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Mitt Romney’s Stake in Chinese Stocks

The GOP candidate invested in 10 Chinese companies recently—including ones that embezzled, partnered with Iran, and stole US trade secrets. The lowdown is here.

Did Mitt Romney call America a company today? →

Spoiler: yep.

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Romney Invested in Medical-Waste Firm That Disposed of Aborted Fetuses, Government Documents Show

That time we complained how nobody wants to read Mitt Romney stories? You’ll probably want to read this one.

(Source: Mother Jones)

The 10 most profitable tax evaders—and the politicians their CEOs, employees, and PACs give the most money to. →

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Wikileaks’ New Trove: “Where’s the Militant Islamist Perception Report We Ordered?”

What do Coke, Goldman Sachs, the Marines, and the Knights of Columbus have in common? They all paid Stratfor to act as their own private CIA, according to new Wikileaks documents. Check out what business intelligence buys you these days.

(Source: Mother Jones)

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Florida Republicans’ Plan to Block Out the Sunshine

In their longstanding fight to privatize the state’s prison system—and a lot of other public services—Republican lawmakers in Florida are trying a new angle: doing it in secret.

A new bill sailing through the Legislature would change the law so that taxpayers wouldn’t get to know about government work turned over to a contractor until after the contract has been signed.

Who wrote the bill? That, too, is a secret…

(Source: Mother Jones)

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So You Want to Buy an Election?

If you have a ton of cash and a political agenda, it’s easier than ever to make powerful friends and influence people. Here’s a handy how-to guide to the complex, cash-drenched world of federal campaign finance.

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LEAKED: Secret Sara Lee Marketing Memo.

“Warning: We are about to enter the strange arena of marketing, where fictional worlds are conjured up out of whole cloth for the sole purpose of moving goods.”

Holy crap, some of us didn’t even know the pound-cake people were in the meat business. But apparently they’re getting into “pure-play meat,” as pointy-headed MBAs put it. MBAs and porn producers.

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Inside the Corporate Plan to Occupy the Pentagon

Behind the growing push to slash soldiers’ pensions and other military costs is a little-known advisory group—stacked with Wall Street executives.

Wait till you read what else they’re pushing for.

(Source: Mother Jones)

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The Way Things Work: The Climate Change Spin Cycle.

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25 Giant Corporations That Paid Their CEOs More Than They Paid Uncle Sam

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A Privately Owned Nuclear Weapons Plant? In KANSAS CITY?

Yeah, it’s happening. On an old soybean field on the edge of town.

But check out the activists who found an old-school way to fight the plan.

(Photo: James Rea)

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Two words to brighten your day: BEER CHARTS.

Four out of five beers in the US come from two megacorporations. Yet there’s more microbrew choice than ever. How the hell? It actually makes sense, when MJ foodie Tom Philpott explains it. (Hic!)

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"Researchers found that Latinos and African Americans are more likely to give bottled water to their children, and spend up to twice as much of their household income on bottled water as do whites. After surveying some 640 people they found that Latinos and African Americans are more likely to consume bottled water largely because they view tap water as a health risk." →

Curious if the bottled-water companies have cashed in on this trend yet? Wonder no more.