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COMPANIES
& NON-PROFITS
Apple
2007 MOVING
TO DRM FREE TUNES
BB&T
2006 BANK
REFUSES TO MAKE LOAN FOR EMINENT DOMAIN DEVELOPMENT
Cingular
2005
More than 11,000 former AT&T Wireless workers have signed
up to be part of the Communications Workers of America since
July after Cingular agreed to honor the workers' wishes to have
a union without a fight.
2005
Made the
2005 list of good employers from Americans Right at Work
Costco
2005 COSTCO
VS. WAL-MART SMACKDOWN
2005 Made the 2005 list of good employers from
Americans Right at Work
EMI
2007 MOVING
TO DRM FREE TUNES
Harley Davidson
2005 Made the 2005 list of good employers from
Americans Right at Work
Kaiser Permanente
2005 Made the 2005 list of good
employers from Americans Right at Work
Microsoft
2007 MOVING
TO DRM FREE TUNES
QWEST
2006 TURNED
DOWN NSA REQUEST BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT IT ILLEGAL
Working Assets
2006 THE CHEAP WAY
TO KEEP THE NSA OUT OF YOUR PHONE BUSINESS
ABC
2006 ABC
WANTS TO DISABLE FAST FORWARD ON PROGRAM RECORDERS
AMAZON
2007 AMAZON
TRASHES LEADING BOOK ON ISRAEL LOBBY
AS "CONSPIRACY THEORY"
AOL
2006 AOL
BLOCKS EMAILS CRITICAL OF IT
2006 AOL
PRESSING AHEAD WITH PLANS TO CHARGE FOR E-MAIL
AMERICAN AIRLINES
2006 - JURY
TELLS AMERICAN AIRLINES TO PAY $400K TO MAN IT PROFILED
A&P
2006 - CBS
TO TURN YOUR EGGS INTO ADS. A&P BUYS INTO IT
ATT
2006 ATT
JOINS ATTACK ON CONSTITUTION; SAYS CUSTOMER DATA IS THEIRS TO
GIVE TO GOVERNMENT
2006 WORKED WITH NSA TO SPY ON
AMERICANS
BANK OF AMERICA
2006 BANK
OF AMERICA MAKES EMPLOYEES TRAIN THEIR INDIAN REPLACEMENTS
2006 BANK
OF AMERICA HAS MAN ARRESTED ON FALSE CHARGES, REFUSES TO APOLOGIZE
2006 BANK OF AMERICA CHARGES UP TO 25% ON CREDIT
CARDS
2006 BANK OF AMERICA BOYCOTT
BANKS
2007 THE
BANKS BEHIND GLOBAL WARMING
BANANA REPUBLIC
2008 BANANA
REPUBLIC BECOMES SWEATSHOP TARGET
BARNES & NOBLE
2007 B&N
CANCELS BOOK READING BY PALESTINIAN AUTHOR
BP
2006 MADE
LIST OF WORST CORPORATIONS OF 2005
BELL SOUTH
2006 TELECOMS,
CABLE FIRMS OUT TO SEIZE INTERNET
BRITISH AIRWAYS
2007 BRITISH
AIRWAYS BLOCKS BOING BOING SITE
CBS
2007 CBS
TO TURN YOUR EGGS INTO ADS
CHEVRON
2005
MADE
THE LIST OF 14 WORST CORPORATE EVILDOERS
COCA COLA
2007 - INTERNATIONAL
BAD PRODUCT AWARD
2006 UNIVERSITY
OF MICHIGAN TO BOYCOTT COCA COLA
COMCAST
2006 TELECOMS,
CABLE FIRMS OUT TO SEIZE INTERNET
COMCAST
2007 COMCAST
BANNING CUSTOMERS WHO USE MORE BANDWIDTH THAN IT WANTS
COMEDY CENTRAL
2006 COMEDY
CENTRAL FORCES YOU TUBE TO TAKE DOWN CLIPS OF DAILY SHOW AND
COLBERT
DELL
DELL TO EMPLOY 50% MORE IN INDIA
DELPHI
2006 MADE
LIST OF WORST CORPORATIONS OF 2005
DORITO
2008 A
GOOD REASON NEVER TO BUY A DORITO CHIP AGAIN
DUPONT
2006 MADE
LIST OF WORST CORPORATIONS OF 2005
EXXON MOBIL
2007 RATED
ZERO IN DEAING WITH GAY RIGHTS
2006 MADE
LIST OF WORST CORPORATIONS OF 2005
2005 EXXON
MOBIL BACKED GROUP TRYING TO RUIN ECO-AGREEMENT
