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Disabled adults get $240 million for abuse by company
If you aren't already aware, a jury awarded a group of mentally challenged adults $240 million for the horrible abuse they suffered at a turkey processing plant in Iowa City, Iowa. Some of these individuals worked at this plant since the 1970s. They were only paid $65 a... 
Classic: The Fundamentals of Market Tops
http://economicrisis.com/classic-the-fundamentals-of-market-tops/4716 Classic: The Fundamentals of Market Tops I am basically a fundamentalist in my investing methods, but I do see value in trying to gauge when markets are likely to make a top or bottom out. The methods...
Rise of the Independents: Independent Media Challenges Status Quo
The first occurrence of public news in America was printed and distributed in 1690 by a man named Richard Pierce. Although it was only three pages in small 6x10 inch sheets, Mr. Pierce’s “newspaper” made a big enough impression that the authorities at the time took...
created by theweeklystash | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Joe McCarthy, the Tea Party, and The Fourth Estate
In 1950 Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin was a nobody. However, within a few years he created a political firestorm that would impact every aspect of the federal government. How you may ask—by manipulating the print media. ... 
United Healthcare Denies Coverage to Kids, Reaps Profit
While the Tea Party Express winds it way through America, trying to defeat health care reform and a public health care option, adults and children, who have insurance, are being denied health care."Brave New Films... Leibowitz chats up broadband, net neutrality, privacy...
"When it comes to consumer issues like broadband and network neutrality, the FTC in recent years has spent most of its time nodding dumbly at carriers, allowing them to "self-regulate." The idea that corporations can effectively monitor themselves for bad behavior has been... 
Political Parties and Tea Parties
Wake up America! There is a choice to be made. Americans are free to choose between having a nation built upon an inherited fundamental foundation with strong ideals and justice which was envisioned by our founders... 
Pharma corp GSK promises change
Promising price cuts down to 25% or less of US/UK levels for the world's 50 least developed countries, the new head of GSK is changing their game" ... 
Facebook selling out? Corporations to access users big time
With the advent of the very popular social networking sites, privacy is often an abandoned concern, especially for many young and tech-savvy subscribers. But now Facebook is going to test the boundaries of privacy... 
created by mtammas | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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14832 views | 53 recommendations | 16 comments
10 Ways Social Media Will Change in 2009
'social media today is a pure mess.' ""Social media" was the term du jour in 2008. Consumers, companies, and marketers were all talking about it. We have social media gurus, social media startups, social media... 
created by Maireid Sullivan | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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389 views | 14 recommendations | 8 comments
InternetForEveryone.org - LA Town Hall Recap
December 6, I attended the InternetForEveryone.org coalition's first town hall, in Los Angeles, CA. Organized by Free Press, they are seeking input and participation from everyone interested in the future of the... 
Understanding America's Economic Meltdown
Understanding America’s Economic Meltdown The current economic crisis facing America is the outcome of two discontinuous methods of governing the country, the American... 
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Scahill: Blackwater now in the private intelligence business
In another example of the continuing fascist merger between corporations and the State, no-bid government contracts favorite Blackwater is getting into intelligence work for corporations"Jeremy Scahill, author of ...
created by Erik Larson | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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245 views | 5 recommendations | 3 comments
Canada's New Democratic Party Leader Layton unveils $51-billion Platform
Barry Artiste Op/Ed Wow, I am speechless, surely the NDP have the Election in the Bag, I salute Mr. Layton in his 51 Billion dollar plan for helping out all ordinary Canadians. Jack Layton told his plan to an... 
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