Articles about Bernie Sanders

Etzioni on AI: Uncle Sam wants a stake in leading AI companies — what could possibly go wrong?

Although bipartisan momentum is building for the federal government to take equity positions in major AI firms, this strategy risks compromising regulatory neutrality unless strict guardrails and sunset clauses are established. Read More

Wearing ‘Eat the Rich’ jacket, Amazon union leader testifies before senators and meets with president

Christian Smalls, the leader of the first union to successfully organize at Amazon in the United States, had a message… Read More

Senators spar over the idea of giving billions to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin venture for lunar lander program

The tussle over NASA funding for lunar landing systems has touched down in the Senate — with one leading senator… Read More

Amazon exec says tech giant is ‘Bernie Sanders of employers’ as senator supports union effort

Dave Clark is feeling the snark. The Amazon exec on Wednesday tweeted about the ongoing unionization efforts at the company’s… Read More

Clap your mittens: Bernie Sanders makes his way to Seattle in meme that is taking over social media

Slumping, socially distanced Bernie Sanders has made his way to Seattle. As the internet continues to exhibit its joy over… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: Bezos fields criticism despite $10B climate pledge; Seattle braces for The Big One; and more

Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. PBS’s Frontline profiled the Amazon empire and painted a… Read More

Bernie Sanders takes on the ‘billionaire class’ at rally near Seattle, home to Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates

Inside an arena 30 miles south of Seattle — and in the backyard of Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates —… Read More

Bernie Sanders enlists Amazon employee activists in climate change campaign

Sen. Bernie Sanders and employee activists have been thorns in Amazon’s side over the past year as they repeatedly call… Read More

Bernie Sanders promises ‘high-speed internet for all’ through publicly-owned broadband service

Sen. Bernie Sanders rolled out an ambitious plan Friday that would categorize internet service as a public utility as part… Read More

Bernie Sanders slams Amazon over hometown political spending as Seattle elections become a national issue

Sen. Bernie Sanders became the latest federal lawmaker to zero in on local Seattle elections Monday morning, slamming Amazon’s hometown… Read More

Bernie Sanders calls out Amazon’s hometown tax battle in plan to overhaul corporate America

Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign unveiled an ambitious plan to reform corporate America on Monday. The proposal holds one company… Read More

Bernie Sanders echoes Trump accusation that Amazon influences Washington Post coverage

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ ownership of The Washington Post is uniting two ideologically opposed politicians frustrated with the newspaper’s media… Read More

Amazon singled out in Democratic debates — again

Big Tech may be in the federal government’s crosshairs but you wouldn’t know it from the Democratic debates this week.… Read More

Amazon vs. Bernie Sanders battle continues as company calls out senator over warehouse debate

The Amazon vs. Bernie Sanders battle continued Tuesday as the Seattle tech giant fired back again on the topic of… Read More

Bernie Sanders calls out Amazon as 2020 hopefuls amp up pressure on Big Tech

Bernie Sanders is once again criticizing Amazon’s treatment of warehouse workers, a few months after celebrating the company’s decision to… Read More

Amazon assures Bernie Sanders that warehouse worker pay will increase despite loss of stock awards and bonuses

Amazon sent a letter to U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders assuring him that the company’s new $15 minimum wage and pay… Read More

Amazon raises its minimum wage to $15/hour, vows to lead push for higher U.S. minimum wage

“We listened to our critics, thought hard about what we wanted to do, and decided we want to lead.” With… Read More

Bernie Sanders introduces ‘Stop BEZOS Act’ to require employers to cover federal aid for workers

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders escalated his attack on Amazon Wednesday, introducing the Stop BEZOS Act, a piece of legislation that… Read More

TLDR: Paul Allen’s $100K donation to help GOP, Amazon briefly becomes $1T company, latest philanthropic efforts by Amazon

Today’s featured stories Tech titan Paul Allen gives $100,000 to GOP causes — and he’s not the only one Amazon… Read More

TLDR: Bernie Sanders targets Amazon, Uber & Lyft want to offer dockless bikes, WeWork Labs startup incubator to open in Seattle

Today’s featured stories Amazon calls Bernie Sanders’ crusade for warehouse workers ‘inaccurate and misleading’ Seattle could greenlight 3 bikeshare services… Read More

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