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Turns out Carnival Cruise Line got a backdoor multibillion-dollar bailout from the federal reserve

Registered in Panama, paying no US taxes: Turns out Carnival Cruise Line got a backdoor multibillion-dollar bailout from the federal reserve Attribution: AFP via Getty Images “Based in Miami.” Incorporated in Panama. Apr 27, 2020 12:08pm PDT by Walter Einenkel, Daily Kos Staff Carnival Cruise Line, after “missing out” on the original set of big …

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While our local biz is struggling…..Big surprise: The Trump/McConnell ‘urgent’ COVID-19 small business loans were dumped into red states

Coronavirus funding for Trump reelection campaign? “Can someone explain to me how Texas has been approved for $1 billion more in SBA loans—& more than 30,000  loans!- than California despite our economy being $1 trillion larger & California being much harder hit by COVID-19?”  Big surprise: The Trump/McConnell ‘urgent’ COVID-19 small business loans were dumped …

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‘Chaos’: Kushner-commandeered supply chain task force operates in the dark — and turned government into arm of big business

“They have operated almost entirely in the dark, releasing few details of their arrangements with the big companies; created a new and convoluted emergency response system; and sown confusion and distrust in the states and among the people who need medical supplies. There is virtually no accountability for their decisions about how and where to …

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Critics Decry ‘Massive Step in Wrong Direction’ as Big Banks Move to Buy Up Fracking Industry Assets With Coronavirus Bailout Funds

Disaster Capitalism:”For banks to take over the oil and gas companies, economic journalist Doug Henwood told Common Dreams Friday, they will be using assurances of funding from the Federal Reserve included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed in March to combat the COVID-19 outbreak. Henwood said he found it “appalling” that public …

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New Emails Reveal that the Trump Administration Manipulated Wildfire Science to Promote Logging

“The emails add to concerns that the Trump administration is doing industry’s bidding rather than pursuing the public interest. Across agencies, top positions are filled by former lobbyists, and dozens of investigative reports have revealed agencies working closely with major industries to ease pollution, public health and safety regulations.” New Emails Reveal that the Trump Administration Manipulated …

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While we were distracted: The New U.S. Food Safety Czar is a Texas Researcher with Close Ties to the Meat Industry

Follow the money: “The deregulatory policy, which was pushed by the meat industry, would generate an additional $2 million in revenue for large plants each year, but it also would put workers at increased risk of injury.” The New U.S. Food Safety Czar is a Texas Researcher with Close Ties to the Meat Industry Mindy …

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