From Shingetsu News Agency CD (Portland) — A first-of-its-kind international report released Friday shows how wealthy countries are the primary drivers of tax revenue loss each year—contributing to US$427 billion in losses to public funding annually and affecting the ability of countries all over the world, including developing nations, to provide services to … [Read more...] about Elite Tax Evasion Crippling the Global Common Good
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Trump Administration Accused of Trying to Bully Banks Into Financing Arctic Fossil Fuel Extraction
From CommonDreamsPublished on Friday, November 20, 2020byCommon DreamsTrump Administration Accused of Trying to Bully Banks Into Financing Arctic Fossil Fuel Extraction "Contrary to the claims of oil-backed politicians, banks don't want to finance more drilling in the Arctic not because of some vast liberal conspiracy, but because it's bad business," said a … [Read more...] about Trump Administration Accused of Trying to Bully Banks Into Financing Arctic Fossil Fuel Extraction
'Looks Like the Crazy Lady Has Logged On': Rep. Ilhan Omar Welcomes QAnon Conspiracy Theorist Marjorie Taylor Greene to Congress
From CommonDreamsPublished on Friday, November 20, 2020byCommon Dreams'Looks Like the Crazy Lady Has Logged On': Rep. Ilhan Omar Welcomes QAnon Conspiracy Theorist Marjorie Taylor Greene to Congress The incoming congresswoman attacked Omar for sparring with GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler, who faces a runoff election in Georgia this January. byJessica … [Read more...] about 'Looks Like the Crazy Lady Has Logged On': Rep. Ilhan Omar Welcomes QAnon Conspiracy Theorist Marjorie Taylor Greene to Congress
Let Trump Off the Hook in the Name of Elusive Unity? Some Critics Say That Could Be a Big Mistake
From CommonDreamsPublished on Friday, November 20, 2020byCommon DreamsLet Trump Off the Hook in the Name of Elusive Unity? Some Critics Say That Could Be a Big Mistake One observer stressed that the Justice Department must "keep its options open, and not prematurely foreclose on the possibility of criminal investigations." byBrett Wilkins, staff writer 0 … [Read more...] about Let Trump Off the Hook in the Name of Elusive Unity? Some Critics Say That Could Be a Big Mistake
The Real Plan? To Make America Ungovernable
From CommonDreamsThe US presidential election of 2020 is now behind us—or is it? President Trump has yet to concede his defeat, and many Republican lawmakers have demanded recounts and backed lawsuits. Some commentators fear that the current administration is laying the groundwork for a coup d’état by preventing the peaceful transfer of power, but—given the … [Read more...] about The Real Plan? To Make America Ungovernable