His spokesperson celebrated the development, even as the actual numbers show a shortfall of more than 20 million metric tons.” Ben Meiselas

time when most Americans already feel like they are living through a recession, Trump’s approach would all but guarantee even deeper instability.”
Ben Meiselas

reminder of what a strong malignant narcissist can accomplish when untethered from reality.” Robert Reich

if every bank, brokerage and hedge fund in London were suddenly to disappear.

estimates that Britain’s annual economic output is about 6-8% smaller than it would be if British voters had chosen to remain in the European Union. That’s a bigger loss of output than Britain experienced at the nadir of the recession that followed the 2008 financial crisis. It’s a bigger hit than ⬇️

entities under the influence of governments aligned with Trump. 😡

Trump’s son-in-law was absent from Paramount’s initial announcement, as were the roles of the foreign governments financing the move.
The implications are staggering. A sitting president’s family stands to benefit from a foreign-backed acquisition that could place multiple major American media ⬇️

Trump’s pardons.”
“It is one thing for CBS to make independent editorial decisions protected by the First Amendment. It is quite another to make edits at [Trump’s] demand out of fear of retribution.”

The ruling cited a new law passed by Congress requiring the DOJ to release all of its files on Epstein by Dec. 19.

in taxes over the next decade. Robert Reich

100-to-1, the corporation pays an additional 1% tax.
If more than 200-to-1, a 2% tax.
If more than 300-to-1, a 3% tax.
If more than 400-to-1, a 4% tax.
If more than 500-to-1, a 5% tax.
So, if Tesla’s board approves Musk’s staggering $975 billion pay package, Tesla would owe up to $100 billion more ⬇️

& they cash in when their corporations buy back their stock to pump up share prices. Buybacks used to be illegal until Reagan. Robert Reich

is beyond obscene. A staggering 62% of Americans support setting caps on CEO pay relative to worker pay.
CEOs aren’t worth nearly what they’re raking in. They get these pay packages because they’ve rigged their boards to award them.
They’ve also linked their pay to their corporations’ stock prices,⬇️