FORD MOTOR
2006 MADE
LIST OF WORST CORPORATIONS OF 2005
2005 MADE THE LIST OF
14 WORST CORPORATE EVILDOERS
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
2006 GEORGE
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SENDS DEPRESSED STUDENT IN HOSPITAL EXPULSION
ORDER, BANS HIM FROM RETURNING TO CAMPUS
GODADDY
2005 GODADDY
SILENCES POLICE-WATCHDOG SITE
HEWLETT PACKARD
2006 CHAIR AND FOUR OTHERS INDICTED
FOR CORPORATE SPYING
HOME DEPOT
2005 HOME
DEPOT HARASSES MAN FOR WALKING OFF WITH USED PENCIL
IBM
2005 IBM
OFFICIAL CALLS FOR GLOBAL ID
2005 IBM
CUTS PENSIONS
KELLOG
2007 - INTERNATIONAL
BAD PRODUCT AWARD
LA TIMES
2006 LA
TIMES REPORTED CENSORING JOURNALISTS' ACCESS TO INTERNET
MATTEL
2007 - INTERNATIONAL
BAD PRODUCT AWARD
MCDONALD'S
2007 - MCDONALD'S
FINING CUSTOMERS WHO STAY TOO LONG
MONSANTO
2005
MONSANTO HARASSING FARMERS
MONSANTO EXTENDS TYRANNY OVER FOOD SUPPLY
MADE
THE LIST OF 14 WORST CORPORATE EVILDOERS
2007
DOCUMENTS SAY MONSANTO DUMPED THOUSANDS
OF TONS OF HIGHLY TOXIC WASTES IN BRITISH LANDFILLS
2008
MONSANTO GOES AFTER FARMERS FOR ACTING LIKE
FARMERS
NBC
2007
NBC CANCELS DON IMUS SHOW
NESTLE
2007
MADE
THE LIST OF 14 WORST CORPORATE EVILDOERS
NORTHWEST AIRLINES
2006 NW
AIRLINES ADVISES FIRED EMPLOYEES TO TRY DUMPSTER DIVING
2005 NORTHWEST
USES STRIKE BREAKING TACTICS
PHILIP MORRIS
2005 MADE THE LIST OF
14 WORST CORPORATE EVILDOERS
PFIZER
2005 MADE THE LIST OF
14 WORST CORPORATE EVILDOERS
PRINTERS THAT SPY ON
YOU
2005 PRINTERS
THAT USE TRACKING DOTS
QWEST
2008 QWEST
SUPERVISOR TELLS WORKES TO USE URINE BAGS TO SAVE BATHROOM RUNS
RECORDING
INDUSTRY
2006 MORE
REASONS NOT TO BUY CORPORATE CDs
2006 RECORDING COMPANIES GO AFTER
CHORD CHANGES
REGAL
CINEMAS
2007 REGAL
CINEMAS HAS 19 YEAR OLD GIRL ARRESTED FOR 20 SECOND FILM CLIP
SEARS
2006 SEARS CHARGING 30% INTEREST
ON SOME CREDIT CARDS
SEVEN-ELEVEN
2006 SEVEN-ELEVEN DROPS CITGO
SONY
2005 A
FEW THINGS SONY'S THUGWARE CAN DO TO YOU
SPRING
2007 SPRINT
HELPING FBI WIRETAP JUST ABOUT ANYTHING. . . INCLUDING YOUR TIVO
SELECTIONS
STARBUCKS
2005 COURT
RULES SAMANTHA BUCK MUST PAY STARBUCKS FOR HAVING WRONG MAIDEN
NAME
2008 CALIFORINIA
JUDGE ORDER STARBUCKS TO PAY MORE THAN $100 MILLION IN BACK TIPS
TARGET
2006 TARGET:
THE WAL-MART THAT GETS AWAY WITH IT
TYSONS
2005 THE
BOOK ON TYSONS
UNIVERSITY
OF FLORIDA
2007 - CAMPUS
COPS TASER STUDENT FOR ASKING TOO MANY QUESTIONS OF JOHN KERRY
US
AIRWAYS
2009 US
AIRWAYS HAS BLIND MAN ARRESTED FOR ASKING WHY PLANE WAS DELAYED
TWO HOURS
VERIZON
2006 TELECOMS,
CABLE FIRMS OUT TO SEIZE INTERNET
2005 VERIZON
LATEST TO CUT PENSIONS
2005 VERIZON WIRELESS has opposed
workers' efforts to organize, unlike Cingular Wireless, where
more than 11,000 former AT&T Wireless workers have signed
up to be part of the Communications Workers of America since
July after Cingular agreed to honor the workers' wishes to have
a union without a fight.
