Tag Archives: Corporate Abuse

Lamar W. Hankins : A Grave Injustice in Groves, Texas

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Graveside greed: Service Corporation International’s Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves, TexasGrave injustice:The rapacious ways ofService Corporation International By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / May 4, 2011 For the second time since 2000, I have encountered the unrelenting … Continue reading →

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Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman : Rove Served for Election Theft

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Danse Macabre: MC Karl Rove, choreographer of election theft. Photo from AP.Facing the nation:Karl Rove deposed for election fraud By Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / October 26, 2010 Election woes got you down? Imagine the … Continue reading →

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Akwasi Evans : Standing Up to the Corporate Bully

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo by Anton Tang / Flickr.Corporate bullying:It’s time to stand together Big corporations charge citizens extra for making mistakes and penalize them unjustly for being the suckers who fall for their sales pitch. By Akwasi Evans / The Rag Blog … Continue reading →

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Chris Hedges : The Attack of the Future Eaters

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from AppleBazaar.Calling all future-eaters:Time is not on our side By Chris Hedges / July 21, 2010 The human species during its brief time on Earth has exhibited a remarkable capacity to kill itself off. The Cro-Magnons dispatched the gentler … Continue reading →

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VERSE / Mariann G. Wizard : Pirates of Health-Care Reform

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Corporate Pirate. Image from jacobdivett.Pirates of Health-Care Reform Of all the old pirates of story and song,Blackbeard; and Bluebeard; John Silver, called “Long”;each had his own favorite way to do wrong! Some liked to pillage, and some liked to loot,some … Continue reading →

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KBR and the Army : Rewarding Incompetence and Scandal

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Ms. Sparky.Repeating bad behavior:Houston’s KBR gets $2.8 billion contract By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / March 7, 2010 It looks like the United States Army is incapable of learning from past mistakes. On Tuesday, the Army … Continue reading →

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Trifagura : Corporate Outlaw Dumps Toxic Waste on Ivory Coast

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

The Probo Koala ship, chartered by Trafigura, docked at the port of Tallinn. Photo from AFP.Takes human toll in West African nation…Commodities trader dumps banned substance By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / September 17, 2009 This story shows … Continue reading →

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