Category Archives: Corporate Greed

COOL has been Killed

Posted on October 28, 2005 by bfiacarolinevernon

Politics and Money to Blame for Killing Consumer-Friendly Food Labeling Program. This is completely unacceptable! Note: The only silver lining is that the Larry Craig provision to exempt factory farms from Superfund and Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know … Continue reading →

Posted in Calls to Action, Corporate Greed, Farming, Main Page, National News, Organic Foods & Farming | 1 Comment

Ed Fallon’s Scary Money Tour Hits Iowa This Week

Posted on October 22, 2005 by bfiacarolinevernon

Ed Fallon's Scary Money Tour Hits Iowa This Week From Fallon for Governor http://www.fallonforgovernor.com Halloween is right around the corner and over the next few days you’ll be confronted with more and more scary things. It’s the time of … Continue reading →

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GAO Report Finds Flaws In Electronic Voting

Posted on October 22, 2005 by bfiacarolinevernon

GAO Report Finds Flaws in Electronic Voting t r u t h o u t | Report Thank God! The truth comes out! I knew they cheated in the last election… was there ever really any doubt? GWB was never … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Liberties, Corporate Greed, DFQC, Main Page, National News, Progressive Community, Project Myth Breaker, Verified Voting, Vote Fraud | Comments Off

Nuclear Funding Accountability

Posted on October 14, 2005 by bfiacarolinevernon

Nuclear Funding Accountability Excerpts from nirs.org At a time when Congress is threatening to cut off hundreds of thousands of individuals from their life-lines by making drastic cuts to Medicaid in order to reduce the deficit, here is an opportunity … Continue reading →

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HOGS, HOGS, HOGS ON THE RADIO

Posted on October 9, 2005 by bfiamollyreagan

HOGS, HOGS, HOGS ON THE RADIO Normally an IOWA-based radio program about hogs mentions the words commodity, pork bellies, or futures at least once. The one this morning on 1270 AM-WKBF did not. The program “Conversation With Cathy And Karl” … Continue reading →

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A Flood of Fraud

Posted on October 4, 2005 by bfiacarolinevernon

A FLOOD OF FRAUD By Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman Russell Mokhiber is editor of the Washington, D.C.-based Corporate CrimeReporter, http://www.corporatecrimereporter.com. Robert Weissman is editor of the Washington, D.C.-based Multinational Monitor, http://www.multinationalmonitor.org, and on the steering committee of the Center … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Government, Corporate Greed, Environment, Jobs, Labor, Main Page, National News | 1 Comment

U.S. Media: A Conveyor Belt for Government Lies

Posted on October 1, 2005 by bfialindathieman

U.S. Media: A Conveyor Belt for Government Lies by Amy Goodman and David Goodman, Seattle Times Our media have become an echo chamber for those in power George Bush must have been delighted to learn from a [March/April 2005] Washington … Continue reading →

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2005: The Top 10 Stories the Mainstream Media Missed

Posted on September 30, 2005 by bfiacarolinevernon

2005: The Top 10 Stories the Mainstream Media Missed by Molly Ivins, Project Censored A list of important stories the mainstream media overlooked, omitted, or were just too lazy to cover No. 1: Bush Administration Moves to … Continue reading →

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Sinclair and the Public Airwaves: A History of Abuse

Posted on September 29, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Sinclair and the Public Airwaves: A History of Abuse SinclairWatch Despite lacking a household name, Sinclair Broadcasting Group is the largest owner of local TV stations in the country — they own more than 62 stations in 39 different TV … Continue reading →

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Media Consolidation and Indecency – the Link

Posted on September 29, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Media Consolidation and Indecency – the Link Center for Creative Voices in Media A recent study by the Center for Creative Voices in Media suggests that among other problems, media consolidation has led to a rise in indecency on our … Continue reading →

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