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Majority of Jefferson County residents support Amazon union, survey says
A recent poll of 1,000 Jefferson County residents found a majority support the formation of a union at Amazon’s Bessemer fulfillment center. … Read the full article at AL.com
Alabama Residents Overwhelmingly Support Union Drive at Amazon: Poll
New polling results released Wednesday show that nearly two-thirds of Jefferson County, Alabama residents support Amazon workers forming a union. … Read the full article at Common Dreams.
The Sacralization of War, American-Style
Lately, random verses from the Bible have been popping into my mind unbidden, like St. Paul’s famous line from Galatians, “A person reaps what they sow.” The words sprang into my…
PolitiFact: Drug seizures at the southwest border
The Republican National Committee blamed what it called President Joe Biden’s “open border” for a rise in illicit drugs being smuggled into the United States through the southern border. ……
As invasion looms, lessons go unlearned
Our legacy of war often follows us to the most peaceful places. … Read the full article at San Antonio Express-News
Musk donated over $5.7 billion in Tesla shares to charity in November
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk donated a total of 5,044,000 shares in the world’s most valuable automaker to a charity from Nov. 19 to Nov. 29 last year, its filing…
Elon Musk donated over $5.7 billion in Tesla shares to charity in November
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk donated a total of 5,044,000 shares in the world’s most valuable automaker to a charity from Nov. 19 to Nov. 29 last year, its filing with U.S. Securities…
Biden’s Plan to Permanently Seize Afghan Assets Set to Cause Untold Suffering
Humanitarians — including those who lost loved ones in the 9/11 attacks of 2001 — responded with condemnation Friday after it was reported that President Joe Biden has decided to permanently seize $7 billion of currently frozen Afghan assets even…
US Army draws praise, criticism with new net-zero plan
The U.S. Army released its first climate strategy on Tuesday, vowing to slash its climate pollution to 50 percent of 2005 levels by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. … Read…
Government commission: Synthetic drug trafficking a ‘national security’ emergency
A government commission tasked with developing solutions to the U.S. synthetic opioid crisis called Tuesday for urgent action after warning that spiraling overdose deaths threaten U.S. “national security and economic well-being.” ……
The country’s biggest philanthropists are ‘completely disconnected’ from pandemic reality, report says
A new ranking of America’s biggest donors indicates that where philanthropists made their donations didn’t change all that much, which has some experts saying there are other important national issues being…
‘This gift list is completely disconnected from the reality of our society’: Here are the most charitable billionaires in America
An annual ranking of the biggest donors to charity is out, and it’s missing some notable names. … Read the full article at MarketWatch.
Gates, French Gates top list of biggest U.S. charity donors
A handful of Americans donated at least $1 billion to charity last year, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual ranking of the 50 Americans who gave the most to charity…
America COMPETES Act Ignores Social Needs, Feeds Tensions With China: Analysis
A researcher at a progressive think tank warned Monday that a bill passed last week by the House of Representatives “stokes future U.S.-China conflict” while prioritizing spending on militarized technology…
We Need a 92 Percent Tax on Pandemic Profiteers
Even before the Covid pandemic supercharged economic inequality, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders announced as a 2020 presidential candidate that “billionaires should not exist.” That was a perfectly reasonable argument from…
Increasing Cultural Competency For Estate-Planning Lawyers
Historically, the United States systemically excluded women and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) from land ownership, wealth accumulation, and legal assistance. As a result, these marginalized groups could…
6 Children Reportedly Killed During US Raid in Syria
United States Special Forces carried out a major raid in northwest Syria in the early hours of Thursday morning that reportedly resulted in the killing of more than a dozen…
Tax-Dodging Billionaire Dynasties Could Cost US $8.4 Trillion: Report
Over the next few decades, the richest American families could avoid paying about $8.4 trillion in taxes, or more than four times the cost of the stalled Build Back Better…
Serial Entrepreneur Launches Black-American Wealth Building Homeownership Movement
During Black History Month, Gary O. Shelton is launching WOW-With Ownership Wealth to close the racial homeownership gap. In September 2021 Gary and his business partner, Herbert J. Strather, at…
Report: Taxing Extreme Wealth
Omar Ocampo joins Julianne Malveaux to discuss the findings of the new Taxing Extreme Wealth report. Listen to the interview at KPFT.
Report: Taxing the World’s Richest
Chuck Collins joins KPFA’s The Sunday Show to discuss a new report, “Taxing Extreme Wealth.” Listen to the program at KPFA.
Billions Struggle to Survive During Pandemic, Billionaire Wealth “Spiraling out of Control”
As the World Economic Forum met in Davos, Switzerland, a network of nonprofits released a report, “Taxing Extreme Wealth.” To discuss the findings of the report, Omar Ocampo joined Harrison’s Reality…
‘Step Up and Do the Right Thing’: Groups Urge Congress to Pass Build Back Better Bill
In the face of a massive corporate lobbying blitz and continuing opposition from Republican and right-wing Democratic U.S. lawmakers to President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan, 93 advocacy groups on Thursday sent a letter…
Coalition urges Congress to ‘stand up to pressure from corporate lobbyists’
A coalition of 93 labor, environmental and progressive groups on Thursday urged Democratic lawmakers to reject efforts from corporate lobbyists to water down the party’s $3.5 trillion spending plan. … Read the…
The War on Terror Militarized America More Than Ever
According to a recently published report from the Institute for Policy Studies (IPC), America has spent a whopping $21 trillion on militarization since 9/11. It’s an astonishing figure, so large it can be difficult…
What was, what might have been, what could be: War money spent elsewhere
Some people consider the $3.5 trillion infrastructure proposal being proposed by congressional Democrats a huge chunk of change. But it pales compared to various estimates of military spending against a…
Taliban installs Afghan interim government
Khury Petersen-Smith joins KPFA to discuss the Taliban installing an interim government in Afghanistan. … Read the full article at KPFA.
As Biden Popularity Falls, Democrats Fear Losing Senate, 30 to 50 House Seats
It wasn’t supposed to be this way. President Joe Biden was supposed to usher in the era of adults in charge again, after a Donald Trump presidency that saw scandal after scandal and seemed…
Getting The “Uber-Rich” To Pay Their Share
The top 7 wealthiest individuals in the U. S. have just accumulated over $1 Trillion between them, and only pay around 2-3% in taxes (vs. 15-18% of “typical” taxpayers), using…
Report: Less Than a Decade Remains for Climate Action
Less than a decade remains to avoid potentially catastrophic impacts of a warming planet, according to the latest report from top scientists. John Crabtree, campaign representative for the Sierra Club’s…