VOLKSWAGON
2006
VOLKSWAGON
THREATENS PARODY WEBSITE
WAL-MART
2008
WAL-MART: NATION'S LEADING UNION BUSTER
2007
WAL MART REDUCES NATIONAL WAGES $4.5 BILLION
A YEAR
WAL-MART
SPIED ON PROTESTERS
2006
WAL-MART THREATENS EMINENT DOMAIN TO GET
ROAD WIDENED
HUGE NORWAY FUND WON'T INVEST IN WAL-MART
WAL-MART REFUSES TO SELL CONTRACEPTION
PILLS
2005
WAL-MART VIOLATES STATE LAW OVER 8 MILLION
TIMES
ATTEMPTING TO GIVE WTO CONTROL OVER LOCAL
LAND USE POLICIES
MADE
THE LIST OF 14 WORST CORPORATE EVILDOERS
POLL: 56% THINK WAL MART BAD FOR AMERICA
INSIDE WAL-MART: DEAD PEASANT INSURANCE,
LOCK-INS & A TOOLBOX FOR STAYING UNION FREE
WAL-MART
BANS NEWSPAPER BECAUSE OF CRITICAL COLUMN
COSTCO VS. WAL-MART SMACKDOWN
SECRET WAL-MART MEMO SUGGESTS WAYS TO SAVE
MONEY AT WORKERS' EXPENSE
YAHOO
2006
YAHOO HELPS SEND CHINESE JOURNALIST TO PRISON
2005
AMERICANS RATE CORPORATIONS
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ADVOCATE - San
Francisco was named the top "gay-friendly" destination
in a new survey of gay travelers conducted by the Travel Industry
Association. Following San Francisco on the list's top 10 were
Key West, Fla.; New York City; Fire Island, which is part of
Long Island in New York; Provincetown, Mass.; Los Angeles; Miami-South
Beach, Fla.; Las Vegas; New Orleans; and Palm Springs-Palm Desert,
Calif. The national survey was conducted by the Travel Industry
Association in partnership with Harris Interactive and Witeck-Combs
Communications. Nearly half of gay and lesbian travelers said
that whether a destination has a "gay-friendly reputation
matters when they are making leisure travel choices. A place
where "they can hold their partner's hand in public"
without fear of harassment was cited as an example of something
that more than half of gay men and more than two thirds of gay
women look for when they are choosing a destination, according
to the survey.
