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Jeff Bezos

World's Richest Man Hides Backstage as Amazon Workers Demand 'Bold, Rapid' Climate Action

After Raising Hourly Wages to $15, Amazon-Owned Whole Foods Reportedly Slashed Workers' Hours

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Whole Foods Market employees and union activists

"There are many team members working at Whole Foods today whose total compensation is actually less than what it was before the wage increase due to these labor reductions," says group organizing for a union

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NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Slammed for 'Groveling at the Feet' of Billionaire Bezos in Effort to Revive Amazon HQ2

Jake Johnson, staff writer

" Start listening to our communities, who overwhelmingly reject this deal,"...

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'Anything Is Possible,' Declares Ocasio-Cortez After Defeat of 'Amazon's Corporate Greed' in New York

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"Speechless. Truth to power wins!" declared former New York attorney general...

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Werner Vogels, chief technology officer and vice president of Amazon

With Facial Recognition Technology at 'Crossroads,' 90 Groups Urge Amazon, Google, and Microsoft Not to Collude With Big Brother

Jeff Bezos

Amazon Employees Praised for Using Shareholder Status to Demand Comprehensive Climate Plan

'It Keeps Getting Uglier': As True Costs of HQ2 Scam Emerge, Public Housing and School Offices Getting the Boot to Make Room for Amazon

#HQ2Scam Hashtag Lifts Off After Cities Reveal $2.1 Billion in Tax Giveaways for Amazon

For Sale: Congress

New Research Exposes "Stealth Politics" of America's 100 Richest Billionaires

As Handful of Billionaire Families Grab Nation's Wealth for Themselves, Report Details How Dynasties Rig US Economy

After Pressuring Seattle to Forgo Corporate Tax to Fund Affordable Housing, Bezos Commits Fraction of $163B Fortune to Help Homeless

To End Starvation Wages and Kick Billionaires Off Welfare, Sanders Introduces 'Stop BEZOS Act'

As Bezos Forces Thousands to Rely on Food Stamps for Survival, Sanders Invites Struggling Amazon Workers to Share Their Stories

To Force Billionaires Off Welfare, Sanders Tax Would Make Corporations Pay 100% of Low-Paid Workers' Public Assistance

As Bezos Becomes Richest Man in Modern History, Amazon Workers Mark #PrimeDay With Strikes Against Low Pay and Brutal Conditions

How Can World's Richest Man Jeff Bezos Give Back? Staffers at the Washington Post Think Decent Wages and Benefits Would Be Good Start

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Direct Action Everywhere

Animal Activist Disrupts Jeff Bezos at AI Conference, Asks for Amazon to Stop Selling Cruel Products

Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood

Advocates Demand FTC Investigation of Echo Dot Kids Edition

Senator Bernie Sanders

Sanders Response to Amazon Statement on Working Conditions

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Organizers Oust Amazon HQ2 From New York

Paul Buchheit

How a Failing Capitalist System Is Allowing Amazon to Cripple America

David Dayen

Amazon’s Decision To Pull Out of NYC Is a Massive Blow To Corporate Welfare

Miles Mogulescu

Bezos Confronts Pecker, But Is Still a Greedy Di*k

Juan Cole

Did the National Enquirer Blackmail Amazon’s Jeff Bezos to Protect the Saudi Crown Prince?

Mark Engler, Sam Pizzigati

Jeff Bezos Has Enough! It’s Time for a Maximum Wage

Greg LeRoy

End the Subsidy Wars: Amazon Took Advantage of a System That's Baked into America's Economy. We Must Finally Fix It.

Adam Johnson

NPR Infomercial for Its Sponsor Amazon Omits Labor and Environmental Criticisms

Jacob Sugarman

Amazon's Billion-Dollar Shakedown of America's Cities

Chuck Collins

Time for a Tax on Billionaire Wealth Dynasties

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