‘Blood Or Jail’ Judge Faces Ethics Complaint From SPLC
Southern Poverty Law Center filed a judicial ethics complaint against an Alabama judge that told people owing court fines to donate blood or go to jail.
Despite DOJ’s Promises, No Boeing Executives Prosecuted For Fraud Scheme
The Department of Justice has now failed a second time to bring criminal charges against corporate executives who broke the law, after announcing a new policy of bringing charges against corporate executives who broke the law. The first failure was DOJ giving corporate executives at General Motors (GM) a complete pass
Wealth Therapy: Are The 1% Even Happy?
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. has some advice for the global 1% who are feeling “maladjusted” and distant from humanity.
Global 1% Own Half Of World’s Wealth, Social Security And Worker Pay Frozen
According to the 2015 wealth report by Credit Suisse, the global top wealth percentile now own half of all household assets in the world. The increased financialization of the world economy combined with political systems bent towards the wealthy has led to an incredibly unequal world where a relative handful of
Walmart Stock Crashes After Company Pays Workers Slightly More
Did you need more proof that Walmart’s business model is based on screwing their workers?
Virtues Of Capitalism Become Issue At 2016 Democratic Debate
While much of the corporate media obsesses over who “won” last night’s 2016 Democratic presidential debate, few are recognizing a much more noteworthy aspect of yesterday’s proceedings. For the first time in a long time, Americans witnessed a substantive discussion on the virtues of capitalism in a mainstream party debate.
Less Than 400 Families Contribute Most Of 2016 Presidential Funds
How much longer can America’s plutocracy be denied? A recent report by The New York Times reveals that 158 of the richest families are now providing a “financial check on demographic forces” that are moving the country in a more progressive direction by contributing nearly half of all early money
Former JPMorgan Vice President Alleges Money Laundering Cover-Up
Last Friday, JPMorgan successfully got a whistleblower lawsuit from former VP Jennifer Sharkey tossed out of federal court.
Fight For 15: Minimum Wage Jobs No Longer Short Term
Though many Americans may still be under the impression that those working minimum wage jobs are just young people in their first job, evidence continues to show that a sizable and increasing portion of the minimum wage workforce are over 40 and staying in the “entry level” jobs for years.
Drug Testing Welfare Applicants Was Waste Of Time And Money
Tennessee has spent $11,000 drug testing applicants & an undisclosed amount administering the program – and only 0.19% tested positive for illegal drug use.