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US Weapons Makers Set to Profit as Japan Readies $320 Billion Military Buildup

US Weapons Makers Set to Profit as Japan Readies $320 Billion Military Buildup

by PPJC Admin2 | December 16, 2022 | Analysis, Common Dreams

Japan, a professed pacifist nation since the end of World War II, is set to become the planet’s third-biggest military spender. It will be armed with U.S.-built missiles capable of striking China. Kenny Stancil Common Dreams In a significant departure from its...
House Analysis Confirms Corporations Use ‘Cover of Inflation to Raise Prices Excessively’

House Analysis Confirms Corporations Use ‘Cover of Inflation to Raise Prices Excessively’

by PPJC Admin2 | November 7, 2022 | Analysis, Common Dreams

Certain corporations are using the cover of inflation to raise prices excessively, resulting in record profits and profit margins at the expense of consumers. By Jessica Corbett CommonDreams A report released Friday by a panel of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight...
‘We Refuse to Go On Like This’: US Students Walk Out to Demand Gun Control

‘We Refuse to Go On Like This’: US Students Walk Out to Demand Gun Control

by PPJC Admin2 | May 26, 2022 | Common Dreams, Current News

“We are walking out because we refuse to accept a country where gunfire can ring out at any moment,” said student organizers in California. By Julia Conley Common Dreams Students across the United States walked out of their classrooms Thursday to protest...
‘Time to Take to the Streets’: Mobilizations Planned as Supreme Court Targets Roe

‘Time to Take to the Streets’: Mobilizations Planned as Supreme Court Targets Roe

by PPJC Admin2 | May 3, 2022 | Action Alert, Common Dreams

The push by conservative justices to overturn Roe v. Wade, said one abortion rights advocate, “is giving us an opportunity to show them how ungovernable we will be if they follow through.” By Jake Johnson Common Dreams Abortion rights advocates geared up...
Shareholders Target Wall Street Banks With ‘Groundbreaking’ Climate Resolutions

Shareholders Target Wall Street Banks With ‘Groundbreaking’ Climate Resolutions

by PPJC Admin2 | April 26, 2022 | Common Dreams, Current News

“Investors are saying we can’t conduct business in a world that is on fire, that has heatwaves and insufficient water. And I do think companies are beginning to understand that it’s in their interest to take action.” By Brett Wilkins Common...
Pentagon Contractors Seizing New Gold Rush to Cash in on the Ukraine Crisis

Pentagon Contractors Seizing New Gold Rush to Cash in on the Ukraine Crisis

by PPJC Admin2 | April 18, 2022 | Analysis, Common Dreams

Even before the war, the Pentagon was slated to receive at least $7.3 trillion over the next decade, more than four times the cost of President Biden’s $1.7 trillion domestic Build Back Better plan, already stymied by members of Congress who labeled it “too expensive”...
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