crimes of capitalism
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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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Pregnant farm worker dies of heat stroke
In life under the capitalist system, workers are treated like commodities. To the bosses, workers are mere objects who can…
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Safety violations to blame for death of Utah miners
On Aug. 6, 2007, the Crandall Canyon Mine near Huntington, Utah, collapsed with such force that seismologists first thought it…
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Court orders Starbucks to pay millions in back tips
Starbucks, one of the largest coffee chains in the country with over 11,000 stores, has suffered an embarrassing setback. On…
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Wal-Mart goes after brain-injured mother of fallen soldier
What is so bad about capitalism? Just ask the Shank family. Nearly eight years ago, Debbie Shank of Jackson, Mo.,…
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Leadville, Colo., declares state of emergency
The town of Leadville, Colo., declared a state of emergency on Feb. 14 because the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel has…
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Corporate negligence kills 18-year-old worker
Eighteen-year-old Fernando Jimenez Gonzalez drowned in a vat of sulfuric acid and water on Sept. 22, 2007, at his workplace…
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Congress cuts student loan subsidies, funds imperialist war
A new bill passed by the Democrat-controlled Congress in October 2007 will cut billions of dollars in student loan subsidies.…
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