As US Drivers Suffer High Gas Prices, Big Oil Celebrates and Plans Big Payouts for Shareholders

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As US Drivers Suffer High Gas Prices, Big Oil Celebrates and Plans Big Payouts for Shareholders

  “These companies want Americans to believe price spikes are simply the unavoidable result of global events, but their own executives are openly telling investors that volatility, conflict, and supply disruptions are good for business.” A Tuesday report from Groundwork Collaborative reveals how fossil fuel companies are not merely scoring windfall profits from President Donald Trump’s illegal war […]

‘Heinrich Should Be Ashamed’: Lone Senate Dem Helps GOP Deliver Big Pharma Win

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‘Heinrich Should Be Ashamed’: Lone Senate Dem Helps GOP Deliver Big Pharma Win

The provision, part of the Senate budget bill, was described as “a blatant giveaway to the pharmaceutical industry that would keep drug prices high for patients while draining $5 billion in taxpayer dollars.” The deep-pocketed and powerful pharmaceutical industry notched a significant victory on Monday when the Senate parliamentarian ruled that a bill described by […]

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