Author Archives: meganwilson

McDonald’s 4 Year Old Cheeseburger Video

Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 by meganwilson

The Web is abuzz today over New York artist Sally Davies’ 180-DAY-old Happy Meal. However, check out this 4-YEAR-old Happy Meal!!!:

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Massive Investigation Into Deceptive Foreclosure Practices

Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 by meganwilson

by Shahien Nasiripour Huffington Post Lawyers Peter Ticktin, left, and Josh Bleil, right, are shown with depositions from 150 robo-signers, alleging that the court documents reveal an industry-wide banking scheme to defraud homeowners, in Deerfield Beach, Fla. Tuesday, Oct. 12, … Continue reading →

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Fat Race: Last year’s jeans won’t fit? Blame the free market.

Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 by meganwilson

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING Foreign Policy Along with iPods and Hollywood blockbusters, another American trend is sweeping the world: corpulence. As countries grow wealthier, they’re also growing fatter. In China, the obesity rate is increasing by about 40 percent every … Continue reading →

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Banksy Creates Dark Opening For ‘The Simpsons’

Posted on Monday, October 11, 2010 by meganwilson
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The Secret Big-Money Takeover of America

Posted on Monday, October 11, 2010 by meganwilson

By Robert Reich Huffington Post Not only is income and wealth in America more concentrated in fewer hands than it’s been in 80 years, but those hands are buying our democracy as never before — and they’re doing it behind … Continue reading →

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Cerdos Enfurecidos Bailando

Posted on Saturday, October 9, 2010 by meganwilson
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More Tales of A Bankrupt Culture: Because of Unpaid Fee, Firefighters Let Home Burn

Posted on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 by meganwilson

msnbc.com Firefighters in rural Tennessee let a home burn to the ground last week because the homeowner hadn’t paid a $75 fee. Gene Cranick of Obion County and his family lost all of their possessions in the Sept. 29 fire, … Continue reading →

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Tales of A Bankrupt Culture

Posted on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 by meganwilson

By DAVID CARR THE NEW YORK TIMES THE TAKEOVER In Chicago on Dec. 20, 2007, Sam Zell discussed his purchase of the Tribune Company. David Hiller of The Los Angeles Times, left; Randy Michaels, a newly appointed corporate chief; and … Continue reading →

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FLOW: For Love Of Water

Posted on Monday, October 4, 2010 by meganwilson

Irena Salina’s award-winning documentary investigation into what experts label the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century – The World Water Crisis. Salina builds a case against the growing privatization of the world’s dwindling fresh water supply … Continue reading →

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Study: US Food Waste Is a Huge Energy Drain

Posted on Sunday, October 3, 2010 by meganwilson

by Hugh Collins Contributor AOL news (Oct. 2) — Forget drafty windows and aging cars — a new study says one of the biggest wastes of energy in America could be the food in your garbage can. Every rotten tomato … Continue reading →

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