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Blackwater massacre spotlights mercenary role in Iraq
U.S.-based private security contractor Blackwater USA massacred 11 Iraqi civilians on Sept. 16. More than a dozen Iraqis were wounded,…
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Credit market meltdown
In September 2006, PSLweb.org published an article entitled, "Housing bubble deflates: Harbinger of a new economic crisis?" The article answered…
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The empire and its military spending
"People always have been the foolish victims of deception and self-deception in politics, and they always will be until they…
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United Airlines’ profits soar, workers lose
On July 24, United Airlines' parent company UAL posted $247 million in profits—its most profitable quarter in seven years. The…
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Venture capitalists with guns: private contractors in Iraq
The number of private contractors in Iraq outnumbers the number of U.S. military troops by at least 20,000. There are…
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Auto Workers face corporate attack
The outlook for auto industry workers in the United States is not good. In the last three years, the United…
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A word from globalization’s ‘have-nots’
Proponents of globalization claim it provides answers to many of the world’s economic problems. But while transnational corporate giants rake…
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Rich get richer, poor left behind
According to the 11th annual World Wealth Report compiled by Merrill Lynch and the Cap Gemini Group, the rich are…
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Don’t blame hip-hop for urban crime
Despite claims by police agencies of lower national crime rates, high murder rates still plague U.S. urban centers. In 2006,…
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Banking giant gets $750 million in ‘corporate welfare’
PSLweb.org is launching a new series of articles detailing the many crimes of capitalism. Check our website regularly for more…
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