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Why Obama Should Be Attacking Casino Capitalism
Business  (tags: abuse, americans, business, consumers, corporate, corruption, dishonesty, economy, finance, government, investments, labor, law, lies, marketing, money, politics, society )

Kit
- 1 day ago - truth-out.org
It's an attack on a particular kind of capitalism that Romney and JPMorgan both practice: Using other peoples' money to make big bets which, if they go wrong, can wreak havoc on the economy.
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GOP and Dems Perform the 'Bain Hustle'
Business  (tags: americans, business, corporate, corruption, cover-up, dishonesty, ethics, finance, government, investments, investors, labor, law, lies, marketing, money, politics, society )

Kit
- 1 day ago - commondreams.org
What is truly nauseating is that Cory Booker did not reveal that his own rise to power was floated by contributions from Bain and other leading financial hustlers.
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TAKE ACTION NOW! Tell Encana's President: Keep Your Fracking Away From Our Schools!
Business  (tags: fracking, children, health, environment, destruction, protection, pollution, humans, nature, government, business, corporate, dishonesty, news, politics, environment, ethics, society, money, corruption )

Cal
- 3 days ago - action.foodandwaterwatch.org
Mothers in the community of Erie, Colorado, are working desperately to stop a giant oil and gas company from fracking next to their kids' elementary school. They've asked Encana, a giant oil and gas company, to abandon this one well and protect their chil
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REALLY BAD BUSINESS: U.S. Car Manufacturers Linked to Amazon Destruction, Slave Labor
Business  (tags: business, bad business, sourcing, society, corporate, dishonesty, government, abuse )

Cal
- 10 days ago - news.mongabay.com
According to a new report by Greenpeace, top U.S. car companies such as Ford, General Motors, and Nissan are sourcing pig iron that has resulted in the destruction of Amazon rainforests, slave labor, and land conflict with indigenous tribes.
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TAKE ACTION NOW! CONGRESS MUST PUT WALL STREET REFORM BACK ON THE AGENDA
Business  (tags: society, money, corruption, Wall Street reform, activism, Glass-Steagall Act, politics, business, government )

Cal
- 12 days ago - act.boldprogressives.org
It's time for Congress to put Wall Street reform back on the agenda. We support passing a new Glass-Steagall law to prevent too-big-to-fail Wall Street banks from taking huge risks with people's life savings -- and then expecting taxpayer bailouts.
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At Least 100,000 March in Spain Over Austerity
Business  (tags: Spain, government, abuse, corporate, corruption, debt, economy, ethics, finance, foreclosures, investments, humans, labor, law, lies, money, politics, society, world )

John
- 13 days ago - windstream.net
"I'm here to defend the rights that we're losing and for the young people who have it so tough," 57-year-old middle school teacher Roberto Alonso said. "They're better educated than ever. But they don't have work. They don't have anything. They're behind
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BAD BUSINESS: Abbott Laboratories to Pay $1.6 Billion Over Misbranding Drug
Business  (tags: health, healthcare, government, Big Pharma, Abbott Labs, investigation, protection, abuse, business, corruption, corporate, abuse, government, news, marketing, ethics, dishonesty )

Cal
- 18 days ago - cnn.com
Abbott Laboratories has pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $1.6 billion to resolve its criminal and civil liability arising from the company's unlawful promotion of the prescription drug Depakote, the U.S. Justice Department said
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VIDEO | Where to Find World's Cheapest Gas | Hugo Chavez Could Teach Obama a Lesson
Business  (tags: consumers, cover-up, economy, energy, ethics, government, humans, money, oil, news, politics, world, society )

John
- 23 days ago - cnn.com
In Venezuela, you can fill a Hummer for as little as $2. CNN's Paula Newton finds out how.
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Bolivia Nationalizes Spanish Company | Political Spin By CNN
Business  (tags: government, business, corporate, economy, energy, GoodNews, news, society, politics, world )

John
- 23 days ago - windstream.net
Bolivian President Morales nationalizes Spanish power company. Some leaders understand they have the power over greedy corporations, and they use it. When Obama chooses to lean in this direction the corporate response is immediate, they lower prices.
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BAD BUSINESS: Private Prison Corporations Are Modern Day Slave Traders
Business  (tags: prison labor, business, corporate, dishonesty, ethics, money, marketing, government, society, politics, abuse )

Cal
- 25 days ago - alternet.org
The Corrections Corporation of America believes the economic crisis has created an opportunity to become landlord, as well as manager, of a chunk of the American prison gulag.
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TAKE ACTION NOW! Tell Bank of America: Stop Funding Dirty Coal.
Business  (tags: ethics, dishonesty, shareholders meeting, business, Bankof AMerica, dirty coal, nonsustainable investments, news, money, government, finance, corporate, society, politics )

Cal
- 29 days ago - ran.org
We need Bank of America to know that for every one of us protesting BoA at its annual shareholder meeting, there are a dozen more people across the country standing up with us-- sign and share this petition today.
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TAKE ACTION NOW! Don't Let Big Ag Companies Like Monsanto Dominate the Farming Industry
Business  (tags: corporate, business, Monsanto, agriculture, anti-trust laws, Monsanto, politics, money, government, economy, americans, society, usa, news )

Cal
- 31 days ago - forcechange.com
Help To break apart the monopolies in the United States food production industry that limit food diversity and competition. We must urge the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to further enforce the laws that are already enacted and n
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How 401(K)s Are Failing Millions of Americans
Business  (tags: money, marketing, business, 401k's, retirementplanning, americans, government, usa, news, society, politics )

Cal
- 33 days ago - theweek.com
More than half of U.S. workers have no retirement plan at all. And even those who do have a 401(k) typically don't have enough money to retire comfortably
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50 Percent Pay Cuts at GE's Plants: Is This the Future of American Jobs?
Business  (tags: abuse, americans, business, consumers, corporate, corruption, dishonesty, economy, finance, government, labor, lies, marketing, money, news, politics, society )

Kit
- 39 days ago - alternet.org
The company President Obama called a "model for America" is squeezing its workers, cutting pensions, wages and benefits--but workers are organizing to fight back. GE paid how much in taxes? Zero!
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The Rise and Fall of Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers
Business  (tags: abuse, americans, business, consumers, corporate, corruption, dishonesty, economy, farming, Farm workers, government, labor, law, lies, marketing, money, politics, society )

Kit
- 39 days ago - alternet.org
In his new book "Trampling Out the Vintage," Frank Bardacke traces the magnificent and tragic history of that groundbreaking union.
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