America’s largest drug companies saturated the country with 76 billion oxycodone and hydrocodone pain pills from 2006 through 2012 as the nation’s deadliest drug epidemic spun out of control, according to previously undisclosed company data released as part of the largest civil action in U.S. history. The information comes from a database maintained by the […]
They Worked in Sweltering Heat for Exxon, Shell and Walmart. They Didn’t Get Paid a Dime…
A nationally renowned drug rehab program in Texas and Louisiana has sent patients struggling with addiction to work for free for some of the biggest companies in America, likely in violation of federal labor law. The Cenikor Foundation has dispatched tens of thousands of patients to work without pay at more than 300 for-profit companies […]
The Real Reason Why Amazon Is Hiking Minimum Wages…
Amazon hiking its minimum wage to $15 per hour – a “feel good” story that was praised by everybody and that even brought enemies like Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders together – appears to be nothing more than another self-serving ploy by the world’s largest online retailer to not only bolster its staff for the […]
Bernie Sanders Introduces ‘Stop BEZOS’ Bill to Tax Amazon for Underpaying Workers…
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) have introduced a bill that would tax companies like Amazon and Walmart for the cost of employees’ food stamps and other public assistance. Sanders’ Stop Bad Employers by Zeroing Out Subsidies Act (abbreviated “Stop BEZOS”) — along with Khanna’s House of Representatives counterpart, the Corporate Responsibility […]
Oregon Man Sues Walmart, Dick’s Sporting Good over Gun Policies…
A 20-year-old man in southern Oregon has filed a lawsuit against Dick’s Sporting Goods and Walmart after he says they refused to sell him a rifle. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Tyler Watson’s lawsuit filed Monday claims he faced age discrimination when he tried to buy a rifle in February at a store owned by Dick’s in […]
WALMART STOPS SALE OF AMMO AND FIREARMS TO ALL OF YOU UNDER 21…
Walmart announced Thursday that it is raising the minimum age requirement for customers to purchase firearms to 21 years of age, amid calls for stricter gun laws following a deadly high school shooting. According to a statement from the company, the decision was reached “in light of recent events” and that the company plans to […]
WALMART STOPS SALE OF AMMO AND FIREARMS TO ALL OF YOU UNDER 21…
Walmart announced Thursday that it is raising the minimum age requirement for customers to purchase firearms to 21 years of age, amid calls for stricter gun laws following a deadly high school shooting. According to a statement from the company, the decision was reached “in light of recent events” and that the company plans to […]