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Take Action- Murdoch: Stop Race-Baiting
Business  (tags: petition, news, consumers, money, humans, society, ethics )

Daphna
- 45 days ago - civic.moveon.org
Rupert Murdoch, owner of FOX and the News Corporation empire, just said Glenn Beck "was right" when he called President Obama "racist." This is a rare moment of candor from Murdoch, one of the most powerful media barons in the world.
Learning From Latin American Social Movements - By Ben Dangl
Business  (tags: Latin America, Latin Americans, democracy, socialism, capitalism, poverty, u.s., usa, bourgeoisie, capitalist class, proletariat, working class, workers, labor unions, labour unions, activism, civil disobedience, strike, strikes, worker control, labor )

Simon
- 152 days ago - zmag.org
Rather than continuing the flow of generally destructive policies, tactics & advice from the north to the south (via the IMF, WTO, US embassies, etc), I am suggesting that the flow of knowledge be reversed, from the south to the north.
Venezuela and Spain Strengthen "Energy Alliance"
Business  (tags: Venezuela, revolution, democracy, socialism, capitalism, terrorism, Spain, economy, energy, oil, natural gas, electricity, bank, nationalization, nationalisation, Latin America, left, leftwing, Honduras, fascism, coup, coup d'etat, Chavez, Hugo Chavez )

Simon
- 149 days ago - venezuelanalysis.com
Also, Venezuela's President Chavez praised the Spanish government for having condemned the June 28th coup against Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, and for having refused to recognize the coup regime that continues to rule Honduras by military force.
Hold Banks Accountable for Their Reprehensible Actions--Please Sign
Business  (tags: foreclosures, environment, economy, dishonesty, corruption, business, consumers, americans, investments, money, society, abuse, cover-up, debt, ethics, lies )

Suzybell
- 148 days ago - change.org
American banks were just bailed out by us, the American tax payers, and some have not even paid us back yet. However, they are giving out 32.6 billion dollars in bonuses. They need to be held accountable not only for their actions that helped lead us
U.S. Banks Race to Fill $74.6 Billion Stress Test Hole
Business  (tags: business, corporate, Big Banks, finance, money, economy )

Cal
- 234 days ago - reuters.com
U.S. regulators told top banks on Thursday to raise $74.6 billion to build a capital cushion officials hope will restore faith in financial firms and set a course out of the deepest recession in decades.
Taxpayers Forking Out £700 Million for Factory Farming in England
Business  (tags: business, food, Sustainabililty, AnimalCruelty, cruelty, suffering, consumers, corporate, farming, government, investments )

Kim
- 234 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
Taxpayers are paying hundreds of millions to Europe every year to fund a factory farming system that is wiping out rainforests and making climate change worse, environmentalists have claimed.
Nominate Your Choice for the Corporate Hall of Shame 2009
Business  (tags: SustainableDevelopment, marketing, investing, environment, economy, dishonesty, corporate, americans, consumers, foreclosures, investments, money, politics, society, technology )

Suzybell
- 234 days ago - salsa.democracyinaction.org
You voted in the Corporate Hall of Shame 2008 now nominate the worst corporations to be in the Corporate Hall of Shame 2009 Here's how to nominate: 1. Enter up to three corporations. 2. Post comments, if you like, about why you are nominating these corp
The Israel Boycott Is Biting
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Pete
- 235 days ago - agenceglobal.com
On May 4, protesters will greet Motorola shareholders, already disgruntled by the company's losses, as they arrive for their annual meeting at the Rosemont Theater in Chicago, Illinois.The protest, organized by the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupatio
Capitalism's Self-Inflicted Apocalypse
Business  (tags: capitalism, exploitation, impoverishment, business, corporate, corporations, finance, investors, lies, money, politics )

Simon
- 278 days ago - michaelparenti.org
Capitalism breeds the venal perpetrators, & rewards the most unscrupulous among them. The crimes & crises are not irrational departures from a rational system, but the converse: they are the rational outcomes of a basically irrational & amoral system.
GM Readies for Bankruptcy
Business  (tags: corporate, economy, finance, GM, technology, business )

Cal
- 264 days ago - reuters.com
GM edged closer to preparations for possible bankruptcy on Wednesday, a source familiar with the company's plans said, while Germany extended its subsidy for scrapping old cars.
 
 
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