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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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Occupy St. Louis: This is what democracy looks like

October 14, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Campaigns, Consumer issues, Corporations, Economy, Employment, Financial reform, Illinois/Midwest, Missouri region, Politics, Taxes 5 comments

It’s not easy to compete with baseball for participation, media attention and parking spaces in downtown St. Louis when the Cardinals are in the

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Do CEOs make 475 times more than workers? Not really.

October 11, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Corporations, Media One comment

A chart that has gone viral on social media sites claims that American CEOs earn 475 times more per year than the average worker.

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Workers feel the heat from employers after Citizens United ruling

October 7, 2011 Renee Shur Corporations, Employment, Voting/Elections One comment

Former President Jimmy Carter recently called it “one of the stupidest rulings ever consummated or perpetrated on the American people.”   President Obama was equally

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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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“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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Does corporate philanthropy raise unemployment?

September 13, 2011 Arthur Lieber Business, Charity & Justice, Corporations, Economy, Good government Leave a comment

In the wake of Steve Jobs’ resignation as CEO of Apple Computer, newly crowned successor Tim Cook is facing a number of difficult questions.

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Photographer’s notebook: Elegy on a vanished Chrysler plant

August 22, 2011 Bill Kesler Business, Corporations, Economy, Employment, Missouri region Leave a comment

The Chrysler assembly plant in Fenton always loomed large on my daily commute, especially in the mornings when the early sun reflected on its

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Taxpayer dollars enrich Medicaid cost-cutters

August 16, 2011 Barbara Finch Corporations, Health care Leave a comment

If there were any benefits to the sound and fury accompanying the recent controversy about the debt ceiling crisis, one of them was this:

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The benefit corporation: Start a business, make money, do good

August 1, 2011 Madonna Gauding Business, Corporations Leave a comment

  We measured our success not just by how much money we made, but by how much we contributed to the community. It was a

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