Good Jobs First, a policy resource center, estimated that Amazon has received around $4.2B in US subsidies through property tax abatements, corporate income tax credits and sales tax exemptions to expand its corporate footprint in "opportunity zones" throughout the country.

The company's cutthroat corporate culture cripples critical coverage—and your right to know.

Amid a hiring spree that boosted Amazon's headcount by 71%, the company in 2017 loosened its definition of "executive" to include hundreds of employees it had previously reported as mid-level managers, expanding its executive ranks by 1,600% in one year.