Trade Unions Join Pharma to Attack Democrats Over Bill to Lower Drug Prices
A mailer, made by a coalition of construction unions and big pharma, claims that the drug-pricing bill would “eliminate millions of American jobs.”
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For Some Reason, We Can’t Find a Single Leftist Mark Zuckerberg Invited to His Dinners With Pundits From “Across the Spectrum”
We asked The Nation, Mother Jones, Jacobin, Black Agenda Report, Chapo Trap House, and more: They all said their invitation from the Facebook CEO never arrived.
Joe Biden's Super PAC Is Being Organized by Corporate Lobbyists for Health Care Industry, Weapons Makers, Finance
Among the individuals are Steve Schale and Larry Rasky. The Super PAC could inject badly needed cash into the Biden campaign.
How Chicago Teachers Are Taking On Wall Street
The Chicago Teachers Union has focused on the city’s tendency to provide financial incentives for Wall Street, rather than invest in public services.
House Democrat to Mark Zuckerberg: Does Facebook Rent Blocks of Rooms in Trump’s Hotel and Not Use Them?
Rep. Madeleine Dean asked Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg whether his company had tried to curry favor with Donald Trump by doing business at his hotel.
Ilhan Omar Explains Why She Endorsed Bernie Sanders — and Why She Blames Mark Zuckerberg for Enabling Threats Against Her
In an interview with The Intercept’s Mehdi Hasan, Rep. Ilhan Omar said Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg helped place a target on her back.
Ways and Means Chair Richard Neal Sides With Pharma and GOP Against Amendments to Strengthen Drug-Pricing Bill
Only three Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee voted for an amendment to make a drug-pricing bill more progressive. Neal was not one of them.
Bernie Sanders Vows to Revive Criminal Prosecutions of CEOs for Unfair Trade Practices
The Sherman Act and other antitrust laws have criminal provisions that have largely been neglected by prosecutors.
Trump Pressed Ukraine's President to Act Out a Fake News Script, Live on CNN
Donald Trump extorted a promise from his Ukrainian counterpart to appear on American television and act out a script prepared for him by Trump’s aides.
Rudy Giuliani Turned NY’s Southern District Into a Spin Machine. His Legacy Is Coming Back to Haunt Him.
Giuliani’s entire post-government life has been a case study in ethical adventurism, if not actual criminal conduct.