Pfizer and Moderna Hike Vaccine Prices
The two companies are expected to rake in tens of billions of dollars this year from vaccine sales.
Achal Prabhala: How the West Is Keeping the Covid-19 Pandemic From Ending
On the latest "Scheer Intelligence" episode, the activist speaks to Robert Scheer from India about wealthy countries’ reluctance to end global vaccine apartheid.
Hedges and Žižek, pt 2: Chronicles of a Time Lost
Chris Hedges continues his discussion with philosopher Slavoj Žižek about the social, political and psychological consequences of the prolonged lockdown, social distancing, and mass illness and death caused by the…
Chris Hedges and Slavoj Zizek on the Pandemic’s Ramifications
On this week’s “On Contact,” in the first of a two-part interview, Chris Hedges discusses the social, political, cultural economic ramifications of the pandemic with the philosopher Slavoj Zizek. Below…
Sanders Denounces ‘Morally Obscene’ Wealth as Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Steps Down
The Vermont senator renewed his bid to "tax the billionaires."
This Company Got a $10 Million PPP Loan, Then Closed Its Plant and Moved Manufacturing Jobs to Mexico
Many American businesses received millions in federal pandemic aid intended to protect workers, but exploited loopholes and rule changes to lay off those employees anyway.
Democracy Dies At The Washington Post Editorial Board
In the Soviet Union, everybody was aware that the media was controlled by the state. But in a corporate state like the U.S., a veneer of independence is still maintained,…
Doctors Without Borders Calls on BioNTech to Share Vaccine Tech With World
The aid group underscored in its demand the fact that the vaccine was developed with significant public funding.
Vaccine Nationalism Will Be the Death of Us All
With almost four million people on Planet Earth officially already dead from Covid-19 and the toll on the poorer parts of the planet rising fast, the saddest story of all…
Wealth Hoarding by ‘Silver Spoon Oligarchs’ Is Endangering U.S. Democracy: Report
America’s top 50 richest families doubled their combined total wealth in just one year.
There’s No ‘Labor Shortage.’ There’s a Wage Shortage
To find workers, there’s a free-enterprise solution right at employers’ fingertips: raise pay, improve conditions, and show respect.
How Do We Help Everyone Who Wants a COVID Vaccine to Get One?
Many essential workers still aren’t vaccinated, but it’s not because they don’t want to be.
Economic Devastation From Climate Crisis Like Two Covid-19 Pandemics Per Year by 2050: Analysis
Oxfam International’s analysis suggests there’s still time to change this trend, but it’s running short.
Covid-19 Is a Boon for UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Buds
The British government’s latest “test to travel” scheme is providing yet another opportunity for Conservative officials’ friends—like Randox founder Peter FitzGerald—to profit from the crisis.
How to Make Obscene Amounts of Money Off a Pandemic
Just over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems we've quickly forgotten (or perhaps never even noticed) the corporate profiteers linked to Trump’s crew in this period.