Stickin' it to the man (because liberty is always unfinished business)
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Government leaks and control of the media
Sep 19th
It is common knowledge that large corporations employ “spin machines” or marketing arms that serve to promote the company via various ingenious methods. A common method of marketing is “leaking” information to the media. Leaks most often involve news related to the company itself but many times the leaks may pertain to competitors instead.
Scotts Begins Policy of Firing Any Employee Who Refuses to stop Smoking
Sep 19th
Scotts Miracle-Gro, the Marysville, Ohio company that brought us the 500 pound tomato, is the largest employer in their fine city. With a population of less than 16,000 people, employees of Scotts have little alternative of working anywhere else. They also have been relegated much less control over their lives and personal choices. Scotts Miracle-Gro announced in early 2006, that any worker who smoked would be fired – period. Workers have less than one year to comply or they will be terminated.
State revives man so they can execute him
Sep 19th
Allen suffered a heart attack shortly before the execution which left him lifeless. California authorities revived the frail old man, so that he could be summarily executed the proper way.
Government Spying in the New Era
Sep 19th
The United States undoubtedly possesses the most sophisticated surveillance and spying technological capabilities on the planet. Technological abilities that are public knowledge include electronic tapping phone conversations, high resolution satellite photography, sophisticated GPS tracking, and the ability to scramble or alter electronic communications. Technologies that we do not know about, but suspect, include the ability to emit pulses that can undetectably obliterate electronic equipment, the ability to monitor all forms of Internet traffic, the ability to tap cell phone conversations remotely, the ability to track a person’s location real-time, and much more. Luckily, United States laws prohibit misuse of these remarkable technologies and specifically disallow their use against American citizens. Or has that changed with the advent of the Patriot Act?
Enron – blueprint for corruption
Sep 19th
"He was a supporter of Ann Richards in my run in 1994, and she did name him the head of the Governor’s Business Council, and I decided to leave him in place just for the sake of continuity. And that’s when I first got to know Ken and worked with Ken, and he supported my candidacy." This is how President George Bush explained away his relationship to Enron CEO, Kenneth Lay. Enron, the single largest contributor to the George Bush campaign, donated over $550,000 to further Bush’s political goals.
Sago Mine Catastrophe
Sep 19th
International Coal Group Inc. owners and operators of the Sago Mine in central West Virginia indicated just hours after the Sago mine disaster, that recent citations against their mine were "minor". Meanwhile, the Labor Department’s Mine Safety and Health Administration report that 18 of the 46 citations were "significant and substantial". Over the past two years, the Sago Mine has been slapped with over 270 citations of which nearly 1/3 were "significant and substantial" including, mine roofs that tend to collapse without warning, faulty or inadequate tunnel support, failure to adequately insulate wiring (which could cause dangerous sparks), and dangerous buildups of flammable coal dust.
Poll shows Americans think government is corrupt
Sep 19th
CNN, USA Today, and Gallup pulled their expertise together to conduct a poll which produced some rather surprising results. 1,003 adults were polled over a three day period beginning January 6, 2006 through January 8, 2006.
Patriot Act – decomcracy in action?
Sep 19th
The USA Patriot Act, or Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (yes, that’s really the title of the Act), was passed in late 2001. The 342 page Act introduced a plethora of legislative changes which significantly increased the surveillance and investigative powers of U.S. law enforcement agencies.
Wal-Mart Blasted for Denying Lunch Breaks to Employees
Sep 19th
California law, like the laws in many other states, requires employees to give a minimum of 30 minutes unpaid lunch breaks to employees who work at least six hours. Several California workers claim Wal-Mart illegally demanded these breaks be skipped (and of course, in the process, save a bundle of money either by working employees through these unpaid breaks or by recognizing more benefit from their cheap labor pool.
Oil Companies Rip off Customers
Sep 19th
In the oil “market”, as with any free market, major oil company’s control over the raw product supply results in direct control over the price. There are many aspects of this control, some within our control, and some beyond.
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