Tag: Corporate Greed
Realtors’ Lobby Plows Political Cash into Efforts to Keep Rents Higher
By Donald Shaw and David Moore, Sludge The coronavirus pandemic and widespread job loss put the squeeze on renters, many of whom were already facing…
November 3, 2022
This “Non-profit” Hospital Rakes in Billions, Pays No Taxes, and Leaves Patients Mired in Debt
Atrium Health is one of North Carolina’s largest health care organizations. The Charlotte-based hospital network employs over 70,000 people across 1,400 care locations. In 2020,…
November 2, 2022
Senate Candidate Ted Budd Has a History of Ripping Off Working People
Video narrated by Brian Tyler Cohen The Class Room at More Perfect Union has exposed how disastrous the GOPs most high-profile senate candidates would be…
October 31, 2022
Fast Food Giants Trying To Overturn New Pro-Worker Law in California
Less than two months after California Governor Gavin Newsom approved a landmark law to increase the minimum wage at fast food restaurants and give workers…
October 27, 2022
Kroger Wants To Create a $210 Billion Grocery Titan
Supermarket chain Kroger used acquisitions to become the nation's second-largest grocer. Now, flush with cash from record-breaking profits throughout the pandemic, management is looking to…
October 18, 2022
This Montana Congressional Candidate Is Taking on Corporate Greed
While most Democrats are running on abortion and crime, Monica Tranel has made taking on corporate greed the centerpiece of her Montana congressional campaign. And…
October 18, 2022
Senate Candidate Adam Laxalt’s Campaign Funded by Wealthy Elites
One race in Nevada could decide which party controls the U.S. Senate. Republican Adam Laxalt claims he’s fighting for working people against a “ruling elite.”…
October 13, 2022
America’s Mega Chains Thrive Off Illegal Price Discounts. The FTC’s New Commissioner Is Fed Up.
America’s largest retailers like Walmart, Kroger and Amazon receive big price discounts on almost every product they buy from manufacturers—and in doing so, they're often…
October 5, 2022
Exxon’s Latest Profit-Seeking Move: Selling Unlimited Oil Abroad Despite Shortages at Home
Energy giant Exxon Mobil Corp. is protesting one of the Biden administration's moves to drive down gas prices: reducing the amount of U.S. fuel that's…
October 1, 2022
Texas AG Ken Paxton Takes Campaign Cash From Power Companies Responsible for Grid Failure
Rochelle Garza, the Democratic nominee for Texas Attorney General, is pledging to investigate the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which manages the state’s faulty grid…
September 26, 2022
What To Know About the Corn Nuts Strike
Video produced and edited by Libby Rainey and Ian McKenna The workers who make the popular snack food Corn Nuts have been on strike for…
September 20, 2022
Why Energy Bills Are Sky-Rocketing in Florida
Video produced and edited by Jordan Zakarin and Josh Hirschfeld-Kroen Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is at the center of yet another major political scandal. DeSantis…
September 19, 2022