crimes of capitalism
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Marchers occupy Bank of America in San Francisco
More than 700 people marched through San Francisco’s Financial District on Nov. 16, "occupying" a large Bank of America branch.
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Hundreds protest Chase CEO Jamie Dimon in Seattle
Hundreds of people marched and protested Chase Bank CEO Jamie Dimon in a driving rain Nov. 2 in Seattle.
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Bloomberg: No hurricane evacuation plan for prisoners
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg callously declared there was no hurricane evacuation plan for the nearly 12,000 people housed…
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U.S. judges bribed to fill for-profit prisons with kids
A “for-profit” prison developer and a county attorney bribed two Pennsylvania judges $2.9 million to help build and then push…
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Banking giant gets slap on the wrist for money laundering
It should come as no surprise that outright illegal acts by the biggest banks on the planet are punished with…
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Timothy F. Geithner: capitalist criminal
On Jan. 26, Timothy Geithner became the U.S. secretary of the treasury. A former president of the Federal Reserve Bank…
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Hundreds of asbestos-related deaths not enough to convict W.R. Grace officials
On May 8, residents of Libby, Mont., endured yet another affront to working people in the United States. On that…
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Food industry ‘self-regulation’ behind salmonella epidemic
At least nine people have died and more than 500 have suffered serious and painful illness in recent months due…
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Pharmaceutical ghostwriters promote dangerous drugs
New Jersey drug giant Wyeth Pharmaceuticals is under investigation for paying ghostwriters to produce articles favorable to its female hormone…
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Supreme Court denies widow life insurance benefits
On June 27, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against a Houston widow's rightful claim to her husband's life insurance benefits…
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