Tweets by Ryan Knight

"The only difference between Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump is Donald Trump said the quiet part out loud." - February 6, 2021

The biggest obstacle to progress is the right-wing Democratic Party. (March 5, 2021)

Tweets by Public Citizen

Jeff Bezos added so much wealth between March and September that he could give every single one of his 876,000 Amazon employees $105,000 and still be as rich as he was before the pandemic. (February 2, 2021)

Can we please stop framing societal failures as individualistic feel-good stories? Having to sacrifice your life savings to pay for leukemia treatment is bad, actually. (February 10, 2021)

Tweets by Robert Reich

Speaking of market manipulation, why in the hell do we allow members of Congress to trade stocks? (February 1, 2021)

A 0.1% tax on Wall Street trades would generate $777 billion over a decade. That's enough to end homelessness in the United States 38 times over. (February 1, 2021)

There is no non-radical future with the climate crisis. Either we take radical action to stop it, or our lives will continue to be radically changed by it. (August 10, 2021)

This isn't about "life." It's about control. (March 17, 2023)

Republican leaders have mastered the art of manufacturing crises to divert the public’s attention from the real crisis of our era — the siphoning off of income, wealth, and power by a small group at the top. (May 31, 2023)

Prices remain sky-high because corporations got hooked on price-gouging and won’t give it up. (June 2, 2023)

Since 1978, CEO pay has increased by 1,460%. Yes, you read that correctly. So don’t tell me that corporations can’t afford to pay workers higher wages and provide decent benefits. (June 6, 2023)

The mass shooting in Richmond is the 279th mass shooting in America this year, and it's only June 6. Guns have killed more than 18,000 Americans this year. It's long past time for gun reform. (June 6, 2023)

Corporate Pride is a hoax. (June 8, 2023)

News flash: Corporations have been using inflation as cover to squeeze more money out of you. (December 23, 2023)

What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers $15 an hour.” What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.” Funny how that works. (January 1, 2024)

America's 815 billionaires saw their combined wealth skyrocket by nearly $280 billion after Trump's win this month. They could reap an even bigger windfall if he enacts a second round of tax cuts for the rich. When Trump said "I am your voice," this is who he meant. (November 24, 2024)

 

 

Reminder that Medicare For All would save $450B in health care costs and 68,000 lives per year. (December 8, 2024)

 

 

 

Tweets by Dan Price

So to recap we told people to stay home for the last 325 days and gave them $1,800. That's $5.54 a day. (February 1, 2021)

We've been on lockdown for 375 days and got $3,200 of our own money back. That's $8.53 a day. (April 4, 2021)

If you're giving out a 5% annual raise right now, you're giving out a pay cut. (April 12, 2022)

Last year Chipotle gave its CEO a $24 million raise and paid him 2,898x more than their median employee. Then the company raised prices and blamed employee pay (the average worker makes $13,100). (July 20, 2022)

Jacksonville just approved $775 million in public funds for a revamped Jaguars NFL stadium. The team's owner is worth $12 billion. (June 27, 2024)

Chipotle steak burrito a decade ago: $6.65 Now: $11 “It’s inflation - what can you do? (July 24, 2024)

 

 

 

Climate Change (1st Quarter, 2021)

How to spot the tricks Big Oil uses to subvert action on climate change (February 1, 2021)

The slowing down of ocean currents could have a devastating effect on our climate (March 2, 2021)

Sinking land and rising seas: the dual crises facing coastal communities (March 8, 2021)

Plastic Pollution (2020)

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Plastic Pollution (2019)

'Ditch cling film and switch to soap': 10 easy ways to reduce your plastics use in 2019 (January 3, 2019)

How Plastic Cleanup Threatens the Ocean’s Living Islands (January 22, 2019)

 

Can a controversial young entrepreneur rid the ocean of plastic trash? (February 4, 2019)

 

A Troubling Discovery in the Deepest Ocean Trenches (February 27, 2019)

A relatively painless guide to cutting plastic out of your life (March 5, 2019)

Trader Joe’s Phasing Out Single-Use Plastics Nationwide Following Customer Petition (March 6, 2019)

Hawaii considers banning most plastics at restaurants to cut down on ocean pollution (March 19, 2019)

Plastics in the sea costing society billions of dollars (April 2, 2019)

How to solve the plastic packaging paradox (April 10, 2019)

Over 180 countries -- not including the US -- agree to restrict global plastic waste trade (May 11, 2019)

Kroger, nation's largest grocery chain, eliminates plastic bags (May 22, 2019)

Where does your plastic go? Global investigation reveals America's dirty secret (June 17, 2019)

How you're recycling plastic wrong, from coffee cups to toothpaste (June 17, 2019)

Americans' plastic recycling is dumped in landfills, investigation shows (June 21, 2019)

Upset about the plastic crisis? Stop trying so hard (June 24, 2019)