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COMPANIES & NON-PROFITS

Abercrombie & Fitch

2013 - A guide to how to be an acceptable Abercrombie & Fitch employee

AIPAC

American Airlines

Anheuser-Busch

2012- Backs major climate change denier, Heartland Institute

AOL

20012- AOL profits from the old and the lazy

Applebees

2013 Applebee’s fires waitress for exposing pastor’s ‘give God 10%’ no-tip receipt

Atlantic Southeast Airlines

2011 -Atlantic Southeast Airlines throws children's book author off plane for saying, "Fuck"

AT&T

2012

BAIN

BANK OF AMERICA

BB&T

2012- Backs major climate change denier, Heartland Institute

BP

2011

2010

BENNETON

2012

Benetton's mannequins to spy on you

CATHOLIC CHURCH

2012

Maine Catholic bishop likes gays as long as they don't have sex

2011

Files on 8,000 sex abuse cases allegedly hidden in Catholic bankruptcy trial

98% of Catholics use birth control

Catholic archbishop says abortion a bigger problem than the economy

Catholic policy advisers says gays are made by the devil

Catholic church blames Sixties for priests' sex abuse

2010

WHY POPE BENEDICT IS CRIMINALLY LIABLE

Chik-fil-A

2012 - Big contributor to anti-gay causes

Citigroup

2013 Citigroup promised Lew big bucks if he took a high government job

Comcast Corporation

2012- Backs major climate change denier, Heartland Institute

Eden Food

2013 - Eden Foods: Organic food, anti-women politics

General Electric

2012

Since 2009, GE, its CEO, and political action committee have spent a combined $112 million on lobbying and campaign contributions.

GE paid 2.3% of its profits in taxes over past ten years

General Motors Foundation

2012- Backs major climate change denier, Heartland Institute

Goldman Sachs

Google

2013 - Google's chair thinks its employees should pay the company's taxes

Home Depot

2012 Backer of Governor Walker

2011 -Home Depot founder Bernie Marcus says retailers who don't support Republican candidates "should be shot; should be thrown out of their goddamn jobs."

Hyatt

2010 - REASONS NOT TO STAY AT HYATT

JP Morgan

Koch Brothers

Koch Brothers huge winners if tar sands pipeline goes through

A few Koch products you might wish to avoid:

Komen Foundation

2012 - Foundation disses Planned Parenthood

Lehman Brothers

2010

WHITE COLLAR CRIMINOLOGIST BLOWS THE WHISTLE ON LEHMAN, THE FEDERAL RESERVE AND 'LIARS LOANS'

THE DIRTY STORY BEHIND LEHMAN'S COLLAPSE

Lockheed

2010 - LOCKHEED MARTIN topped the list of federal contractors with the most misconduct according to the Project on Government Oversight

Macy's

2012 Macy's boss wants Medicare & Social Security cut

Massey Energy

2010

MEET MR. MINE DISASTER

TEN MASSEY MINES HAVE HIGH INJURY RATES

MASSEY HAS TWICE PROMISED COURTS TO CLEAN UP MINE ACT

Mastercard

2012

If you want to donate to Wikileaks, you can't use your Visa or your Mastercard. They have drawn a moral line in the sand. But luckily you can still use both to donate to the Ku Klux Klan. -- Stephen Colbert

McDonalds

2012

Merck

2011 - Gardasil: A case study in what can happen when pharma hustling goes wild

Microsoft Corporation

2012

Miller Beer

2012 Backer of Governor Walker

MKG

2012 American corporation to privatize three Honduran cities

Monsanto

2013

Monsanto trying to stop states from requiring labelling

Study: Roundup linked to major health problems

How Monsanto is ripping off farmers

National Football Leagu

2011 NFL wants to search 16 million fans

Nestles

2013 Nestle CEO: Water not a human right; should be privatized

Netflix

2012 - Netflix takes away right to sue it

Nike

2010 - UNIVERSITY CUTS TIES TO NIKE BECAUSE OF TREATMENT OF WORKERS IN HONDURAS

Paypal

2010 PAYPAL REFUSES TO TAKE DONATIONS TO WIKILEAKS

Pepsi

2012- Backs major climate change denier, Heartland Institute

2010 -$217 million in defense contracts

Pfizer

2012- Backs major climate change denier, Heartland Institute

Raytheon

2011 - New torture device to use against protesters

Reynolds American Inc

2012- Backs major climate change denier, Heartland Institute

Ryanair

2011 - Ryanair plans only one toilet per plane

Sears

2012 - Dumping health insurance inflation on employees

Sony

2012 - Sony jacks prices of Whitney House albums following her death

2010 SONY BANS BEYONCE FROM YOUTUBE

Southwest Air

2012 - American, Southwest top airlines for losing bags

Stonybrook Farm

2011 Organic elite surrenders to Monsanto

Subway

2010 SUBWAY issues cease and desist letters to food spots selling "footlong" sandwiches.

Time Warner Cable

2012- Backs major climate change denier, Heartland Institute

T Mobile

2013 - Pregnant T-Mobile Employee Forced to Take Vacation Time to Use Bathroom, Fired Over 12 Cent Error

Universal Music

2012 -Universal Music uses false copyright claim to censor news program about its false copyright claim

