Friday, May 27, 2022

Taxing the rich could help fix the food crisis. Davos didn't want to know

Wealth taxes are never a popular rallying cry at Davos, a playground for billionaires, corporate titans and top politicians. But Gabriela Bucher, the executive director of Oxfam International, was still frustrated that this week's World Economic Forum mostly looked the other way.
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Taxing the rich could help fix the food crisis. Davos didn't want to know
Wealth taxes are never a popular rallying cry at Davos, a playground for billionaires, corporate titans and top politicians. But Gabriela Bucher, the executive director of Oxfam International, was still frustrated that this week's World Economic Forum mostly looked the other way. Read more »
 
Elon Musk says it's 'dumb' to call billionaires the bad guys
Elon Musk, the world's richest man, said on Twitter Thursday that billionaires aren't the bad guys. Read more »
 
CEOs are silent on guns. They must speak up in a 'loud chorus', Yale's Jeff Sonnenfeld says
Corporate America has said very little following this week's Texas school shooting that left 21 people dead. Yale professor Jeff Sonnenfeld is calling out their silence. Read more »
 
Memorial Day gas prices hit 10-year high adjusted for inflation
Gas prices are painfully high this Memorial Day weekend as millions of Americans hit the road for the unofficial start of summer. Read more »
 
McDonald's new brand name in Russia could be 'Fun and Tasty'
McDonald's in Russia has registered possible brand names for the firm taking over its fast-food restaurants there, including "Fun and Tasty" and "The Same One," patent filings showed on Friday. Read more »
 
'Top Gun: Maverick' is about to give Tom Cruise his biggest opening ever
Tom Cruise, one of the top movie stars in Hollywood, is about to have the biggest opening weekend of his career. Read more »
 
 
 
 
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