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Top 10 Worst Corporations of 1999
The economy boomed in 1999, and the corporations who benefitted continued to exploit and abuse labor, the environment, the poor, the elderly, and anything else which threatened the bottom line. -
The Cost of Biotech Fever
Martha Crouch became a scientist because she loved nature. Then agribusiness began using her research to destroy the things she loved. When she spoke out, the scientific community made her a pariah. -
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Light Triggers, Hefty Profits
The Glock handgun has a storied history of going off unexpectedly, sometimes killing innocent bystanders. So why does US law enforcement love it so? And how has that adoration helped a flood of old police sidearms and confiscated weapons end up in the hands of criminals? -
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The Battle Over Mumia
<p>Marc Cooper thinks Mumia Abu-Jamal makes a poor poster boy for the anti-death-penalty movement. That opinion has earned him the ire of zealous Mumia supporters -- as well as a surprising number of accolades from other progressives. The MoJo Wire invites you to get in on the conversation. <p><font face="geneva, arial,sans-serif">Read the article that sparked the debate: "<A HREF="/reality_check/mumia.html"><font color="cc000">What's Mumia Got to Do With It?</font></A>" Read last week's responses <A HREF="/talkback/cooperfeb18.html"><font color="cc000">here</font></A>. -
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A Job on the Line
After 34 years, Mollie James lost her place on the global assembly line. Now Balbina Duque holds her job in Mexico -- and both women struggle to make ends meet. -
Jesse Jackson: the Mother Jones Interview
A populist on Wall Street? The former candidate addresses the apparent contradictions of his latest project. -
Gore’s Gassy Excuse
The Veep's role in the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles won't solve our current gas crisis, but it does make him an environmentalist only an automaker could love. -
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Boys Do Cry
While 'Boys Don't Cry' basks in the media spotlight at the Oscars, the fact that Brandon Teena's story is far from unique will continue to go unnoticed. Below the media radar, hate crimes against transgendered people are apparently on the rise. -
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Fetal Abuse
A growing number of women are being criminally prosecuted or having their children taken from them for doing drugs while pregnant. After years of hibernation, the legal concept of 'fetal rights' is apparently making a comeback -- to the alarm of women's rights advocates and health-care professionals. -
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Losing Ground
Three decades after the peak of the civil-rights movement, the number of African-American elected officials in the nation's most populous state is shrinking dramatically. Is California an anomaly, or an early warning of a growing trend?