US Airways

2013- You can't wear baseball caps, hoodies & jeans in US Air first class (if you're black)

2011 - US Airways jacks price for route nearly 500% after competitor drops service

University of Wisconsin

2010 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN cancels anti-war forum citing vague security concerns

Visa

2012

If you want to donate to Wikileaks, you can't use your Visa or your Mastercard. They have drawn a moral line in the sand. But luckily you can still use both to donate to the Ku Klux Klan. -- Stephen Colbert

Walmart

2012

2011

Wachovia

2010 - WACHOVIA TO PAY $160 MILLION FOR LAUNDERING DRUG MONEY

Whole Foods

2011 - Organic elite surrenders to Monsanto

 

PEOPLE

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Michael Bloomberg

2013

2012

2011

2010

RAHM EMANUEL

2012

Rahm Emanuel's war against First Amendment continues

Chicago & Secret Service reported plotting forced evacuation during summit

Rahm Emanuel's war against First Amendment continues

Emanuel tries to squash investigation into Chicago insurance firm

Rahm Emanuel ups his war against protest

Rahm Emanuel's war on democracy

More on Rahm Emanuel

QUEEN ELIZABETH

2013 - Queen furious that granddaughter might be named Diana

TOM FRIEDMAN

2012

BILL GATES

2011

ERIC HOLDER

BARACK OBAMA

MITT ROMNEY

RICK SANTORUM

SCOTT WALKER

ALSO

2012

Pennsylvania Governbor Corbett wants to sell a reservoir with six billion gallons of water to a private firm for $50 million. It's worth at least $5 billion.

Judith Miller thinks it's fine to spy on Muslims

Anthony Weiner was a jerk even before Crotchgate

PUBLIC AGENCIES

DEA

2012 - DEA abandons college student in holding cell for five days without food or water

FBI

FDA

FREDDIE MAC

HOMELAND SECURITY

NY POLICE DEPARTMENT

PENTAGON

STATES

ALABAMA

2012

One of ten states taxing the poor the most

ARIZONA

2013

Do not rent anything in Arkansas

2012

Arizona says Christianity the only religion allowed to be taught

Arizona practices medicine without a license again

2010

ARIZONA STARTS STOP & FRISK FOR ANYONE WHO COPS THINK LOOK LIKE THEY MIGHT BE AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT

ARIZONA bans many high school ethnic studies programs

ETHNIC KIDS in Arizona school mural brings demand to lighten faces

CALIFORNIA

2011 - California elminates protection of Fourth Amendment for cell phones

GEORGIA

2012

One of ten states taxing the poor the most

HAWAII

2012

One of ten states taxing the poor the most

ILLINOIS

2012

One of ten states taxing the poor the most

2011

Ilinois sends you to prison for up to 15 years for recording a cop, even if he's doing something illegal

INDIANA

2013

Indiana moving towards drug tests for welfare recipients

2012

One of ten states taxing the poor the most

IOWA

2012

One of ten states taxing the poor the most

LOUISIANA

2010 - LOUISIANA SUES DEATH ROW INMATES FOR SEEKING RIGHTS

MISSOURI

2013 - Missouri man arrested at hospital for refusing to leave gay partner

MONTANA

2012

One of ten states taxing the poor the most

OHIO

2012

One of ten states taxing the poor the most

Ohio denies 86 year old WWII veteran right to vote

OREGON

2012

One of ten states taxing the poor the most

PENNSYLVANIA

2012 - Pennsylvania bars doctors from telling patients about dangers of fracking

TENNESSEE

Tennessee Senate declares holding hands a gateway sexual activity

Tennessee to teach magic as reality in its schools

TEXAS

2011 - Cornelius Dupree Jr. has been in Texas prisons for 30 years, but this week prosecutors admitted that DNA restuls showed that he was not responsible for the rape and robbery for which he was incarcerated. This is the longest false imprisonment in Texas which has had to free 41 wrongly convicted prisoners over the past decade. . . a national record

NEW YORK

2011- 92% of New York foreclosures lack proper documents

UTAH

2012- Utah passes abstinence only sex education bill

WASHINGTON

2011 -The state will soon keep tabs on everyone who buys over-the-counter cold medicine.

WISCONSIN

2012

Wisconsin based companies to treat the way Scott Walker treats labor unions

Wisconsin placed 42nd in the most recent Bloomberg Economic Evaluation of States index

WEST VIRGINIA

2012

One of ten states taxing the poor the most

CITIES

CHICAGO

2012 - Chicago council passes Emanuel's protest suppression bill

2010 - Chicago police used Taser torture 700 times in past year

LOS ANGELES

2012 - LA police conduct joint exercise with military in center city

2011 - Free speech now costs $355 (to a private corporation) in Los Angeles

2010 - L.A. accuses black teen of 'attempted lynching' for filming a police officer

NEW YORK CITY

2012

2011

2010

OAKLAND

PHILADELPHIA

2012

Philadelphia mayor denying water to Occupiers in heat wave

SEATTLE

2011- Justice Department says Seattle police regularly violated Constitution

SAN FRANCISCO

2012 - San Francisco hasn't tested its breathalyzers in six years

WASHINGTON

2012- One speed camera earns $12 million