From JacobinIn 2018, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon took home more than $23 million. By contrast, McDonalds’s Chris Kempczinski was paid a mere $18 million last year — falling just short of making two thousand times the median wage for workers at his company. As many … [Read more...] about The Class War at Walmart
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Stephen Kotkin’s <cite>Stalin</cite> Is a Distorting Mirror of the Russian Revolution
From JacobinStalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878–1928, is the first of a … [Read more...] about Stephen Kotkin’s <cite>Stalin</cite> Is a Distorting Mirror of the Russian Revolution
Meatpacking Bosses in Iowa Allegedly Organized a Betting Pool on How Many Workers Would Get COVID
From JacobinAs of mid-November, viral outbreaks in the meatpacking industry have resulted in almost fifty thousand COVID-19 cases and over two hundred fifty deaths. This tragic and unnecessary toll stems from the attack on meatpacking unions (which weakened worker power … [Read more...] about Meatpacking Bosses in Iowa Allegedly Organized a Betting Pool on How Many Workers Would Get COVID
Trump Administration Accused of Trying to Bully Banks Into Financing Arctic Fossil Fuel Extraction
From CommonDreamsPublished on Friday, November 20, 2020byCommon DreamsTrump Administration Accused of Trying to Bully Banks Into Financing Arctic Fossil Fuel Extraction "Contrary to the claims of oil-backed politicians, banks don't want to finance more drilling in the Arctic not because of some vast liberal conspiracy, but because it's bad business," said a … [Read more...] about Trump Administration Accused of Trying to Bully Banks Into Financing Arctic Fossil Fuel Extraction
'Looks Like the Crazy Lady Has Logged On': Rep. Ilhan Omar Welcomes QAnon Conspiracy Theorist Marjorie Taylor Greene to Congress
From CommonDreamsPublished on Friday, November 20, 2020byCommon Dreams'Looks Like the Crazy Lady Has Logged On': Rep. Ilhan Omar Welcomes QAnon Conspiracy Theorist Marjorie Taylor Greene to Congress The incoming congresswoman attacked Omar for sparring with GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler, who faces a runoff election in Georgia this January. byJessica … [Read more...] about 'Looks Like the Crazy Lady Has Logged On': Rep. Ilhan Omar Welcomes QAnon Conspiracy Theorist Marjorie Taylor Greene to Congress