Corporate greed
The rich get richer while global poverty deepens in “decade of division”

Wealth accumulation by the rich has risen to the point that the world could see its first trillionaire within a decade. Meanwhile, it will take more than 200 years to end global poverty, a report by Oxfam International has found.

Oxfam report windfall corporate profits Big companies earned over USD 1 trillion of profit in 2022, says joint Oxfam and Action Aid study

The study recommends that governments impose a windfall tax on these excessive profits and use the money raised to carry out social security programs to tackle a range of issues including the cost of living crisis, poverty, hunger, and climate change

Overworked and understaffed Dollar General workers rally against cost-cuts on safety

Workers in the US rural variety store giant Dollar General protest the company’s cost-cutting policies which has dubbed it a “Severe Violator” of worker safety

Another Norfolk Southern train came off the tracks just as CEO refused to commit to seven paid sick days

Workers claim that overworking and lack of paid sick leave is causing worker error malfunctions such as train derailments. The rail CEO has refused to act

A week since Ohio disaster, and still no one held accountable for effects of toxins on residents

Ohio residents frustrated after confusing town hall, as more reports of dead animals and illness stream in, and Norfolk Southern comes under increased scrutiny

Chile’s lithium provides profit to the billionaires but exhausts the land and the people

About a third of the world’s lithium comes from Chile. The needs of the people of Chile seem to only come after the needs of the large corporations.

Inequality Impose 1% surcharge on richest 10% Indians to reduce inequality: Oxfam India

Inequality has always plagued India but it has been exacerbated by the Narendra Modi government in the last eight years. The promotion of corporate giants at the cost of public welfare is the driving force behind the increasing inequality

The Gunner’s Dream Lives On: Roger Waters on war, corporate greed and finding hope

Musician Roger Waters and Vijay Prashad discuss his song, The Gunner’s Dream and its relevance in today’s world of war, inequality and greed. Roger Waters also talks about how to find hope amid all this gloom