Economy

New data reveals a massive "transfer of wealth" from the working class, which is paying higher prices as consumers, to the investor class reaping the financial benefits.

"Taxpayer dollars should not go to companies like Amazon and multi-billionaires like Jeff Bezos who repeatedly break the law."

"Investors are saying we can't conduct business in a world that is on fire, that has heatwaves and insufficient water. And I do think companies are beginning to understand that it's in their interest to take action."

"Without further action, the economic gains we've made since we passed the American Rescue Plan will be erased," argued an alliance of grassroots organizations.

"Workers need economic security and fair treatment in the workplace, and cannabis workers are no different," said one union representative recently.

"In the face of this gathering storm of adversity, we must come together as an international community," said United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed.

"After years of promises to lower the prices of prescription drugs, voters are demanding elected officials follow through."

One day after Elon Musk took over Twitter, a top European regulator gave the world's richest man a "reality check" about how they will respond if he loosens the platform's content moderation policies.

"We are not going to let billionaire union-busters stand in our way," said one Starbucks employee.

"Allowing corporate crime to go unpursued and unpunished is not an option," declares a new report by the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen.