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Murdoch's Scandal

Frontline, PBS by Lowell Bergman | Mar. 27, 2012 (News)

(Video) For decades, private investigator Daniel Hanks worked both sides of the law. “I was a small-town lawyer who ...

Posted by Fabrice Florin

4.2
Hanford contractors admit big safety problems remain

Seattle Times | Mar. 23, 2012 (News Report)

Hanford nuclear-reservation contractors acknowledge they still haven't resolved major safety problems and technical ...

Posted by Dwight Rousu

3.4
Bank of America: Too Crooked to Fail

Rolling Stone by Matt Taibbi | Mar. 14, 2012 (News Analysis)

A policeman guards a Bank of America branch. At least Bank of America got its name right. The ultimate Too Big to ...

Posted by Dwight Rousu

4.4

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This is Your Brain On Fox

The Daily Beast by David Frum | May. 22, 2012 (News Analysis)

when quizzed on current affairs, people who watched only Fox scored worse than people who watched no news at all.

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3.7
Under A Withering Industry Assault, Nuclear Safety Chief Resigns

Huffington Post by Ryan Grim | May. 21, 2012 (News Report)

Under a withering assault from the industry, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko is stepping ...

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Why Obama's JOBS Act Couldn't Suck Worse

Rolling Stone by Matt Taibbi | Apr. 11, 2012 (Opinion)

The "Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act" (in addition to everything else, the Act has an annoying, redundant ...

Posted by Dwight Rousu

4.2
Income inequality does matter

USA Today by Philip Meyer | Mar. 27, 2012 (Opinion)

Despite its emergence as a concern in the 2012 presidential campaign, the issue of income inequality does not ...

Posted by Fabrice Florin

4.0
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Capitalism

New York Times by Joe Nocera | Mar. 17, 2012 (Opinion)

Goldman Sachs displayed one side of capitalism this week that seemed to strike a chord with many. Starbucks is ...

Posted by Fabrice Florin

3.4

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End Polluter Welfare Act

readersupportednews.org by Bernie Sanders | May. 11, 2012 (Opinion)

'Our federal government will give away over $110 billion in taxpayer dollars to oil, gas, and coal industries in ...

Posted by Dwight Rousu

4.6
Jon Stewart Rips Murdoch's Leveson Inquiry Hearings On "The Daily Show" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post, Daily Show by Jon Stewart | Apr. 27, 2012 (Comedy News)

(Video) News Corp. Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch has been testifying before the Leveson Inquiry this week to determine ...

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States Get Cash for Prisons

populist.com, Huffington Post, The Progressive Populist by Chris Kirkham

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4.2

An interesting and under-reported story on private plunder of public resources when politicians are too cowardly to finance services. The required occupancy rates has all sorts of implications.

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