Latin America US gov’t-linked firm is source of exit poll claiming Venezuelan opposition won election Venezuela's opposition and US media outlets claim there was fraud in the July 28 election based on an exit poll done by US government-linked... Ben Norton2024-07-29
USA US TikTok ban aims to weaken China & protect Big Tech monopolies The US government's plan to either ban TikTok or force owner ByteDance to sell it to a (US) company is part of Washington's economic... Ben Norton2024-03-18
Economy Global 1% own 43% of financial assets, 5 richest billionaires doubled wealth while 5 billion workers got poorer The world's richest 1% own 43% of global financial assets, and the wealth of the top five billionaires has doubled since 2020, while 60%... Ben Norton2024-01-18
Economy US government bailout of Silicon Valley and banks is $300B gift to rich oligarchs The US Federal Reserve printed $300 billion in a week to save collapsing banks and bail out Silicon Valley oligarchs. 93% of Silicon Valley... Ben Norton2023-03-19