bailouts
At Least $72 Million in Coronavirus Bailout Loans Went to Big Oil and Gas Companies
At least 16 drillers, fuel transporters, oil technology firms and service providers tapped the Small Business Association’s Paycheck Protection Program.
Companies Making CBD Gummies, Vapes, and Lube Got Millions In Bailout Loans
Legal weed and dispensaries are banned from the Paycheck Protection Program. But CBD companies are getting millions.
The Comedian Who Went Viral for Railing Against Coronavirus Bailouts Has a Few More Choice Words for Trump
“You have no idea what it's like to live paycheck by paycheck, and people who are going to lose homes, who can’t pay their mortgages. How much money do you and your friends need?”
Andrew Cuomo Just Called Mitch McConnell ‘Dumb’ and That's the Nicest Thing He Said
Cuomo called McConnell's suggestion that states should file for bankruptcy “one of the really dumb ideas of all time.” Oh, and he's a "self-proclaimed grim reaper."
Trump Won't Rule Out Taking a Coronavirus Bailout to Save His Hotels. 'Let's Just See What Happens,' He Said.
Democrats have blasted Trump for raking in millions while president, and sued unsuccessfully to get a look at his finances.
Don’t Give the Airlines What They Want
US airlines have spent the last decade shoveling billions in profits to stockholders. Now they want your tax dollars with no strings attached. Fuck that.
Coronavirus Is the Perfect Disaster for ‘Disaster Capitalism’
Naomi Klein explains how governments and the global elite will exploit a pandemic.
The True Story of the ‘Greatest Corporate Failure in American History’
The infamous AIG bonus controversy of 2009 was a rare moment when everyone in America was angry about the same thing. Today, thanks to a lawsuit being argued in Washington, we now know how comprehensively we were duped.