1/ “Trump stokes division with racism and rage – and the American oligarchy purrs ---- Per bit.ly/2UHylqD by @RBReich via @guardian --The president is the best thing that ever happened to the corporate elite, a distraction on the lines of the old Jim Crow ...
@RBReich @guardian 2/ ...-- JPMorgan has made it difficult for black people to get mortgage loans -- Per bit.ly/2UHylqD by @RBReich via @guardian -- In 2017-- the bank paid $55m to settle a justice department lawsuit accusing it of discriminating against minority borrowers--...
@RBReich @guardian 3/ ... Researchers have found banks routinely charge black mortgage borrowers higher interest rates than white borrowers and deny them mortgages white applicants would have received---- Per bit.ly/2UHylqD by @RBReich via @guardian --
@RBReich @guardian 4/ BlackRock is one of the biggest investors in private prisons-- disproportionately incarcerating black and Latino men---- Per bit.ly/2UHylqD by @RBReich via @guardian --...
@RBReich @guardian 5/ ...
Starbucks has prohibited baristas from wearing BLM attire and for years has struggled with racism in its stores as managers accuse black patrons of trespassing and deny them bathrooms to which white patrons have access-- Per bit.ly/2UHylqD by @RBReich --
Starbucks has prohibited baristas from wearing BLM attire and for years has struggled with racism in its stores as managers accuse black patrons of trespassing and deny them bathrooms to which white patrons have access-- Per bit.ly/2UHylqD by @RBReich --
@RBReich @guardian 6/ Last week-- Frederick Baba-- an executive at Goldman Sachs who is black-- criticized managers for not supporting junior bankers from diverse backgrounds--- Per bit.ly/2UHylqD by @RBReich via @guardian --...
@RBReich @guardian 8/ Meanwhile-- behind the scenes – in the halls of Congress and the corridors of statehouses-- in fundraisers and in private candidate briefings---- Per bit.ly/2UHylqD by @RBReich -- in strategy sessions with political operatives and public-relations specialists – ...
@RBReich @guardian 9/ ...the CEOs who condemn racism lobby for and get giant tax cuts and fight off a wealth tax---- Per bit.ly/2UHylqD by @RBReich via @guardian --...
@RBReich @guardian 11/ As a result---- Per bit.ly/2UHylqD by @RBReich via @guardian -- the nation can’t afford anything as ambitious as a massive Marshall Plan to provide poor communities world-class schools-- first-class healthcare and affordable housing--...
@RBReich @guardian 12/ ...
The CEOs resist a living wage and universal basic income---- Per bit.ly/2UHylqD by @RBReich via @guardian -- They don’t want antitrust laws jeopardizing their market power-- thereby requiring consumers pay more--...
The CEOs resist a living wage and universal basic income---- Per bit.ly/2UHylqD by @RBReich via @guardian -- They don’t want antitrust laws jeopardizing their market power-- thereby requiring consumers pay more--...
@RBReich @guardian 13/ ... They[The CEO's] oppose tighter regulations against red-lining or prohibitions on payday lending-- both of which disproportionately burden black and brown people---- Per bit.ly/2UHylqD by @RBReich via @guardian --
@RBReich @guardian 14/ Perhaps most revealingly-- they remain silent in the face of Donald Trump’s bigotry---- Per bit.ly/2UHylqD by @RBReich via @guardian --...
@RBReich @guardian 15/ ... Indeed many [CEO's] are quietly funding the re-election of a president whose political ascent began with a racist conspiracy theory and who continues to encourage white supremacists---- Per bit.ly/2UHylqD by @RBReich via @guardian --
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