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Corporate “Sin-Washing” – Embracing the Olympic Brand Pays Off for Sponsors
Sportswriter Dave Zirin: More than any other enterprise, if a company associates themselves with an Olympics, it really creates a positive feeling in the mind of the consumer.
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Mitt’s Many Mansions and the Foreclosure Crisis
It is time for reporters following Mitt to start asking him some questions about the crisis we face in our housing markets.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: New York City Is Poised to Become the Surveillance Capital of America, and More
In today's On the News segment: New York City is poised to become the surveillance capital of America;Â Chevron is responsible for nearly poisoning an entire American city; Google was …
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UN Should Get Rid of Cholera Epidemic That It Brought to Haiti
A cholera epidemic in Haiti brought on by the actions of the United States continues to be ignored.
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Three Thousand San Francisco Janitors Prepare for a Strike
At issue in San Francisco is the same sticking point in most union contract negotiations - health care costs and wages.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Corporations Are Bribing Foreign Government Officials, and More
In today's On the News segment: On Tuesday, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced that it would temporarily freeze any new licenses or renewal of licenses for nuclear power plants …
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With Rates Low, Banks Increase Mortgage Profit
Interest rates on mortgages and refinancing are at record lows, but do not celebrate just yet, they could be lower.
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Credit to Small Enterprises: The Silent Crisis
Because the financial sector competes with the rest of the economy for scarce resources, financial booms are not, in general, growth-enhancing.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Texas Gov. Rick Perry Did It – Texas Executes Man Who Is Mentally Disabled, and More
In today's On the News segment: Corporations are on track to pay as much as $8 billion in fraud settlements this year to the US government; Texas Gov. Rick …
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America’s Ten Largest Corporations Paid Nine Percent Average Tax Rate Last Year
How much did you have to pay in taxes last year? The country's biggest corporations only had to pay nine percent.