Category: Big Business
Toyota: Did It Abuse Workers?
According to a story in the L.A. Times, several Toyota employees sent a memo to the company expressing their concern about Toyota's practices:The union men had watched the company take what they believed were dangerous safety and manpower shortcuts to… more »
They're Taking American Jobs! To Mexico! Wake Up, You Xenophobic Idiots!
How often have we heard right-wing xenophobes and racists screaming, "They're taking American jobs". As I've mentioned several times here, MILLIONS of "American jobs" now belong to non-Americans. Big Business shipped them off to India, The Philippines, M… more »
Is Yelp.com Running An Extortion Racket?
That's what some companies claim:
Two law firms filed a class-action lawsuit on Tuesday against Yelp, the Web site that lets users post reviews and recommendations for small businesses and restaurants. The lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in Lo… more »
Hooray! The Hummer Is Dead!
That icon of in-your-face excess is (hopefully) dead:
Hummer, the brand of big sport-utility vehicles that became synonymous with the term “gas guzzler,” is being shut down after a deal to sell it to a Chinese manufacturer fell apart, General Motors sai… more »
FDIC, IndyMac, Taxpayers, and Friends In High Places. Are You Angry Yet?
Somebody got the FDIC concerned:Y'know what?It certainly smells fishy to me.As we continue to drown in unemployment and foreclosures, as a commercial foreclosure (and banking) crisis is about to hit, and as increasing numbers of homeless ar… more »
Here's A Great Idea From The Brits: A Robin Hood Tax
The Robin Hood Tax is a tiny tax on bankers that would raise billions to tackle poverty and climate change, at home and abroad.
By taking an average of 0.05% from speculative banking transactions, hundreds of billions of pounds would be raised every y… more »
Obama and Pharma: How Obama Cut A Deal (And Violated Campaign Pledge)
Read about it at Sunlight Foundation more »
Meineke Franchisee Inserts Right-Wing Political Message In Ad - Corporate Makes Him Print An Apology
The Activist Right-Wing Supreme Court would probably frown on making him print the apology:[D’Ibverille Mississippi] The franchisee of a Meineke car care center in D’Ibverille has run an apology in the Sun Herald for having a political message inserted… more »
Southeast Toyota Dealers Pull Ads From ABC Because ABC Is Talking About Toyota Too Much
Unhappy with the amount of coverage ABC is giving to Toyota's safety problems, the Southeast Toyota Dealers (Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina) have pulled their advertising from ABC.HrmmmmphFull storyI don't know why… more »
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