Where is the Reporting on PetroCaribe?
The mobilization has been ongoing since July 2018, leading to a partial report naming high-ranking government officials of mismanagement of PetroCaribe funds published at the end of May 2019.
Business & Economy
Millions in India Protest PM Modi’s Policies In What May Be Largest Strike in World History
An estimated quarter billion Indians – roughly three percent of the world’s entire population – went on strike today across the subcontinent, protesting the government of Narendra Modi’s racist and Read More…
Finland Virtually Ends Homelessness, Providing Shelter For All In Need
The main reason Finland is the only country in Europe where homelessness is in decline: those affected by homelessness receive a state-funded small apartment and counselling right away — with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected thus make their way back into a stable life. And it’s cheaper than accepting homelessness.
Evo Morales Says He Is ‘Absolutely Convinced’ US Led Coup in Bolivia to Exploit Lithium Reserves (VIDEO)
“It was a national and international coup d’etat… it’s a coup against lithium.”
At Major US Corporations, Employees Would Have to Work 1,000 Years to Earn What CEOs Made in One: Report
“Tax penalties on extreme CEO-worker pay gaps would encourage large corporations to narrow their divides.”
Bernie Sanders: There Should Be No Billionaires
Senator Bernie Sanders introduces his latest ambitious plan to tackle wealth and income inequality.
Lava Jato Caused Brazil 5-7 Million Job Losses
“Treating corruption as society’s only problem is a problem,” says Brazilian economist Luiz Gonzaga Belluzzo, who talks of the damage to the Brazilian economy caused by the Lava Jato and Carne Fraca investigations.
CBO Report Shows Broad Benefits From $15 Federal Minimum Wage
New analysis by the Congressional Budget Office finds that $15 in 2025 could raise the wages of 27.3 million low-wage workers and would increase the income of families who earn below three times the poverty rate by $21.9 billion.
This Is The Longest Period Without A Federal Minimum Wage Increase Since Law Enacted in 1938
Congress set a record this month: It’s now been nearly 10 years since lawmakers have raised the federal minimum wage, marking the longest period in history that it’s remained stagnant.
America’s Defense Budget Is Bigger Than You Think
Each year, Congress approves hundreds of billions of dollars for the US defense budget—but the real number exceeds $1 trillion.
U.S. Stocks Have Fallen For 5 Weeks In A Row – The Worst Stock Market Streak In Almost 8 Years
This is the longest losing streak since June 2011, and it is yet another indication that we have reached a major turning point.
US Sanctions Killed Over 40,000 Venezuelans Since 2017
A new study reveals that Trump’s animosity towards Venezuela has caused grave harm to most vulnerable Venezuelan social groups.
Amazon, Netflix, IBM Among 60 Profitable Fortune 500 Companies That Avoided All Federal Income Taxes in 2018 Under Trump’s Tax Law
At least 60 companies reported 2018 federal tax rates amounting to effectively zero, or even less than zero, on U.S. pretax income, more than twice as many compared to previous years — a partial result of the 2017 Trump tax law — according to a new report.
Brazil, Colombia, Now Venezuela: US Pursues Right-Wing Hegemony in South America (VIDEO)
Watch: From Colombia and Brazil, Kei Pritsker expounds on the decades of US meddling in South America that preceded the ongoing coup in Venezuela.
Drinking Water Out of Thin Air (VIDEOS)
Some private companies are turning their attention to the need for clean drinking water by inventing machines that can literally extract water out of thin air.