Ending the growing disaster in Lebanon requires the same solution as ending the carnage in #Gaza#Lebanon:
Israeli attacks on Lebanon have long been linked to violence in Gaza — that’s why a ceasefire is key to resolving both conflicts.
35 major U.S. corporations paid their top five executives MORE than they paid in federal income taxes between 2018 and 2022. That's Tesla, Ford, Netflix, and more. Read the full report from @ips-dc.bsky.social@4taxfairness.bsky.socialamericansfortaxfairness.org/less-us-corp...
Corporate tax dodging and executive pay packages have both gotten so far out of control that a significant number of major U.S. corporations are paying their top executives more than they’re paying Un...
This is a great new piece by my colleague @dpetegorsky.bsky.social#DAFs#Project2025@ips-dc.bsky.social
You want to make dark money darker? Schwab is in the game. How One Donor-Advised Fund Helps Leonard Leo Weaponize Philanthropy - via @inequalityorg inequality.org/great-divide...
Donor-advised fund giant Schwab Charitable plays a pivotal role in Leonard Leo’s weaponized funding schemes.
NEW: Yesterday, a historic vote in the UN — that passed 124 to 14 — triggered a legal obligation for states to sanction Israel, as was done for apartheid South Africa. The U.S. must end complicity in Israel’s illegal occupation.
Welcome to the world of Fossil Fuel Philanthropy! It's our sparkling new report on the donors pouring hundreds of millions in taxpayer-subsidized dollars into US nonprofits to spread #climate#GreenSky@ips-dc.bsky.social@climatecriminals.bsky.socialips-dc.org/report-fossi...
NEW: Wealthy donors are receiving enormous, publicly-subsidized tax benefits for funding charities that actively work to spread #climate@ips-dc.bsky.socialwww.climatecriminals.org/fossilfuelph...#greensky
NEW: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum will be inagurated next month. Now is the time for #Mexico#ISDS@tninstitute.bsky.social with IPS and others:
The report offers a series of recommendations to Mexico to start the process of exiting the neocolonial regime of investment protection and ISDS.
NEW: Over five years, the 100 lowest-wage U.S. companies have spent over half a trillion dollars on stock buybacks to inflate CEO pay. This greed comes at the expense of both workers and long-term company plans — and it's deeply unpopular among voters. REPORT:
The “Low Wage 100” corporations are enriching CEOs at the expense of workers and long-term investment.