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What Went Wrong
The series investigates the impact of 40 years of public decisions and corporate actions that have led us to this precarious economic moment. Following up on their landmark 1991 series, America: What Went Wrong, launched an in-depth exploration of the causes and consequences of the Great Recession and its aftermath.
Tags: recession; jobs; job market; corporate America
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Violators: How they stack up
A Dayton Daily News computer analysis of Occupational Safety and Health Administration Records shows that from 1972 to 1990, Sparrows Point, a steel corporation, was inspected and cited 26 times in workers' deaths or serious-injury accidents. This is more than any other facility in the country. Employees say the company has put steel ahead of workers' lives. The records show the company violated government safety standards, failed to adequately train workers, and failed to at on employee complaints about hazards. This is part 2 of a 5 part series.
Tags: OSHA; Bethlehem Steel Facility; injury accidents; Occupational Safety and Health Administration Records; steel; hazards; safety practices; forklift; cranes; Sparrows Point; storage tank; carbon monoxide; OSHA violations; Armco Steel Corp; The Sorg Paper Co.; Dayton Walther Corp.; General Motors Corp.; Butler County Common Pleas Court; union; faulty breaks; steel corporations; amputations; burns; eye injury; concealing injuries
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Steel Town Lockdown
Mother Jones reports, "Corrections Corporation of America is trying to turn Youngstown, Ohio, into the private-prison capital of the world." Since opening the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center in 1997, the author writes, CCA has done a poor job of maintaining an efficient and safe prison facility. This article discusses how CCA has benefited from the private-prison boom.
Tags: Corrections facilities; Private prisons; Corrections Corporation of America
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What corporate welfare costs you
Time finds that while federal and state governments have drastically reduced welfare payments to individuals and families in recent years, they have left intact multi-billion-dollar annual subsidies to corporate America. Time finds that, contrary to claims, corporate subsidies do not create additional jobs in the economy.
Tags: Budget Politics