Congress Outmatched by Oil Executives at What Was Meant to Be a Defining Hearing
Despite clear parallels to Big Tobacco’s historic 1994 hearing, Democrats may have been unable to deliver a turning point.
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Democrats Find Their Big Pharma Bag Is Making It Inconvenient to Take On Big Pharma
Democrats campaigned on the popular reform to Medicare price negotiations in 2006, 2018, and 2020 but bankrolled those campaigns with pharma cash.
How to Cancel $3.2 Million of Debt for 20,000 People Who Went Through the Carceral System
The Debt Collective, which has focused on other forms of debt, is turning its attention to the crushing financial burden on formerly incarcerated people.
Biden Administration Urged Senate to Raise Profit Threshold for Minimum Corporate Tax to $1 Billion
Sen. Angus King said a $100 million threshold was raised at the administration’s behest, sacrificing hundreds of billions in revenue for Build Back Better.
“The Spoils of War”: How Profits Rather Than Empire Define Success for the Pentagon
Andrew Cockburn’s new book is an incredible compendium of avarice and folly.
After Tractor Collision During Strike, John Deere Declares Accident Reports “Confidential”
Concerned about "reputational risk" on social media, management is trying to keep accidents among salaried workers quiet.
Banks Lobby Against Biden Proposal to Crack Down on Ultrawealthy “Tax Cheats”
The richest Americans avoid paying $600 billion a year in taxes, in part through lack of income reporting to the IRS that Biden is trying to change.
Josh Gottheimer’s Obstructionist Crew Raised Millions During Showdown With Nancy Pelosi
Wealthy donors rushed funds to conservative Democrats after they threatened to torpedo the Build Back Better plan.
Parents Reported to Child Services for Keeping Unvaccinated Kids Home
As remote learning options disappear, parents uncomfortable with their schools’ Covid-19 protocols risk being charged with neglect.
As Sen. Joe Manchin’s Star Rose in West Virginia, the FBI and IRS Probed His Closest Allies
Decades of federal investigations looked into Manchin’s inner circle and business associates.