Corporations

These Data Brokers Know You Live in an Apartment, Play Yahtzee, and Voted Democrat

Inside the shadowy companies that sell your personal data.

By Lois Beckett, ProPublica

 | Mon Mar. 11, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Coal Giant's $10 Million Loan to Democrats Is Now a $10 Million Donation

Democratic convention organizers will not repay a $10 million from Duke Energy, the nation's largest utility company.

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| Fri Mar. 1, 2013 8:28 AM PST

First SOPA, Now Your Privacy: Facebook, Google Flex Lobbying Muscle in Europe

The Goliaths of the tech industry already destroyed SOPA—now they're attempting to take down privacy laws in Europe.

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| Fri Mar. 1, 2013 4:00 AM PST
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TIMELINE: Shell's Year of Arctic Screwups

Shell's maiden drilling voyage in the Arctic hit a year's worth of rough seas.

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| Fri Mar. 1, 2013 4:00 AM PST

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VIDEO: On the Ground at the BP Gulf Oil Spill Hearings

More than $17 billion is at stake as the civil trial against BP opens in New Orleans.

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| Thu Feb. 28, 2013 4:00 AM PST
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This Supreme Court Case Could Give Corporations Even More Power to Screw Consumers

On Wednesday, the high court will hear arguments in a real David vs. Goliath case with important implications for consumers.

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| Tue Feb. 26, 2013 4:52 AM PST

The Supreme Court Won't Hear "Citizens United on Steroids" Case

The high court's pass on the Danielczyk case is a small bit of good news at a time when campaign finance reformers are the ropes.

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| Mon Feb. 25, 2013 8:33 AM PST
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Why Tea Party Gov. Rick Scott Flip-Flopped on Obamacare

Health care companies in Florida are set for a massive windfall from Medicaid subsidies

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| Thu Feb. 21, 2013 1:21 PM PST

"Owlcatraz" and 9 Other Terrible Corporate-Named Sports Venues

Oops: You just let a private-prison company name your stadium. Well, at least it wasn't Enron.

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| Fri Feb. 22, 2013 4:00 AM PST

Coal Country Bank First to Report Carbon Footprint to Shareholders

Climate-conscious investors strongarm bank into rethinking impact of its investments.

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| Thu Feb. 21, 2013 8:43 AM PST
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Extreme Makeover: Koch Brothers Edition

The Kochs are reevaluating their entire political operation. Is there a major shake-up in the works?

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| Thu Feb. 21, 2013 8:48 AM PST

Chinese Cyberwarfare, Explained

So…just how screwed are we?

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| Thu Feb. 21, 2013 4:00 AM PST

Monsanto: All Your Seeds Are Belong to Us

The agribiz giant's latest patent dispute heads to the Supreme Court on Tuesday.

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| Wed Feb. 20, 2013 4:00 AM PST

Billionaires Secretly Funded Vast Climate Denial Network

The conservative dark-money group Donors Trust contributed huge sums to battle against climate-change science.

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| Fri Feb. 15, 2013 4:00 AM PST

Big Corporations Like Exxon Put Up Seed Funding for Dark Money Group

The group kept its funders' identities secret. Until now.

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| Thu Feb. 14, 2013 5:50 PM PST

Exclusive: Donors Trust, The Right's Dark-Money ATM, Paid Out $30 Million in 2011

The group's $30 million in grants and nearly $40 million in donations are new records.

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| Mon Feb. 11, 2013 7:51 AM PST

CHARTS: The Top 5 Land-Grabbing Countries

British, American, and Chinese investors are racing to snag prime agricultural land in war-torn, malnourished countries.

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| Wed Feb. 6, 2013 4:00 AM PST

Two Years Later, The Florida Bar Takes Action Against Foreclosure Baron David J. Stern

For the defense attorneys, homeowners, and judges left in Stern's wake, belated action is better than nothing.

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| Tue Feb. 5, 2013 1:06 PM PST

Paper Giant Pledges to Leave the Poor Rainforest Alone. Finally.

Asia Pulp & Paper—the notorious destroyer of pristine tiger and orangutan habitat—says it's changing its ways.

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| Tue Feb. 5, 2013 1:00 AM PST
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Walmart Workers Get Organized—Just Don't Say the U-Word

The labor movement has gained a toehold inside one of America's most anti-union companies. Can it survive?

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| Mon Feb. 4, 2013 4:00 AM PST