking place across America right now
Kim Iversen gives her take on what is really causing the supply chain crisis.
Iowa State Representative and gubernatorial candidate Ras Smith breaks down his support for striking UAW workers at John Deere plants in his district and across the country.
Krystal and Saagar are joined by a John Deere worker to discuss the worker strike happening at John Deere and the consequences of the strike wave happening across America
Krystal and Saagar review the letter sent by a bipartisan group of legislators warning Amazon that they could be investigated due to possible lies under oath last year
Krystal and Saagar cover the union busting schemes being orchestrated by large corporations such as Starbucks and Dollar General as labor activity breaks out across the country
Ryan Grim criticizes Senator Joe Manchin’s insistence on maintaining a work requirement for the extension of the child tax credit.
This article makes for an important counterpoint to the adjacent article on Biden/Carter comparisons. But the author leaves out the most important differences between now and the late 1970s: The Cold War is no longer taking place. The reach of the USSR was far greater than that of […]
Krystal offers her perspective on the lengthy paternity leave taken by transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg as supply chains crumble causing major shortages in the American economy
Krystal and Saagar break down the reasons for rank and file John Deere workers striking and they put the labor action happening across America into broader historical context
Krystal and Saagar are joined by policy expert Matt Stoller to understand the methods used by monopolists across American industries to inflate prices for consumers and dominate markets
Krystal and Saagar discuss the ongoing feud between Senators Bernie Sanders and Joe Manchin on the issue of climate change and the proposals Sanders put in the budget reconciliation bill
Political and legislative director for the IATSE, Tyler McIntosh, breaks down the ongoing labor dispute that could cause the union’s 60,000 members to strike.
Historian Joey La Neve DeFrancesco details the ongoing labor movement taking place across the country, and how it compares to past movements.
Ryan Grim details the newest controversy taking place on a college campus, this time regarding a revised article in a student newspaper.
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave discuss Joe Manchin’s insistence on implementing a work requirement for the proposed child tax credit extension.
In which Playwright, Anarchist, and Ringo Award-nominated Comic Creator Brenton Lengel and youtuber Swolitariate debate communism against two noted alt-right egg enthusiasts.
Keep in mind that not only is the media concentrated into the hands of only a handful of major conglomerates, but these conglomerates are controlled by investor organizations that are even smaller in numbers like Vanguard and Black Rock. For example, those two firms are major shareholders in […]
There is an interesting collection of links about the “progressive prosecutor” phenomenon on the Marshall Project’s website. Progressive prosecutors are an interesting example of reform within the system, and one that I wouldn’t have predicted, although relying on prosectors for any kind of reform is risky business, because […]
By Hjoit Hansen Spain has a particular historic significance for the world anarchist movement. The extent and breadth of publications on the Spanish civil War and the Revolution of 1936-9 is ever-expanding. Nevertheless, little has been written on the economics of that revolution, in which hundreds of collectives […]
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave react to Blackrock’s massive profits, plus new reporting on the financial devastation caused by the pandemic.
By Mike Gleason Money Metals A big week for precious metals markets as inflation pressures push consumer prices to painful new heights. On Thursday, the U.S. Labor Department reported that inflation at the wholesale level is up 8.6% from a year ago. That’s the steepest annual advance since […]
Noam Chomsky discusses the brutal realities laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic—and the urgent need for an alternative to capitalism.
Features correspondent at Insider, Adam Wren, explains the controversy surrounding a Senate candidate for Arizona, Blake Masters, and his relationship with billionaire mega donor Peter Thiel.
Daily Poster founder, David Sirota, explains how the Democratic establishment breathed new life into Rahm Emanuel’s career after he left the Chicago mayor’s office plagued by scandal.
Ryan Grim, Michael Starr Hopkins, and Emily Jashinsky discuss the virtues and pitfalls of corporate wokeness.
After years of declines, America’s middle class now holds a smaller share of U.S. wealth than the top 1%. The middle 60% of U.S. households by income — a measure economists often use as a definition of the middle class — saw their combined assets drop to 26.6% […]
Saagar breaks down the new policy proposal from the IRS that would target ordinary Americans’ bank accounts and let billionaires off the hook for their shady financial transactions
Those are all shit jobs. Krystal and Saagar break down the worker activity happening across America and the reasons why workers in various sectors of the economy are quitting their jobs in droves
Krystal and Saagar look at the White House’s response to the possible Christmas shortages that could occur due to backlog in global supply chains affecting American consumers
Krystal and Saagar talk to a Kellogg union worker about their strike against the company and what the labor activity across America means for the middle class in this country
Kim Iversen makes the case that a new IRS policy will hurt low and middle class Americans.
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave discuss the latest developments in supply chain issues, as well as rising inflation.
Ryan Grim breaks down the shifting labor dynamics inspiring strikes across the country.
By Thomas L. Knapp, Garrison Center “The Biden administration,” Eric Garcia reports at The Independent, “is attempting to shift the blame for the nation’s current supply chain crisis at the feet of the Trump administration as the nation faces a series of problems with shipping.” White House Chief of […]
By Ben Bartee, Being Libertarian Like a child with spaghetti, the US corporate state made a mess of libertarian ideology. Other Western political cultures do not recognize the exceedingly awkward and cowardly simplistic US version of corporate libertarianism, which goes something like: Public domain bad; private domain good […]
By Stefan Gleason, Money Metals Exchange Money Metals Insidious plans are afoot in Washington to give IRS officials another $80 billion for auditors and then unleash them on bank account holders. New, heavy-handed IRS and Federal Reserve controls along with other threats to financial privacy highlight the importance […]
Recent Comments