Reports

MAGA Majority Proposes More Deficit-Exploding Tax Cuts for Rich While Threatening Default Crisis

Economic Security and Corporate Power
April 18, 2023

This Tax Day, government watchdog Accountable.US highlights the numerous deficit-ballooning, trickle-down tax plans the MAGA House Majority have offered that show they were never serious about the national debt – only in further enriching their wealthy donors at the expense of the middle class.

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Timeline Shows Clarence and Ginni Thomas Benefitted from Crow Over Decades

Power and Influence
April 17, 2023

Following last week’s breaking news of decades-worth of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s undisclosed luxury travel and gifts from billionaire megadonor Harlan Crow, government watchdog Accountable.US today released a more complete timeline of Clarence and wife Ginni Thomas’s financial benefits.

Reports

Megabanks Post Even Bigger Profits After Reaping $20.5B From Junk Fees In 2022

Economic Security and Corporate Power
April 17, 2023

Several of the nation’s largest banks released their first 2023 quarterly earnings reports this week detailing high profits that “easily exceeded investor expectations.” JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Wells Fargo collectively reported over $22 billion in increased profits alone.

Reports

Largest U.S. Landlords Reaped Huge Profits Amid Double-Digit Rent Hikes

Economic Security and Corporate Power
April 17, 2023

A new report from government watchdog Accountable.US finds the six largest companies represented in the multifamily and single-family rental industry reaped $4.3 billion in net income in FY 2022 — over $1.3 billion more than the previous year – as they imposed double-digit rent increases, charged excessive fees, and engaged in “abusive tactics” to

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Perks of Price-Gouging: Big Oil CEOs Receive up to 126% Pay Raise After Record Year

Energy and the Environment
March 21, 2023

Two of the world’s largest oil companies, Shell and BP gave their CEOs massive pay increases after the industry raked in a record-breaking $451 billion in profits last year. Former CEO of Shell, Ben van Beurden, received $12 million in 2022, a 50% raise in compensation. The CEO of BP, Bernard Looney, received a 126% increase in compensation.

Reports

Report: Big Meatpackers Tied to Child Labor Exploitation Have Long Histories Of Worker Abuses and Profiteering

Economic Security and Corporate Power
March 21, 2023

A new review from government watchdog Accountable.US found meatpackers that own plants named in a recent federal illegal child labor citation have histories of more widespread labor abuses, price hiking, and soaring profits. In February 2023, the U.S. Labor Department imposed $1.5 million in child labor fines against Packers Sanitation, Inc.

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