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“Overtaxed” Illinois corporations threaten to leave state

November 14, 2011 Mike Davis Business, Corporations, Economy, Illinois/Midwest, Taxes Leave a comment

At a time when the greed of the one percent is on the minds of Americans, several Illinois corporations are threatening to leave the

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You’re kidding: City favors Christmas tree over Occupiers?

November 5, 2011 Arthur Lieber Business, Charity & Justice, Consumer issues, Corporations, Economy, Employment, Financial reform, Good government, Missouri region, Poverty One comment

It’s possible that the biggest obstacle to justice is the kindness and generosity of charity. No example can better illustrate this than St. Louis

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Ghosts in the windows of Old North St. Louis

October 28, 2011 Bill Kesler Business, Economy, Missouri region Leave a comment

Ghosts appear in the storefront windows all along 14th Street in the Old North neighborhood of north St. Louis. They are, in fact, photographs.

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Dirty is the new green

October 26, 2011 Mike Davis Business, Consumer issues, Corporations, Energy, Environment, Technology One comment

Recent tv ads are touting how green natural gas is, extolling the local production, job creation and environmental friendliness of natural gas. Of course,

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Single payer, job creator

October 20, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Business, Consumer issues, Economy, Employment, Health care 3 comments

Maybe I didn’t get the memo, but I don’t recall seeing much airtime/ink/bandwidth devoted to discussing single-payer healthcare as a jobs program. And that’s

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Protesting the GOP’s “blame-the-victim” philosophy

October 18, 2011 Mike Davis Business, Consumer issues, Corporations, Financial reform, Illinois/Midwest, Politics Leave a comment

In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, Herman Cain informed the “Occupy Wall Street” protesters that they should not blame the banks

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Obama’s jobs plan could prevent 2012 recession, say economists

October 5, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Business, Congress, Consumer issues, Economy, Employment, Government, Obama Leave a comment

“President Barack Obama’s $447 billion jobs plan would help avoid a return to recession by maintaining growth and pushing down the unemployment rate next

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Wall Street protests–coming to your neighborhood

September 29, 2011 Mike Davis Business, Charity & Justice, Consumer issues, Corporations, Financial reform, Missouri region Leave a comment

The Wall Street protests have entered a new phase, finally beginning to gain mainstream media recognition (though still faulty and limited), while growing and

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Want to win the Solar Decathlon? Don’t throw a hammer, swing it

September 28, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Business, Energy, Environment, Ideas Leave a comment

To win the Solar Decathlon, you don’t have to run faster or throw a javelin farther than your competitors. The winner of Solar Decathlon

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“Job Tracker” lists employers who violate fair labor standards

September 26, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Business, Corporations, Employment, Labor and unions Leave a comment

Who’s violating fair labor standards in your neighborhood? And which companies in your area are outsourcing jobs? You can find out at Job Tracker,

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