Category Archives: CAPITALISM

Mass psychosis in the US

By James Ridgeway ALJAZEERA How Big Pharma got Americans hooked on anti-psychotic drugs. Has America become a nation of psychotics? You would certainly think so, based on the explosion in the use of antipsychotic medications. In 2008, with over $14 … Continue reading →

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CIO! Turns One!

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San Francisco Police Shoot A 19-year-old man ten times after he flees Muni for not having fare

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Letting Bankers Walk

By Paul Krugman New York Times Ever since the current economic crisis began, it has seemed that five words sum up the central principle of United States financial policy: go easy on the bankers. This principle was on display during … Continue reading →

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ALEC Exposed: State Legislative Bills Drafted by Secretive Corporate-Lawmaker Coalition

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U.S. Consumer Confidence Now Lower Than At Height Of Global Recession

REUTERS LONDON (Susan Fenton) – Global consumer confidence fell in the second quarter to its lowest level in a year and a half as an uncertain economic outlook, a deepening euro zone debt crisis and rising inflation made people more … Continue reading →

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WARREN BREAKS RANKS: Obama Adviser Says Mortgage Abuses May Not Have Been Investigated Properly

She’s the first senior administration official to publicly question the thoroughness of the investigations led by the Justice Department, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Treasury Department, Federal Trade Commission, all 50 state attorneys general and more than … Continue reading →

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While Millions of Families Are Suffering, JPMorgan Chase Profit Jumps

JP Morgan Chase Profit Jumps Despite Continued Mortgage Woes By Shahien Nasiripour HUFFINGTON POST NEW YORK — JPMorgan Chase, the second-largest U.S. bank by assets, reported a 13 percent jump in profits, to $5.4 billion, as lending continued to slide, … Continue reading →

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NIKE Faces New Worker Abuse Claims In Indonesia

Our only choice is to stay and suffer, or speak out and be fired. HUFFINGTON POST SUKABUMI, Indonesia (AP) — Workers making Converse sneakers in Indonesia say supervisors throw shoes at them, slap them in the face and call them … Continue reading →

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Jon Stewart, Jon Oliver: Which Country is More Pathetic?

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