Billionaire and retail giant Mike Ashley has apologized profusely for his company’s handling of the coronavirus and subsequent government-mandated lockdown. But many aren’t convinced by the attempted atonement. When the British government announced a nationwide lockdown Monday, which included the closure of all non-essential shops, Ashley’s athletics retail company Sports Direct struck a defiant tone, seeking clarification from the government, and tagging Prime Minister Boris Johnson […]
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We Desperately Need A Mass Strike Against The Billionaire Class By Mindy Isser, In These Times. March 22, 2020 We Desperately Need A Mass Strike Against The Billionaire Class2020-03-222020-03-22https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/03/strike-e1584891292465.jpg200px200px Above photo: From Good Jobs Nation. An interview about politics and power. The Democratic presidential primary is becoming a pitched battle between the interests of workers and billionaires—the type of fight that Jane McAlevey knows well. The […]
Following his sudden and unexpected Twitter outburst this morning, urging President Trump to “Close the borders… shut down the country,” investor Bill Ackman called in to CNBC to further explain his grave concerns. Mr. President, the only answer is to shut down the country for the next 30 days and close the borders. Tell all Americans that you are putting us on an extended Spring Break […]
6 Mar, 2020 14:55 Russian billionaire Oleg Tinkov, whom the US wants to extradite from Britain over alleged tax evasion, has revealed he cannot leave his home in London because he is undergoing chemotherapy for leukemia. Read more DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source
Russian businessman Oleg Tinkov has posted bail in London and will remain in the UK for court hearings on allegations of underreporting his income. The US Internal Revenue Service is reportedly seeking his extradition. “The hearings are taking place in London in February-April 2020. The case concerns resolution of potential tax issues,” the parent company of the Tinkov-owned Tinkoff Bank said in a statement released on […]
London’s Labour mayor Sadiq Khan has infuriated party supporters after seemingly coming out in favor of Michael Bloomberg as his preferred choice over Bernie Sanders in the US Democratic primaries and likely to beat Donald Trump. In an interview with Politico, Khan appeared to rule out Bernie Sanders – the socialist who, after the first three states’ verdicts, is the current frontrunner in the US Democratic […]
Apparent efforts to quash discussion of the documented relationship between billionaire Democratic candidate Mike Bloomberg and billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have only added more fuel to the fire on social media. The link in itself is nothing new, as photos of Bloomberg with Epstein’s alleged madam Ghislaine Maxwell have been circulating for months. There have also been calls for Democratic primary debate moderators to ask […]
All the money printed by central banks is going directly to billionaires, say Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert of the Keiser Report, and French luxury brand owner Bernard Arnault is just the latest example. They discuss the so-called ‘Cantillon Effect’ which has allowed “many tens of billionaires to shower the deplorables with seemingly generous donations.” The ECB’s purchase of the LVMH bonds in order to finance […]
Authored by Kit Knightly via Off-Guardian.org, The latest Democratic Primary debate was a cringe-worthy affair, even more than US political “debates” usually are, it left you with one burning question – Why is Michael Bloomberg in this race? As all the Democratic candidates rush to outdo each other in terms of identity politics, wokeness and – for want of a better word – “leftist” credentials… why […]
Dan Peña, known as The 50 Billion Dollar Man, has never been one to pulls punches. As Dan Lok noted previously, Peña is quick to tell people to stop blaming family, economics, and circumstances; the opportunity for success has never been greater than it is now but our snowflake generation seems incapable of being accountable. In this brief and barbaric clip, the billionaire rages at the […]
Americans will get a glimpse of the great ‘revolutionary class war’ over the soul of the Democratic Party Wednesday night as Democratic Primary frontrunner Bernie Sanders, a self-proclaimed “Democratic Socialist” who once proposed that no American be allowed to earn more than $1 million per year, faces off against latecomer Mike Bloomberg. Bloomberg has shot up in the polls in recent weeks after leveraging his $62.8 […]
Authored by Caitlin Johnstone via Medium.com, Back in November Mike Bloomberg was polling at four percent nationally and had the highest disapproval rating of any potential Democratic presidential candidate, and understandably so; the man has a uniquely horrible record and no redeeming traits to speak of. Now, after spending $400 million in broadcast, radio and cable ads, $42 million on Facebook ads, $36 million on Google ads, and an unknown fortune on other […]
Michael Bloomberg will be allowed to participate in the upcoming Democratic primary debate in Nevada, thanks in part to a helpful rule change – and hundreds of millions of dollars in campaign spending. As of Tuesday, the former New York City mayor has polled over 10 percent in four surveys, meeting the threshold set by the Democratic National Committee (DNC). (Alternatively, Bloomberg could have qualified by […]
US 07:20 GMT 17.02.2020Get short URL The former New York City mayor and media mogul, who jumped into the 2020 election race shortly before the window closed, has pumped money into advertising and spent more than any other candidate, but failed to qualify for any debates. Although his contenders cannot face him on stage that has not stopped them from lambasting the 78-year-old. Several Democratic candidates […]
UK 15:22 GMT 13.02.2020(updated 15:23 GMT 13.02.2020) Get short URL Sajid Javid was born in Rochdale, near Manchester, to Muslim parents who migrated to Britain from Pakistan. His successor Rishi Sunak was born in Southampton to Hindu parents who moved to the UK from India in the 1960s. Rishi Sunak has been appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer – the UK’s finance minister – in succession to […]