“We call on the OECD-G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting to swiftly develop the model rules and multilateral instruments as agreed in the Detailed Implementation Plan, with a view to ensure that the new rules will come into effect at global level in 2023,” the draft conclusions …
Read More »Disney hosting ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’: Yet another instance of corporate America pushing the sickening sexualization of children
This week, it was revealed that Disney is hosting a drag-queen story hour for the children of its employees. The virtual Halloween-themed event will capture “the imagination and play of the gender fluidity of childhood,” while giving impressionable youngsters “glamorous, positive, and unabashedly queer role models,” according to Disney emails …
Read More »Southwest Airlines pilots and staff are flying in the face of corporate and government vaccine mandates – and about time, too
Southwest is experiencing turbulence. Over the weekend, the Texas-based airline canceled over 1,800 flights. Monday was no better: almost 400 more flights were canceled. A corporate spokesman, Alan Kasher, blamed the catastrophic interruption in business on bad weather in Florida and “issues” with air traffic control. His claim was met with immediate disbelief, …
Read More »Corporate America would never allow a ‘healthy food mandate’ like they have ‘mask mandates’ – junk food is far too profitable
‘If you wish to learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize,’ goes the famous saying. If that is true, then Americans are being ruled by a truly domineering tyrant, who can’t bear to hear advice that just might save the entire kingdom. …
Read More »Welcome to the Great Reset? Corporate landlords poised to snatch up Americans’ property after eviction moratorium EXPIRES
An 11-month eviction moratorium that prevented tens of millions of Americans from losing their homes during the coronavirus-induced economic shutdown expires on July 31, after Congress left Washington for recess without passing a bill to extend it. The moratorium was put in place by the Donald Trump administration last year …
Read More »Caitlin Johnstone: US corporate media wastes no time using UFO report to promote arms race
The New York Times has published an article on the contents of the hotly anticipated US government report on UFOs, as per usual based on statements of anonymous officials, and as per usual promoting narratives that are convenient for imperialists and war profiteers. Together with one voice, the anonymous US officials and the …
Read More »YouTube video creators lash out at corporate greed after platform forces ads on small channels, whether they like it or not
The Google-owned video-sharing platform is giving itself some additional space to profit from the content it hosts. Once the updated rules come into force in June, YouTube will start putting ads on channels that have too few subscribers and views to qualify for its Partner Program, a mechanism that allows …
Read More »Susan Sarandon and Roger Waters to lead protest at ‘corporate criminal’ trial of anti-Chevron lawyer
After nearly two years under house arrest, Steven Donziger will finally see the inside of a courtroom on Monday. A former lawyer, Donziger rose to fame after he successfully prosecuted oil giant Chevron for polluting indigenous land in Ecuador. Donziger won damages of $18 billion from an Ecuadorian court in …
Read More »How divorced is US corporate world from real economy? RT’s Boom Bust digs into increased CEO pay amid Covid-19 misery
According to the report, the median pay of chief executives at 300 public companies is on track for a record, jumping from $12.8 million in pre-pandemic 2019 to $13.7 million last year. RT’s Boom Bust discussed the staggering figures and rising inequality with author Professor Richard Wolff, host of the …
Read More »Corporate execs just destroyed their own lobbyists’ arguments against raising the minimum wage. It’s time to dismiss them for good
The next reconciliation package to go through the US Congress, focusing on infrastructure and jobs, is already set to be an epic battle. To deepen the already vast rift between Democrats and Republicans, as the Intercept’s Ryan Grim reported at the end of last month, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer …
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