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Tax-Dodging Billionaire Dynasties Could Cost US $8.4 Trillion: Report

The wealth-hoarding by ultrarich families would be equivalent to over four Build Back Better plans.

by Jessica Corbett

Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson speaks to shareholders

Starbucks Profits Soar by 31%—But It's Raising Prices Anyway

One critic said the company's explanation for the coming price hikes amounts to "word salad to hide corporate greed."

by Jake Johnson

Climate activist Luisa Neubauer stands on the sidelines of a protest against a green E.U. label for nuclear power and gas within the so-called taxonomy in front of the E.U. Commission. (Photo: Marek Majewsky/picture alliance via Getty Images)

'Disgrace': EU Panned Over Plan to Label Gas, Nuclear Green

It amounts to an "anti-science plan" that "represents the biggest greenwashing exercise of all time," said Greenpeace E.U. campaigner Ariadna Rodrigo.

by Andrea Germanos

The husband of a Covid-19 patient prays at her bedside

US Covid Death Rate Marks 'Dark Side of American Exceptionalism'

"You know what every country on this graph except for the USA has?" asked one observer, pointing to a new analysis of U.S. coronavirus deaths. "Universal healthcare."

by Jake Johnson

The Pandemic Proves the Benefits of Universal Health Care

The government saved lives by covering COVID-19 vaccines, tests, and treatment. What if it treated other diseases this way?

by Sonali Kolhatkar

The Fed's War on Inflation Is Really an Attack on Workers

The takeaway for American workers: The Fed is not your friend.

by James K. Galbraith