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7 Drugs Whose Dangerous Risks Emerged Only After Big Pharma Made Its Money

Posted on January 13, 2014 by The Soul Brother

By Martha Rosenberg Have you ever noticed how warnings about dangerous prescription drugs always seem to surface after the drug is no longer marketed and its patent has run out? Whether it’s an FDA advisory or a trial lawyer solicitation about … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Warren’s New Bill Could Save Taxpayers Billions

Posted on January 13, 2014 by The Soul Brother

By Erika Eichelberger Last week, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) introduced a bill with Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) that aims to make government settlements with corporations more transparent and fair. It could end up saving taxpayers billions of dollars. When banks … Continue reading →

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I Was a Warehouse Wage Slave

Posted on December 2, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Mac McClelland “Don’t take anything that happens to you there personally,” the woman at the local chamber of commerce says when I tell her that tomorrow I start working at Amalgamated Product Giant Shipping Worldwide Inc. She winks at … Continue reading →

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7 Institutions That Have Grown So Monstrously Big They Threaten to Destroy America

Posted on June 27, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Richard Eskow Bigger isn’t always better. From the Tower of Babel to Teddy Roosevelt’s trust-busting, that principle’s been enshrined in law and legend since the dawn of history. Have we forgotten the lesson? Corporations, databases, storehouses of personal and … Continue reading →

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10 CEOs Who Got Rich By Squeezing Workers

Posted on May 16, 2011 by The Soul Brother

No wonder these companies are able to achieve the financial results they do. Corporate greed has destroyed the American worker and the American family. 10 CEOs Who Got Rich By Squeezing Workers | Mother Jones.

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Amid Nationwide Financial Crisis, CEO Pay Leapt 11 Percent Last Year

Posted on May 9, 2011 by The Soul Brother

The rich get richer…..SHAMEFUL. Amid Nationwide Financial Crisis, CEO Pay Leapt 11 Percent Last Year | AlterNet.

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The American Dream

Posted on January 13, 2011 by The Soul Brother

This is an awesome short video!! It brings certain historical truths to light and provokes us to actually THINK!!

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Obama: End Tax Breaks To Stop Overseas Hiring

Posted on October 21, 2010 by The Soul Brother

I would be in favor of this and for fines for American companies who trend to exporting and offshoring jobs to other countries. Obama: End Tax Breaks To Stop Overseas Hiring.

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Poverty Rises as Wall Street Billionaires Whine

Posted on September 17, 2010 by The Soul Brother

Les Leopold hits the nail on the head with this commentary. What will the billionaires and corporations do to help reduce the poverty problem in America? Les Leopold: Poverty Rises as Wall Street Billionaires Whine.

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Economy sheds more jobs than expected

Posted on August 6, 2010 by The Soul Brother

Bad news, of course. I wonder how many jobs American companies exported jobs to India, the Philippines, and other countries? Economy sheds more jobs than expected – Business – Eye on the Economy – msnbc.com.

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