Kingpins like Kravis and Roberts have been hollowing out the hopes of average working people and the communities they call home, writes Sam Pizzigati.
The Havoc Left by Private Equity’s Pioneers
Author: corinna barnard
When Wall Street Came to My Mobile Home Park
Francine Townsend loved where she lived until a corporation entwined with a Toronto-based private equity firm took ownership of it.
Chris Hedges: The Call
This excerpt is from the author’s newest book, Our Class: Trauma and Transformation in an American Prison.
US Labor Shortage Sees Wages Rise
After decades of wage stagnation, Dean Baker is glad to see real progress for at least some at the bottom of the wage ladder.
After Corbyn, Israel Lobby Turns Guns on British Academia
The Jewish Chronicle warns that the dismissal of Professor David Miller by the University of Bristol is “just the beginning,” writes Jonathan Cook.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Psyops
An English Village’s Dirty Secret
Matt Kennard and Phil Miller’s new film about a BAE factory town features an ex-government adviser on Saudi arms sales speaking on camera with a journalist for the first time.
Gaslighting 1.1 Billion Africans
It is generally easier for countries that offer development finance for energy projects to make low-carbon rules for others, not for themselves, write Benjamin Attia and Morgan Bazilian.
British ‘Perception Management’ in Colombia
The U.K. embassy in Bogotá has launched an environmentally-focused public relations project while Britain trains the country’s repressive security forces, Matt Kennard reports.
Netflix Re-Launching Assange Smear Days Before Court Date
Caitlin Johnstone responds to Netflix’s revival of a 2013 documentary that WikiLeaks, at the time, refuted as irresponsible libel.