RATE OF VOLUNTEERING
1. Utah: 48.0%
2. Nebraska: 42.8%
3. Minnesota: 40.7%
4. Iowa: 39.2%
5. Alaska: 38.9%
6. Wyoming: 38.8%
6. South Dakota: 38.8%
8. Kansas: 38.6%
9. Vermont: 38.1%
10. Montana: 37.9%
11. Wisconsin: 37.0%
12. Washington: 36.8%
13. North Dakota: 36.5%
14. Idaho: 35.5%
15. Oregon: 33.6%
16. Maine: 33.2%
17. Colorado: 32.8%
18. Michigan: 32.1%
19. New Hampshire: 32.0%
20. Missouri: 31.9%
ATLANTA
2006 7TH HIGHEST
PERCENTAGE OF COLLEGE GRADS
AUSTIN,
TX
2006 5TH HIGHEST
PERCENTAGE OF COLLEGE GRADS
BOSTON
2006 8TH HIGHEST
PERCENTAGE OF COLLEGE GRADS
2007 BOSTON
POLICE PLAN END RUN AROUND CONSTITUTION
CAMBRIDGE
2006 DECLARES ITSELF SANCTUARY
CITY FOR IMMIGRANTS
CHICAGO
2006 CHICAGO COUNCIL PASSES
BIG BOX FAIR PAY BILL
DENVER
2007 DENVER
BUYING WEAPONS TO SUPPRESS DISSENT
2005 Denver residents
vote to make possession of one ounce of marijuana legal
EL
PASO
2006 DECLARES
ITSELF SANCTUARY CITY FOR IMMIGRANTS
HOUSTON,
TX
2009 - ARRESTING
PEOPLE FOR USING THE WORD 'FUCK'
LEXINGTON,
KY
2006 10TH HIGHEST
PERCENTAGE OF COLLEGE GRADS
MINNEAPOLIS
MN
2006 6TH HIGHEST
PERCENTAGE OF COLLEGE GRADS
PORTLAND,
ME
2006 DECLARES ITSELF SANCTUARY
CITY FOR IMMIGRANTS
RALIEGH,
NC
2006 3RD HIGHEST
PERCENTAGE OF COLLEGE GRADS
SAN
DIEGO
2006 9TH HIGHEST
PERCENTAGE OF COLLEGE GRADS
SAN
FRANCISCO
2006 SAN
FRANCISCO HELPS LEAD WAY TO SANER DRUG POLICY
2006 2ND HIGHEST
PERCENTAGE OF COLLEGE GRADS
SEATTLE
2006 SEATTLE
HELPS LEAD WAY TO SANER DRUG POLICY
2006 HIGHEST
PERCENTAGE OF COLLEGE GRADS
TULSA
2006 DECLARES ITSELF SANCTUARY CITY FOR IMMIGRANTS
WASHINGTON,
DC
2006 4TH HIGHEST
PERCENTAGE OF COLLEGE GRADS
2006 BEST WALKING CITIES
[Rated by Prevention Magazine]
1 Portland, Oregon
2 Colorado Springs, Colorado
3 Madison, Wisconsin
4 Boise City, Idaho
5 Las Vegas, Nevada
6 Austin, Texas
7 Virginia Beach, Virginia
8 Anchorage, Alaska
9 Fremont, California
10 Raleigh, North Carolina
STATES
MAINE
2007 STATES
RESISTING REAL ID
MONTANA
2007 STATES
RESISTING REAL ID
NEW
HAMPSHIRE
2007 STATES
RESISTING REAL ID
OHIO
2006 OHIO SUPREME COURT LIMITS EMINENT
DOMAIN
OKLAHOMA
2007 STATES
RESISTING REAL ID
SOUTH
CAROLINA
2007 STATES
RESISTING REAL ID
VERMONT
2009 FIRST STATE TO APPROVE GAY MARRIAGE LEGISLATIVELY
WASHINGTON
2007 STATES
RESISTING REAL ID
CITIES
ATLANTA
2007
ATLANTA
POLICE ARREST, MANHANDLE NOTED HISTORIAN
2005
ONE
OF THE MEANEST CITIES IN THE COUNTRY FOR THE HOMELESS
2004 ONE
OF THE MEANEST CITIES IN THE COUNTRY FOR THE HOMELESS
BALTIMORE
2006 HEAVY SPY CAM TOWN
BOSTON
2005 BOSTON
TO SPY ON CITIZENS WITH CAMERAS
BROWARD
COUNTY, FL
2006 BROWARD
COUNTY COPS ATTEMPT TO INTIMIDATE NEWS REPORTER
