Also, the shame of Wisconsin, and Wells Fargo’s pandemic lobbying. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for April 7, 2020.
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Oh, No! Better Unemployment Benefits Raise Low Wages
Today on TAP: One problem we’d love to have
Posted inCoronavirus
Unsanitized: The Dangerous Life of an Amazon Worker
Plus, the border between Washington and Idaho. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for March 23, 2020.
Posted inEconomic Policy
How Amazon Uses Lending to Control Small Businesses
The nature of the Amazon marketplace makes it virtually impossible for third-party sellers to borrow from private banks. Amazon’s own lending unit has filled the gap.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Q&A: ‘Amazon Empire’ Director on the World’s Richest Man and His Mega-Company
James Jacoby, one of the filmmakers behind a PBS Frontline documentary, discusses Amazon’s bid for economic transformation.
Posted inAmerica and the World
The Coronavirus Outbreak Is an Economic Red Flag
The world has given over much of its manufacturing supply chain to China. That has magnified vulnerability to a pandemic shock.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Silicon Valley’s Big Apple Gambit
The four biggest tech firms are all opening offices in a very specific section of Manhattan, which happens to be the home district of one of their chief antagonists in Washington.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Tech Companies’ Big Reveal: Hardly Anyone Files Arbitration Claims
Responding to Congress, they make clear that forced arbitration gives them the means to sidestep the law.
Posted inPolitics
Grassroots Money Beats Amazon in Seattle
‘Democracy dollars’ and an influx of small donations powered progressive city council members to victory over corporate money.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Pentagon Awards Multibillion-Dollar Cloud Contract to Microsoft. Will Amazon Appeal?
Experts say Amazon could mount a strong protest to Microsoft’s victory.
