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Corporations
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When Outsourcing Public Services to Private Companies Goes Wrong
A Virginia carpooling contract is one example of failures that can arise when cash-strapped governments outsource public services to private companies that put profit before the public interest.
Five Ways Conservative Politics Promotes Freeloading and Shirking
Corporate conservatives want special rules that let them privatize profits and socialize losses.
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How the Big Six Cover Tracks in Murder of the Honeybee
The Big 6 agrichemical companies have turned the honeybee into a factory animal, a workhorse that cannot exist without antibiotics, and is using the term
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Put the “United” Back in the United States of America
Let's stop the insanity of states competing over how much of their taxpayers' money they're willing to give to giant corporations in an endless race to the bottom.
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Walmart Is Not the Bargain You Might Think
People flock to Walmart for perceived bargains and convenience. Here are some facts that might keep them from adding to the profits of a company that's squashing lives and …
House Sequester Bill Curbs Tax Havens
Congressman Lloyd Doggett and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro today introduced the Sequester Delay and Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act, a bill that would end sequestration and curb corporate use of …
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I Googled “Evil” And It Took Me to Google
No matter how many radical rightwing initiatives Google funds, people still think it's a “progressive corporation” — How could it not be? It's making progress!
Thinking Beyond Big Marijuana
Marijuana seems set to become the next great American industry in coming decades, but while some want to turn it into a big business, many resist the corporatization of …
Why Do Douche Waffles Get Elected?
These spots aim to hijack a popular meme to shine a seriously unserious light on the issues of corporate personhood and money as free speech.
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New Guardian Docs Show ALEC Misled Press, Public
Over the past two years ALEC has been losing corporate members, suffering from major funding shortfalls, and anticipates legal trouble with ethics rules and its charitable tax status.