capitalism
Rural Texans—even conservative ones—unconvinced by Republicans’ public school privatization crusade
August 9, 2022Any school choice policy must win over rural Republicans, who have historically been against diverting public dollars to private schools.
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Washington’s Ukraine weapons aid tops $9bn; report reveals U.S. companies armed Russia, too
August 9, 2022Selling to both sides: U.S. government continues pumping weapons into the war zone, while a new report confirms U.S. companies have been arming Russia as well.
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Protest demands Biden administration terminate Medicare privatization scheme
August 4, 2022Seattle coalition pushes HHS Secretary Becerra to end ACO REACH, a program which hands over control of Medicare services to private for-profit providers.
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Children as young as 12 working in Hyundai-owned plant in Alabama
July 29, 2022Auto giant attempts to dodge blame as its subsidiary company is exposed for exploiting migrant children.
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Inflation? More like CEO ‘greedflation’ according to AFL-CIO Paywatch report
July 21, 2022Wall Street elites have been quick to blame workers’ wages and low unemployment for causing inflation. But in reality, U.S. workers’ earnings actually fell behind inflation.
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