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Little being done to protect garment workers in poorer countries

In the first of two articles by The New York Times is has been revealed that there have been "failures to protect garment workers in poor countries", such as Bangladesh, […]
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Ban on uranium mining may be lifted in Virginia

The Alexandria Gazette Packet reports that "in the last year, Chatham-based Virginia Uranium, Inc., has contributed $147,000 to sponsor research favorable to overturning a ban on uranium mining and invested […]
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The shadowy side of offshore industry

"A worldwide investigation aimed at stripping away the anonymity that binds together one of the most shadowy aspects of Britain's financial industry." "In a unique collaboration, the Guardian and BBC […]
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Oklahoma jobs program may not be so cut and dry

  In an investigation by Alex Cameron, director of the Oklahoma Impact Team, "it has been found that a job incentive program that has created tens of thousands of good-paying […]
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Reuters: The casualties of Chesapeake’s “land grab” across America

Chesapeake Energy has become the principal player in the largest land boom in America since the 1850s California Gold Rush, amassing acreage positions that rival those of any U.S. energy […]
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Washington Post exposes secretive deals, billions in unexplained property tax reductions

In an ongoing series, The Washington Post's Debbie Cenziper and Nikita Stewart identified $2.6 billion in unexplained property tax reductions, made through secretive, back-room deals, for hundreds of influential developers […]
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Employers caught cheating

The News & Observer exposed employers who cheat, misclassifying construction workers to avoid taxes and buying fake workers' compensation policies. A three-part series, "The Ghost Workers," also showed a state […]
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Polluters stick taxpayers with multimillion dollar clean-up bill

"State officials in Missouri talked tough with previous owners of a polluted site, but when it came time to do the cleanup, Missouri taxpayers were stuck with almost the entire […]
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Investigating Texas' public pension fund investments

"As part of its ongoing examination of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, The Dallas Morning News investigated the shadowy world of pension fund placement agents -- the middlemen hired […]
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Illegal online payday loans thrive in New York

Payday loans — short-term, small dollar loans with exorbitant fees — are restricted in 18 states, and New York's ban is one of the toughest. But reporter John Sandman found […]
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