Tobacco Companies Work in Secret to Defeat California’s Proposition 29
A pitched battle is on over California’s Proposition 29, a measure on the statewide ballot to raise the cigarette tax […]
Economics
“Robin Hood Tax” Proposal Gains Global Support
Nurses led a rally in Chicago May 18 ahead the NATO summit to boost the idea of instituting a “Robin
Advertising, Economics, Ethics, Front groups, Health, Lobbying, Media, politics, Tobacco
Female, African-American Doctor Backs Tobacco Industry in New Ad
The tobacco industry’s front group, “Californians Against Out-of-Control Taxes and Spending,” is spending millions to run a 30-second TV ad
Can Wall Street Fund Universal Healthcare in U.S.?
Over a thousand activists including members of National Nurses United marched in New York City April 26 to demand the
How Many Millionaires Pay a Higher Tax Rate than You?
The White House has posted a new online tool people can use to calculate how many millionaires pay a lower
Economics, Environment, Health
NRC Dings Colorado for Botched Approval of New Uranium Mine
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment (CDPHE) failed to hold proper public
Corruption, Economics, Ethics
Goldman Exec Resigns, Blows Whistle on Company’s Loss of Morals
If you read just one thing today, it should be the remarkable open resignation letter of Goldman Sachs’ executive Greg
Economics, Education, Environment, Ethics
Prominent Capitalist Says Capitalism “Threatens our Existence”
Jeremy Grantham is a co-founder and chief investment strategist for GMO, a global investment firm that manages $97 billion in
Consumer advocacy, Economics, politics
The Current High Gas Price Scam
Sixty four percent of all contracts written for bulk oil purchases in the U.S. are made by companies that will
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