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      Despite Soaring Profits, 19 Fortune 100 Companies Paid Little-to-No Taxes in 2021

      "Corporations are looting America," said former Labor Secretary Robert Reich.

      Julia Conley
      Apr 27, 2022

      In a year when many U.S corporations enjoyed record-breaking profits, some of the wealthiest companies in the nation paid little-to-no taxes according to a new analysis--or even accepted tax refunds--while working Americans continued paying their normal tax rates and faced rising prices for essentials.

      "These are some of the largest companies in the world, pulling in billions of profits; yet none will owe a cent in federal income taxes."

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      French Court Hears Case Against Chemical Corporations Over Agent Orange Use in Vietnam

      French Court Hears Case Against Chemical Corporations Over Agent Orange Use in Vietnam

      "I'm not fighting for myself, but for my children and the millions of victims," explained plaintiff Tran To Nga.

      Brett Wilkins
      Jan 24, 2021

      A court in France on Monday heard a case brought by a French-Vietnamese woman against over a dozen multinational corporations she accuses of causing grievous harm by selling the defoliant Agent Orange to the United States government, whose use of the deadly chemical during the Vietnam War has killed, maimed, or seriously sickened hundreds of thousands of people to this day.

      "I asked myself, what have I done to transmit this incurable disease to my children? Now I know that I am not at fault."
      --Tran To Nga,
      Agent Orange victim

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      After Dams Fail, Dow Admits Floodwaters in Midland, Michigan 'Commingling' With Toxic Chemical Storage Ponds

      After Dams Fail, Dow Admits Floodwaters in Midland, Michigan 'Commingling' With Toxic Chemical Storage Ponds

      "This has the potential to be a major environmental disaster."

      Eoin Higgins
      May 20, 2020

      Floodwaters unleashed by a dam failure in central Michigan have reached a Dow Chemical facility and Superfund site, the company admitted Wednesday, raising the possibility that the flood could turn into a full-fledged environmental catastrophe.

      At 10:00am EST, Dow announced that "there were flood waters commingling with on-site containment ponds" at its facility.

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