67% of Swing State Voters Think Corporate Power ‘One of the Biggest Problems Facing America’
"Strong antitrust enforcement is not just good policy; it's also good politics," said the president of the American Antitrust Institute.
It’s Time To Get Rid of Big Agriculture
"Almost everything that's wrong with America comes from that policy. We've destroyed our health, our environment, our communities."
Two Words That Haunt So Many Hurricane Victims: ‘Claim Denied’
Insurance industry execs should be fighting fossil-fuel powerhouses, not shortchanging policyholders.
Les Leopold: 135,900,000 Reasons Why the Working Class is so Angry
By Les Leopold / Original to ScheerPost Since 1993, 60.2 million workers who had been on the job for at least three years have been laid off, according to the…
Shady Loan Deals With JPMorgan Chase Put Chicago Schools in a Financial Vice
Big banks like Chase have repeatedly targeted communities, taxpayers, and even our schools with predatory debt. It's time to fight back.
The Big Rip: Low Wage Corporations Spent Half a Trillion Inflating CEO Pay
Why don’t low wage workers earn more? Because their bosses plowed $522 million into manipulating their stock price — and CEO paychecks — instead.
What Is RealPage? DOJ Sues Software Firm Using Algorithm Enabling Landlords to Fix High Rents
The U.S. Justice Department has sued software company RealPage, alleging its algorithm enabled landlords nationwide to collude in raising rents on tenants.
‘Corporate Greed at Its Absolute Worst’: FTC Challenges Kroger Merger
"As grocery store 'price gouging' reaches the top of the political ticket, the FTC is intervening to protect consumers and workers from further harm."
America the Unwell
The Corporate Greed Threatening Our Stability.
UAW Rips ‘Corporate Greed’ of John Deere as Mass Layoffs Follow $43 Billion in Stock Buybacks
"John Deere's reckless layoffs and job cuts are an insult to the working class people of Iowa and Illinois," said the United Auto Workers.
Federal Prosecutors Recommend Criminal Charges for Boeing
"Apparently, you have to kill hundreds of people before they even start to think about consequences," said one observer.
Les Leopold: Capitalism Runs Wild: A Rant
By Les Leopold / Substack They’ll stone you when you’re at the breakfast table.They’ll stone you when you are young and able.They’ll stone you when you’re tryin’ to make a…
How a Network of Nonprofits Enriches Fundraisers While Spending Almost Nothing on Its Stated Causes
ProPublica identified a group of connected political nonprofits — with names like American Breast Cancer Coalition and National Coalition for Disabled Veterans — that appear to be funneling more than…
Corporate Landlords’ Profits Soar as Tenants Drown in Rent Hikes and Fees
"Through-the-roof rent hikes based on greed—not need—have kept many Americans from getting ahead," said one advocate at Accountable.US.
Ralph Nader: Tapping Into the Vast Safety Potential of ‘Loss Prevention’ by the Insurance Industry
By Ralph Nader / Nader.org A recent newspaper article reports that GEICO, one of the largest auto insurers in the U.S., has amassed a staggering $189 billion in cash, apart…