November 2011
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10 Millionaire Businessmen Who Committed Suicide
We live in a society filled with dreams and aspirations of wealth, a society that likes to believe that money will bring with it happiness and success. The will to succeed is overpowering for some, and the pressure can be all-consuming. Mental pressure can take many forms; stress can enter our lives at any time, […]
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5 Criminals Who Became Famous Entrepreneurs
It’s pretty clear that depending on your level of skill, crime really can pay. A lot. Drug trafficking, murder-for-hire, Drug trafficking, murder-for-hire, carjacking, check fraud, and identity theft are all booming industries right now. Many criminals have failed to complete a formal education, another thing that’s been debunked as necessary for success. Intelligent deviants who […]
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10 Illegal Drugs That Used To Be Sold Over The Counter
The idea of drugs being “good” or “bad” depending on whether they are legal or not is a relatively new concept. Most of the laws criminalizing psychoactive drugs only came into effect in the 20th century, and before they were outlawed, a fair number were freely available. As scientific and chemical analysis became more sophisticated, […]
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5 Companies with No Regard for Human Life
Share Murder, kidnapping, torture, sex crimes, production of chemical weapons, war profiteering and warmongering, worker discrimination, sale and distribution of lethal products, water pollution and privatization, child labor and environmental degradation sound like plot points of an Academy Award-winning film starring Angelina Jolie. Sadly, these atrocities are not only forged by the imaginations of […]
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5 of the Biggest Sexual Harassment Settlements
Share America has come a long way since the days when rampant sexual misconduct was commonplace in many work environments. Over the past three decades a standard has been set for workplace behavior, and if you step outside of it, sometimes even just a little bit or accidentally, you will pay. If you’re […]
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10 Junk Food Brands That Made a Buck in Iraq
When American and British troops returned to Iraq in 2003 — to liberate, or to invade, depending on who exactly you are listening to — they soon found that many of their fast food favorites from back home had followed them into the war zone. Camp Victory (the optimistically-named main US Army base situated around […]
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10 Differences Between OWS and The Tea Party
Share The media is having a field day when it comes to reporting on Occupy Wall Street (OWS). Presented with a neat and clean narrative that they can hysterically massage into a controversy, they’ve delightfully contrasted Occupy Wall Street with the Tea Party protests. To hear lazy reporters talk, one would think that […]
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10 Largest Illegal Drug Trades on Earth
Drugs, as anyone with more than a passing interest in global black markets knows, are big business. According to the United Nations World Drug Report of 2011, 210 million people use illicit drugs every year. That’s a huge market, and as we shall see, there are any number of criminals eager to capitalize on this […]
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10 Most Disgusting Things Discovered in McDonald’s Meals
In many ways, McDonald’s is the model business empire. All-American food, speedy service and a perceived value for money all go some way to explaining why the giant corporation continues to pack in diners to its restaurants every day. Nothing seems to dent the popularity of the burger behemoth. Diets and fads may change, but […]
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The 10 Worst Examples of Government and Business Getting Too Close
Share The most common critique that you’ll hear in regard to the Occupy Wall Street protests is that the protestors’ message is jumbled and incoherent. They haven’t been able to coalesce around one specific set of policies, grievances or even enemies. The common rebuttal is that it doesn’t matter, the protests are the expression of […]
