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Don’t Let AT&T Exploit Your Distrust of Trump Don’t Let AT&T Exploit Your Distrust of Trump

He may hate CNN, but there’s good reasons for a sell-off.

Nov 9, 2017 / David Dayen

Trump Bezos Amazon

The Trump Administration Just Approved a Dangerous Merger The Trump Administration Just Approved a Dangerous Merger

The Amazon–Whole Foods marriage endangers small businesses and consumers nationwide. 

Aug 24, 2017 / David Dayen

Amazon's Jeff Bezos

Don’t Fall for Amazon’s ‘Prime Day’ Don’t Fall for Amazon’s ‘Prime Day’

You might get a good deal now, but the company is gobbling up market share and bludgeoning competitors.

Jul 11, 2017 / David Dayen

Dispatches From Our Gilded Age

Dispatches From Our Gilded Age Dispatches From Our Gilded Age

Caviar, champagne, and class hatred.

Jul 14, 2016 / Richard Lingeman

Rana Plaza protest

A Western Company Could Finally Be Held Accountable for the Rana Plaza Disaster A Western Company Could Finally Be Held Accountable for the Rana Plaza Disaster

Three years after the factory collapse in Bangladesh, a Canadian court is hearing a case that could award the victims up to $2 billion in damages.

Apr 29, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Protest outside Chase

Is There Such a Thing as a Progressive Bank? Is There Such a Thing as a Progressive Bank?

Meet Amalgamated, a responsible banker.

Nov 3, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

From Rome to Havana, With Pope Francis

From Rome to Havana, With Pope Francis From Rome to Havana, With Pope Francis

A dispatch from the first Cuban journalist to travel with the pope.

Sep 22, 2015 / Rosa Miriam Elizalde

Don Draper Meditates

Our Mad Worlds Our Mad Worlds

We feel something has ended but nothing has begun. Perfect harmony is a magical, effervescent bubble.

Jun 19, 2015 / Joshua Clover

Big Energy Says the Future Is Bright and Full of SUVs for Everyone

Big Energy Says the Future Is Bright and Full of SUVs for Everyone Big Energy Says the Future Is Bright and Full of SUVs for Everyone

Carbon companies have a new strategy: focus on the positive.

Jan 8, 2015 / Michael T. Klare

Black Friday Rage, From Ferguson to Walmart

Black Friday Rage, From Ferguson to Walmart Black Friday Rage, From Ferguson to Walmart

On Black Friday, protesters across movements came together with a common demand: spend not one dime.

Dec 1, 2014 / Michelle Chen

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