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March as "One Nation" on October 2, 2010!

Join as "One Nation" on October 2, 2010 for a giant march in Washington D.C. to demand good jobs now. One Nation describes itself as "a movement of individuals and organizations committed to putting America back to work and pulling America back together." Their key demands are job creation, equal justice, and quality public education for all. Only the Banksters would disagree with that agenda. Learn more about the civil rights, labor and consumer groups supporting this giant mobilization and where you can find your seat on a bus.

Will the Department of Education Crack Down on For-Profit Colleges?

student debtOn every TV channel, commercials for schools like DeVry and the University of Phoenix blare promises of better-paying jobs. Every year over a million Americans respond to these sales pitches. All too often these students receive tens of thousands of dollars in debt and very little else. The Department of Education was expected last week to release new "gainful employment" regulations that would limit the ability of such for-profit colleges to charge exorbitant prices for illusory job gains. Now it seems that the Obama administration is wavering in the face of aggressive industry lobbying. For-profit education is big business in America, and big business means political clout.

For-Profit Schools Leading Students into Debt

Submitted by Anne Landman on

student debtAds for private, for-profit colleges and trade schools like the University of Phoenix, ITT Tech and Corinthian Colleges, Inc., lure students by leading them to believe that after graduation, they will land well-paying jobs that will help them get to a solid middle-class life.

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Main Source: 
New York Times, March 13, 2010
Topics: 
Corporations
Economy
Education

This Is Your University, on Drugs

Submitted by Diane Farsetta on

In 2002, an independent study on hormone replacement therapy was halted, because the drugs were strongly linked to an "increased risk for breast cancer, heart disease, stroke and blood clots" in women. The same year, the University of Wisconsin-Madison began offering an online course, "funded entirely by a $12 million grant from Wyeth Pharmaceuticals," that "promoted hormone therapy, touted its benefits and downplayed its risks." Wyeth makes two hormone therapy drugs, Prempro and Premarin.

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Main Source: 
The Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), January 25, 2009
Topics: 
Education
Pharmaceuticals
Science

Spinning the Spin on Barack Obama

Submitted by Anne Landman on

Obama New YorkerThe cover of the upcoming issue of the New Yorker magazine bears a satirical cartoon that incorporates practically every jab the right wing has taken at Barack Obama and his wife Michelle: the couple is pictured standing

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Main Source: 
The Boston Globe (Boston.com), July 14, 2008
Topics: 
Left Wing
Right Wing
Crisis Management
Journalism
Election 2008
Terrorism
Democracy
Education
Ethics
Politics
Public Relations
Race / Ethnic Issues
Religion

The Secret of Marlboro's Success: Freebase Nicotine

Submitted by Anne Landman on

Cigarettes tied together with stringMost American cigarette makers, including Philip Morris (PM), have used ammonia in their manufacturing processes for decades, to "puff up" tobacco to increase its volume, highlight certain flavors, help hold together reconstituted tobacco sheet and reduce the amount of

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Main Source: 
American Journal of Public Health (sub req'd), July 2008
Topics: 
Corporations
Education
Ethics
Health
Human Rights
Issue Management
Science
Secrecy
Tobacco

Most Med Schools Not Making the Grade

Submitted by Judith Siers-Poisson on

The American Medical Students' Association (AMSA) graded 150 medical schools on their conflict-of-interest policies and the influence that drug companies have with faculty and students. Only seven of the schools surveyed received an "A"; 60 got a failing grade, for not having sufficient policies or for not participating in the survey. AMSA president Dr. Brian Hurley called strong conflict-of-interest policies "incredibly important to protect the educational experience." Dr.

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Main Source: 
New York Times, June 3, 2008
Topics: 
Corporations
Education
Health
Pharmaceuticals
Science

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