Senator Slams Amazon’s ‘Ring Nation’ as Surveillance-State TV
Gary BaumAug 2022
The trillion-dollar conglomerate’s new show, based on user clips from digital doorbell division Ring and hosted by Wanda Sykes, is blasted by privacy advocates and Democrat Ed Markey: “This is no ‘America’s Funniest Home Videos’” Read the full story here.
‘No Tech for Israeli Apartheid:’ Protesters Disrupt AWS Conference Over Military Contract
Edward Ongweso JrJul 2022
Activists accuse Amazon of profiting from Israeli apartheid and insulating the country from criticism over the displacement of Palestinians. Read the full story here. On Tuesday, protesters disrupted the keynote speech at Amazon Web Services’s (AWS) summit at the Javits
Wall Street Is Buying Starter Homes to Quietly Become America’s Landlord
Patrick ClarkFeb 2022
Private equity money is pouring into the Phoenix real estate market, turning first-time homebuyers into renters. Read the full story here. Javier Vidana started out as a real estate agent in 2013, when Arizona’s Salt River Valley seemed wide open.
Crypto Gifts Surge 1,082% at Fidelity’s Philanthropic Powerhouse
Ben Steverman and Sophie AlexanderFeb 2022
Donors can avoid capital-gains tax on non-cash investmentsLargest U.S. grant-maker has faced scrutiny as assets balloonRead the full story here. As cryptocurrencies boomed last year, boosting the wealth of investors in the asset class, so did the amount of
Wall Street Devastated America. One City Is Pushing Back.
Matthew Cunningham-CookFeb 2022
A new lawsuit challenges an interest-rate scheme that critics say helped Wall Street loot communities across America. Read the full story here. ith its subtropical climate and proximity to Disney World, Orlando, Florida has become one of America’s fastest growing
When Private Equity Becomes Your Landlord
Heather VogellFeb 2022
Amid a national housing crisis, giant private equity firms have been buying up apartment buildings en masse to squeeze them for profit, with the help of government-backed Freddie Mac. Meanwhile, tenants say they’re the ones paying the price. Daniel Cooper
Biden moves to remake the Fed
Victoria GuidaJan 2022
Biden on Friday tapped two Black economists — Lisa Cook and Philip Jefferson — for open seats on the board. Read the full story here. President Joe Biden’s latest nominations to the Federal Reserve Board mark a major victory for
Environmentalists sound alarm at US politicians’ embrace of cryptocurrency
Katharine GammonNov 2021
Bitcoin and similar blockchain-based currencies require huge amounts of power, predominantly generated from fossil fuels Read the full story here. The incoming mayor of New York City thinks cryptocurrency and blockchain technology are the future. Eric Adams has advocated to
It’s time to imagine a world without Facebook
Christianna SilvaNov 2021
People are considering logging off for good. Should they? Read the full story here. In early October, Facebook shut down for six hours. No one in the world could access the site, or any of the sites they owned,
We Need More Women in Leadership at the Fed: Personnel Is Policy
Vasudha Desikan and Solana RiceOct 2021
The white male status quo leadership at the Federal Reserve—the U.S.’s central bank—is clearly not working. It’s time for women to be at the helm of Fed leadership. Read the full story here. Senior officials at the Federal Reserve, our nation’s