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Fired Lowe’s worker: ‘Don’t blame workers for poor service, blame CEOs’
August 31, 2023New data shows big retailers have the cash to hire more workers and pay them well. They just spend it on stocks and CEOs instead.
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Pressure building in unexpected quarters to end Ukraine war
August 30, 2023The lesson we are supposed to draw is that peace initiatives are the work of foreign subversion. The underlining corollary follows, however, that endless war is basic to U.S. foreign policy.
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Media blackout: Facebook and Instagram block Canadians from accessing domestic news
August 28, 2023With their collective grip over an astounding 70% of internet traffic, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google CEO Sundar Pichai wield an unparalleled level of control over information.
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‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ are a problem; so are those south, east, and west
August 28, 2023“Rich Men North of Richmond” expresses class resentment with words and music evocative of Woody Guthrie. But Guthrie aimed his fire at economic elites that oppressed hardworking Americans; Oliver Anthony has people looking in the other...
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Uniting progressive and reactionary governments, expanded BRICS alliance doesn’t necessarily challenge U.S. imperialism
August 25, 2023The rise of the BRICS is not enough to displace the U.S. or avert a third world war.
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