WASHINGTON — Jonah Yellowman, like most Navajos, grew up hearing stories about the Long Walk. “Some of my ancestors on my father’s side, the Red House clan, they made the walk. They said the Army was trying to get rid of all the tribes without having to use guns.” The Navajo, who call themselves the Diné, […]
Shocker! Tax Cuts in Hand, CEOs Admit They Won’t Invest Record Profits in Worker Wage Hikes
As America’s largest banks post record profits, massive companies continue their unprecedented stock buyback spree, and already-obscene CEO pay packages are set to rapidly expand in the aftermath of the Trump-GOP tax cuts, top corporate executives are now openly admitting that they have no plans whatsoever to invest their enormous windfall into wage increases for workers. During what Axios described as a […]
Alaska is the Most Profitable Region for ConocoPhillips In the World “by a Wide Margin” According to Legislative Research Division
JUNEAU – Friday, Senator Wielechowski (D-Anchorage) released the findings of a research report he requested reviewing profit data recently released by ConocoPhillips. The legislature’s non-partisan research division determined that, “On a barrel of oil equivalent (BOE), Alaska is the most profitable region for the company by a wide margin” in the first quarter of 2018. […]
Trump’s Company Is Suing Towns Across the Country to Get Breaks on Taxes
Find “Trump, Inc.” wherever you get your podcasts. President Donald Trump is famous for bragging about his net worth. Publicly, he claims he’s worth more than $10 billion. He even sued an author over the issue and lobbied the editors of Forbes about his ranking on their billionaires list. Yet quietly in another setting, the […]