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From the I @!$%# You Not File: Business Aims to Relax Bans on Products Made with Child & Slave Labor
Seeded on Wed Nov 11, 2009 2:59 PM EST (openleft.com)
We've seen corporations use "free trade" agreements to quietly camouflage their push for exploitable labor in broader arguments about globalization. What we haven't seen is corporate special interests openly push for U.S.
Goldman Sachs's Tax Rate Drops to 1%, or $14 Million
Seeded on Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:55 AM EDT (Bloomberg.com)
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which got $10 billion and debt guarantees from the U.S. government in October, expects to pay $14 million in taxes worldwide for 2008 compared with $6 billion in 2007.
The Chinese Disconnect - Paul Krugman New York Times Op-Ed Columnist
Seeded on Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:25 PM EDT (The New York Times)
Senior monetary officials usually talk in code. So when Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, spoke recently about Asia, international imbalances and the financial crisis, he didn't specifically criticize China's outrageous currency policy.
Woman Who Lost Son Fights 4 Bankruptcy Changes #HCR #p2
Seeded on Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:11 PM EDT (TheStreet.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Rhode Island woman urged senators Tuesday to ease bankruptcy rules for people devastated by medical debt, as she described the pain of losing a child and going broke from his health care bills.
Safety Nets for the Rich - Bob Herbert New York Times Op-Ed Columnist
Seeded on Tue Oct 20, 2009 12:02 PM EDT (The New York Times)
The headlines that ran side by side on the front page of Saturday's New York Times summed up, inadvertently, the terrible fix that we've allowed our country to fall into.
Goldman Sachs 2009 bonuses to double 2008's; $23 billion could send 460,000 to Harvard, buy insurance for 1.7 million families
Seeded on Wed Oct 14, 2009 3:26 AM EDT (Raw Story)
Yesterday, we brought you the insurance company that wouldn't insure a 17-pound infant because he was too heavy. Today, we bring you the investment bank that manages to double its bonuses during the worst recession since the Great Depression.
House to Begin Work on Consumer Financial Protections
Seeded on Wed Oct 14, 2009 3:10 AM EDT (opencongress.org)
On Wednesday, the House Financial Services Committee will begin its mark-up of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009. It's expected to pass and be sent to the full House for a vote in the near future.
Online ads: Big Brother or customer service?
Seeded on Thu Oct 8, 2009 10:54 AM EDT (ibtimes.com)
U.S. marketers and consumer advocates are preparing for battle over the rules governing online advertising tailored to individual browsing habits, often tracked and collected without notice or permission.
Our Three Bombs - Thomas L. Friedman New York Times Op-Ed Columnist
Seeded on Wed Oct 7, 2009 8:24 AM EDT (The New York Times)
"We're driving in a car with bad brakes in a fog and heading for a cliff. We know for sure that cliff is out there. We just don't know exactly where it is. Prudence would suggest that we should start putting on the brakes."
Will Michael Moore's Capitalism Be A Game Changer?
Seeded on Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:46 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)
Every time I see a new Michael Moore movie, America looks a little different to me. I feel an odd mixture of hopefulness, anger, and spiritual fatigue. I just saw Moore's latest documentary, Capitalism: A Love Story, this week and it's deja vu all over again.
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