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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/29/opinion/amazon-union-congress-antitrust.html
Keeping everyone informed about the issues with Corporate America.
We don't hold out too...
Hi Localists,
Are you reading about the unscrupulous practices of ecommerce behemoths?
If we torture ourselves, you should...
We are sharing another informative The New York Times article today about how neighborhood small businesses can be helped in the pandemic.
Attached is an extensive report from the venerable ILSR that is a must read for people who care about democracy, equality, justice and diverse economic...
Please let us know if you are surprised by this finding in The New York Times.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/15/business/paycheck-protection-program-bias.html
Corporate retailers never cease to let us down. Oh wait, they almost always let us down, what are we saying?
As...
HIT FACEBOOK IN THEIR POCKETBOOK!
We rarely say nice things about Corporate America but here we are.
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Clearly, we are going to have to start a social media company too. We think we will do a better job than Zuck and provide...
We just ordered our hardcover copy of Too Much and Never Enough by Mary Trump from @ggp for books!
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/amazon-bezos-pandemic-monopoly/
This article from The Nation delves into just some of this ecommerce behemoth's antitrust practices. We are especially...
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/06/us/ppp-small-business-loans.html
Here's an article in the New York Times about who received PPP Small Business Loans.
What is the likelihood that a post that contains a NY Times Opinion about companies boycotting Facebook and users leaving Facebook goes goes viral on...
We have some good news. Some big companies are putting pressure on Facebook via an Ad boycott. Sometimes, companies do the right thing.
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We all know that our government is not going to prevent the massive accumulation of wealth of but a few greedy, money-hoarding individuals and their...
Chinatown gets help from younger volunteers, a new fund for hard-hit shop owners, and more.
We haven't read this yet. We are willing to bet there's nothing in the budget for small businesses though.
Stacy Mitchell of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance did an interview with Canadian radio about the dangers of...