February 7, 2017
Stacy Mitchell is co-director at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR), and Olivia LaVecchia is a research associate with its Community-Scaled Economy initiative. Together they co-authored ILSR’s report: “Amazon’s Stranglehold: How Amazon’s Tightening Grip on the Economy Is Stifling Competition, Eroding Jobs, and Threatening Communities.” This week, ILSR and Jobs… Read More»
Tags: Amazon, e-commerce, Jeff Bezos, Public Subsidies, taxpayer subsidies
October 10, 2014
An unreleased analysis by the Department of Education, recently revealed by Center for Investigative Reporting, shows as many as 133 for-profit colleges rely almost completely on taxpayers for revenue. “They range from small proprietary trade schools like Trendsetters of Florida School of Beauty & Barbering in Jacksonville to for-profit giants… Read More»
Tags: Center for Investigative Reporting, college, debt, Department of Education, for-profit, Strayer University, student debt, taxes, taxpayer subsidies, taxpayers, university, University of Phoenix
