The wolf of wall street

Just three companies received an “A” rating: Starbucks, Mastercard, and Citigroup, which were praised for pay transparency and greater pay equity along gender and racial lines. Starbucks paid women 98.3% of what it paid men globally, Mastercard paid 92.2%, and Citigroup paid 73%. A round of applause for these guys, please! … [Read more...] about Half of these 50 top companies got an ‘F’ in gender pay equity

In one stunning piece of music that samples the “Her body, her choice!” chanting, a slow, mechanical roar builds up to a rhythmic section of static, which forms the base for a melody punctuated by samples of the screaming crowd. Entitled System Failure and composed by Ron Freyenschlag, it’s a dramatic interpretation that captures the intensity and urgency of the protesters’ anger–perhaps more strongly than the original recording. … [Read more...] about From Anti-Trump To Pro-Brexit, This Site Collects The Sounds Of Protest

With articles written in a straightforward style, Stat is meant for a general audience. But it wants to win over specialists, too — readers like William Hanage, a professor of epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health, who praised the site’s coverage as ‘accessible’ yet ‘still rigorous’. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus | The medical news site that saw the COVID-19 coming months ago

Particularly interested in the issue is Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), who oversaw recent hearings in which representatives from AT&T attempted to explain how their long-term deal with manufacturers promote innovation in the industry. Kerry called the review of the telecoms’ practices “the kind of healthy oversight we want to see.” AT&T hasn’t disclosed the actual length of its deal with Apple, but many industry insiders speculate the relationship will cease to be exclusive in 2010. … [Read more...] about Dept. of Justice May Investigate AT&T over iPhone Deal

So what’s different this time? Grover Norquist, president of conservative advocacy group Americans for Tax Reform and a critic of the TARP bailout and ARRA stimulus, told the firm that unlike a decade ago, when excessive risk-taking from big banks sank the economy, our current crisis was caused by factors less within our control, as the need for Americans to stay home to stop the spread of COVID-19 has disrupted a previously booming market. … [Read more...] about Republicans love the COVID-19 stimulus, but not the airline payouts