Recently President Biden announced that $7.4 billion in student debt will be canceled. Those affected are only people who have been forced to repay loans for over 10 years, and the national student loan debt still stands at over $1.7 trillion. Amid election year...
Download .pdf leaflet Corporations Report Record Profits by Squeezing Working People Looking at prices for basic necessities can make you want to cry. Since 2019, gas and housing costs are up 21%, a gallon of milk is up 30%, and a dozen eggs is up 97%. This doesn’t...
The largest grocery store merger in history is taking place between Albertsons and Kroger. These chains boast over 5,000 grocery stores in 48 states, and employ almost 700,000 people. These chains include Safeway, Ralphs, Kroger, and Vons. If this merger goes through...
On January 1, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E–the big power company in central and northern California) rates went up 13% for power, adding an extra $33 a month to the average family’s bill. And that’s not the end of it: if approved, rates could go up $100 a...
Most of the data and other information in this article are from a piece called “Davos and the Melting World Economy” in Michael Roberts’s blog. Link to it here. The global One Percent and the world’s major political power brokers meet annually in the luxury ski resort...
