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Tag Archives: Corporate CEOs
Saturday Matinee: Mayhem
By Brian Tallerico Source: RogerEbert.com Joe Lynch’s “Mayhem” feels like a timely film in a way it wouldn’t have a couple years ago. Whatever your political party may be, anger has been a palpable emotion in this country recently—it was … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture, Film, Humor, Saturday Matinee, society, Video
Tagged Corporate CEOs, Horror, Joe Lynch, Mayhem, Samara Weaving, satire, Steven Yeun
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Wealth of 400 richest Americans hits record $2.9 trillion
By Alec Anderson Source: WSWS.org On Wednesday, the US finance magazine Forbes released its annual “Forbes 400” list of wealthiest Americans, revealing an immense increase in wealth among the top social stratum in the United States. The total net worth … Continue reading
Posted in Dystopia, Economics, elites, Financial Crisis, Inequality, Social Control, society, Technology
Tagged Amazon, Bill Gates, capitalism, CEO Compensation, Corporate CEOs, Democrats, Donald Trump, Duopoly, Dystopia, economic inequality, Economics, elites, Facebook, financial crisis, Forbes 400, Google, Jack Dorsey, Jeff Bezos, Microsoft, Oligarchs, Oligarchy, Plutocracy, Republicans, Trillionaires, Twitter, wall street, Wealth Concentration, Wealth Disparity
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Why do corporate boards so overpay US CEOs?
By Sam Pizzigati Source: Nation of Change Back in 1999, near the dizzying height of the dot-com boom, no executive in Corporate America personified the soaring pay packages of America’s CEOs more than Jack Welch, the chief exec at General … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Economics, elites, Financial Crisis, Inequality, Social Control, society
Tagged 1%, CEO Pay, Corporate CEOs, Corporate Elites, corporatocracy, economic inequality, Economic Policy Institute, Economics, Executive Paychecks, financial crisis, Free Market, General Electric, Income Disparity, Jack Welch, MBAs, Rigged Game, Wealth Gap
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