Category Archives: Corporate Greed

College Just Got A Lot Costlier

Posted on July 15, 2006 by bfiacarolinevernon

College Just Got a Lot Costlier By The Progress Report, July 13, 2006I know many of you read the Progress report already but thought this was worth repeating in case anyone missed it… check out these stats! On July … Continue reading →

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Congress Values Own Paychecks More Than Workers

Posted on July 14, 2006 by bfiacarolinevernon

Congress values own paychecks more than workers by Holly Sklar Holly Sklar is a widely published op-ed columnist and author. Her op-eds for the Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service have appeared in hundreds of newspapers.Call your Elected Officials Today! Capitol … Continue reading →

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Scientists OK Gore’s Move for Accuracy

Posted on June 29, 2006 by bfiacarolinevernon

Scientists OK Gore's movie for accuracy By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer I'm sure many of you may have seen, Al Gore was on the Daily Show last night. When Jon Stewart asked him if he plans to run for … Continue reading →

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Cut-and-Run Liberal, and Proud of It

Posted on June 22, 2006 by bfiacarolinevernon

Cut-and-Run Liberal, and Proud of It By Stephen Pizzo, NewsforReal.comI want to be perfectly clear about this. We liberals really do want to cut and run.I admit it. We are cut-and-run liberals, just as Karl Rove alleges. More than that, … Continue reading →

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The Rise and Fall of the Minimum Wage

Posted on June 21, 2006 by bfiacarolinevernon

The Rise and Fall of the Minimum Wage From the Center for Economic and Policy Research:http://www.cepr.net/pressreleases/2006_06_19_graph.htm The Rise and Fall of the Minimum Wage (1946-2006): The Federal Minimum Wage Is at Its Lowest Point in 50 YearsThe federal minimum … Continue reading →

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Effect of Corporate Globalization on State & Local Governance

Posted on May 17, 2006 by bfiacarolinevernon

Effect of Corporate Globalization on State and Local Governance From Public Citizen at http://www.citizen.org Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch (GTW) promotes democracy by challenging corporate globalization, arguing that the current globalization model is neither a random inevitability nor “free … Continue reading →

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Iowa Blog Roundup

Posted on May 13, 2006 by bfiasamgarchik

Iowa Blog Roundup By Sam Garchik A sad week in Iowa for progressives. The Iowa Blogosphere has done a first rate job of covering the Maytag closing and loss of 4,000 jobs. For those looking for national perspective, check out Iowa Progress' … Continue reading →

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Wal-Mart & Crime: Is Wal-Mart Safe?

Posted on May 10, 2006 by bfiacarolinevernon

Wal-Mart & Crime: Is Wal-Mart Safe? By Paul Blank – http://www.wakeupwalmart.comThe Wake-Up Wal-Mart campaign recently released the first national study detailing the problem of crime at Wal-Mart store locations called “Wal-Mart & Crime: Is Wal-Mart Safe?” We requested the official … Continue reading →

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Maytag Closing

Posted on May 10, 2006 by bfiasamgarchik

Maytag Closing by Sam Garchik An obituary for Maytag in Iowa comes to us from Drew Miller. DFIA and some unions in Iowa have had major differences, but working people everwhere should pay notice when Republicans and big business … Continue reading →

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Working Toward Economic Justice in the QC

Posted on April 19, 2006 by bfiacarolinevernon

Working Toward Economic Justice in the QC: By Caroline Vernon “Tax-Day” Leadership planning session and Wake-Up Walmart Demonstration We couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day to “get active“. Over a dozen community leaders and concerned citizens started … Continue reading →

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