Medicare For All Would Have Prevented Hundreds of Thousands of U.S. COVID-19 Deaths According to New Lancet Study
“We need to be prepared for the next pandemic, and we can’t be under the current for-profit system.”
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UN Chief Calls For International Trade With Iran In Defiance Of US Sanctions
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres underlined the need for preserving the 2015 landmark Iran nuclear deal, urging the world to engage in trade ties with the Islamic Republic based on Security Council Resolution 2231 that endorsed the agreement.
250 Million Indian Workers And Farmers Strike, Breaking World Record
Over 250 million workers and farmers have stopped work in India, setting a world record for the largest strike in history.
15 Asia-Pacific Countries Form World’s Largest Trade Bloc, Exclude the US
KEY POINTS Fifteen Asia-Pacific economies formed the world’s largest free trade bloc on Sunday, a China-backed deal that excludes the United States. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was signed Read More…
Sanders Bill to Tax ‘Obscene’ Pandemic Windfall of Billionaires Would Empower Medicare to Cover Every American for One Year
“By taxing 60% of the wealth gains made by just 467 billionaires during this horrific pandemic, we could guarantee healthcare as a right for an entire year.”
Twitter Faces FTC Probe, Likely Fine Over Use of Phone Numbers For Ads
Twitter’s use of the data for advertising purposes was discovered in 2019.
Trump Used Looted Venezuelan Public Money to Build Border Wall With Mexico
Around $24 billion of Venezuelan public money was looted by the US government, and the Trump administration has used at least $601 million of it to construct a militarized wall on the US-Mexico border.
‘Iranian Fuel en Route to Sanctions-Hit Venezuela; US Threatens Response’
Reports of a shipment of Iranian fuel to Venezuela in the face of US sanctions against the two allies have infuriated the United States, with one official threatening to take “measures” against the “unwelcome” development.
‘Long Overdue’ Antitrust Cases Brewing Against Google at State and Federal Levels
Anti-monopoly groups are celebrating news that the Justice Department and state attorneys general are investigating online behemoth Google for possible antitrust cases.
Oil Priecs Drop Below Zero For First Time In History; Producers Forced to Pay to Dispose of Excess (VIDEO)
US crude fell to negative value for first time in history as stockpiles overwhelmed storage facilities, before rebounding to just over $1 on Tuesday.
The Democrats’ COBRA Proposal Is an Insurance Industry Bailout
We keep handing more money to the very for-profit insurance industry that is failing us.
As One of the Largest Bailouts in History Looms, “Crisis-Ridden” Corporations Reap Record Profits
Once again it appears that big business will get bailed out while the American people get sold out.
GOP Tax Cuts in Coronavirus Relief Bill Give 82% of Benefits to Millionaires and Billionaires
A new report suggests that a tax cut quietly inserted into the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act will add almost $170 billion to the deficit over the next ten years and overwhelmingly benefit the ultra-wealthy.
New Research Shows Anti-Coronavirus Drugs Could Be Produced for Pennies
Instead, those drugs are being sold for thousands of dollars each, proving once again that the private, for-profit pharmaceutical industry is ill-equipped to handle a global public health crisis like COVID-19.
Google-Fitbit Merger Would Cement Google’s Data Empire
Google buying another tech company isn’t new. But Google’s proposed acquisition of Fitbit poses an extraordinary threat to competition and user privacy.