#Corporations

Holly

HollyBlomberg

How did corporations gain so much power over US politics? Original sin occurred when two Republicans (NY Senator Roscoe Conkling & OH Congressman John A. Bingham) intentionally planted an ambiguity

Bernie Sanders

BernieSanders

Given the enormous economic desperation facing working families in this country today, I can't support this proposal unless it is significantly improved.https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1334953138143580163 Despite strong Democr

ND Kirsch

ndkirschmann

The fact that lots of people are upset that *The President of the United States* owns a nice watch is a fantastic example that some subset of Americans hate civil

Jenn Gustetic 🚀💪🏻

jenngustetic

READING THREAD (1/8): “the public #corporation no longer serves the interest of their most important #shareholders—retirement investors—or the most critical part of their workforce: knowledge workers”.https://hbr.org/2021/01/its-tim

Sarah Jimenez

SNYJimenez

THREAD: Have you seen new @CenterOnBudget report on wealth & pandemic?We know exactly what this looks like in California.Corporations and high-income earners doing just fine. Families who have lost jobs,

Men of Numenor

MenOfNumenor

Every institution is a type of government. The quality of said government cannot avoid affecting society outside of the formal boundaries of the institution. The existence of every institution must

rie | grand commander of the zubat army ✋☀️

notavodkashot

It bears pointing out that when we mention purges of unsavory content, kids' first knee reaction might be "yay, they'll rid the fandom of those freaks/weirdos/perverts/adults!"Historically, no. The fandom itself

K.Diallo ☭

nyeusi_waasi

No offense but I hate it when people, who have never left a first world country, talk about third world countries as though they are inferior. So I decided to

Mark Joseph Stern

mjs_DC

This morning at the Supreme Court, @neal_katyal defended two U.S. corporations accused of aiding and abetting child slavery overseas. The question is whether alleged victims can sue these corporations for

Mx Themboposting 🌈⚡

theymerSophie

Part of the latent ableism and transphobia in some cyberpunk stories (not naming any names) is inseperable from the failed anticapitalism (or anti-corporatism) of those same stories in a lot

Judd Legum

JuddLegum

On DECEMBER 30, 2020: Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) announced he would object to the certification of the electoral collegeOn DECEMBER 31, 2020: Hawley received a $3,000 contribution from @Mastercard On JANUARY

Cory Doctorow #BLM

doctorow

US cities spend 20-45% of their budgets on policing on but cops run foundations that solicit millions from large corporations, which then take tax breaks for their donations. The money

Josh Shahryar (they/them) #BLM

JShahryar

Let's check the economic impact of Biden's minimum wage plan with some basic econ. In 2018, 1.8 people in the US had jobs at exactly the minimum wage of $7.25

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noname

questions: will the $15/hour minimum wage increase include workers in foreign countries who are also employed by U.S company’s??? you know, the folks who actually make of the products sold

Terri Kopp

TerriKopp2it

CONSERVATIVES. Can we talk about the First Amendment please? Lesson #1. It applies to government entities, NOT private people or corporations. If I don’t like what you say, I can

Yaneer Bar-Yam

yaneerbaryam

It is manifest that retailers in many parts of the world, owners of airlines, restaurants, bars, shops, are pressing governments to open up the economy even though it will cause

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