CHICAGO
2006 CHICAGO
TO BECOME ONE BIG ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT
2006 MAYOR
DALEY WANTS ALL ORWELLIAN CITY: EVERY BUSINESS MUST SPY ON CUSTOMERS
2006 MAYOR
DALEY WANTS AN UBER-ORWELLIAN CHICAGO
EAST
ORANGE, NJ
2006 EAST
ORANGE NJ CREATING A VIRTUAL STASI
HOUSTON, TX
2006 HOUSTON
POLICE CHIEF WANTS CAMERAS TO REPLACE COPS. . .EVEN SPY ON HOMES
2006 HOUSTON
POLICE ABUSE DEMONSTRATORS SUPPORTING JANITORS' UNION
ORLANDO, FL
2006 - ORLANDO
BANS FEEDING OF POOR IN PARKS
LAS
VEGAS, NV
2006 LAS
VEGAS BANS FEEDING POOR IN PARK
LOS ANGELES, CA
2006 LOS ANGELES DISTRICT ATTORNEY
PUNISHES WHISTLEBLOWER FOR REVEALING MAJOR VOTE MACHINE DEFECT
NEW YORK CITY
2008 BLOOMBERG,
NYC COPS RUN HAYWIRE WITH MASSIVE POT ARRESTS
2006 NYC POLICE CHIEF DECLARES
WAR ON DEMONSTRATORS
BLOOMBERG CALLS FOR POLICE STATE WITH FINGERPRINTS
AND DNA ON ALL WORKERS
NYC INSTALLING NEARLY 7,000 CAMERAS TO SPY
ON CITIZENS
COURT OKAYS RANDOM SUBWAY BAG SEARCHES
2005 NYC
INTRUDES ON HEALTH PRIVACY
ONE OF THE MEANEST CITIES IN THE COUNTRY
FOR THE HOMELESS
2004 ONE
OF THE MEANEST CITIES IN THE COUNTRY FOR THE HOMELESS
OAKLAND,
CA
2006 UNDERCOVER
OAKLAND COPS TOOK OVER PROTEST
2005 Dogs are required to have
a microchip embedded in them, helping humans get used to the
idea that they're next
PHILADELPHIA
2006 MAN
SEIZED BY PHILLY POLICE FOR TAKING CELL PHONE PIX OF ARREST
PORTLAND ME
2006 PORTLAND,
ME, ISSUES $131 JAYWALKING TICKETS TO TEENS
SAN
FRANCISCO
2005 ONE
OF THE MEANEST CITIES IN THE COUNTRY FOR THE HOMELESS
2004 ONE
OF THE MEANEST CITIES IN THE COUNTRY FOR THE HOMELESS
WASHINGTON,
DC
2006 WASHINGTON
DC IS NUMBER ONE MAJOR SPEED TRAP
2006 DC
MAYOR WANTS LOTS MORE SPY CAMS
STATES
COLORADO
2006 COLORADO WANTS RESIDENTS
TO SPY ON OTHERS, ESTABLISHES STASI-STYLE SYSTEM
FLORIDA
2004 MAJOR ELECTION SCANDALS
IN TWO ELECTIONS
GEORGIA
2006 GEORGIA
PUTS BIBLE IN THE CLASSROOM
2006 GEORGIA BANS SALE OF SEX
TOYS
MARYLAND
2006 A
COUPLE OF REASONS TO STAY OUT OF MARYLAND
MISSISSIPPI
2006 MISSISSIPPI
BAN ON SEX TOYS UPHELD BY FEDERAL COURT
OHIO
2004 MAJOR
ELECTION SCANDALS
PENNSYLVANIA
2006 STATE
ATTORNEY GENERAL SEIZES
NEWSPAPER HARD DRIVE TO WIN MINOR CASE
RHODE
ISLAND
2006 RHODE
ISLAND COPS TO 4TH AMENDMENT: FERGETABOUTIT
SOUTH
DAKOTA
2006 SOUTH
DAKOTA APPROVES ABORTION BAN
TEXAS
2006 TEXAS BANS SALE OF SEX TOYS
2006 ART
TEACHER FIRED FOR TAKING STUDENTS TO MUSEUM WITH NUDE STATUE
WASHINGTON
STATE
2006 WASHINGTON
STATE POLICE TO PAY $2 MILLION TO 9 WOMEN GROPED BY OFFICER
WISCONSIN
2009 - APPEALS COURT RULES POLICE
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