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Amidst the storm

Corporations far beyond Starbucks want to keep baristas out of unions. The ongoing barista strike also represents something much broader: a pitched battle against an executive and governance regime interlocked with a wider network of corporate power

Income disparity on the small screen, Zuckerberg's big rip-off, and more

Police foundations across the country are partnering with corporations to raise money to supplement police budgets by funding programs and purchasing tech and weaponry for law enforcement with little public oversight.

Fox's Friend; UC Breaks Ranks; Facebook FUBAR; Backyard Reporting; CNN's Big Score; Antisemitism at Radio Marti; Microsoft Accuses Moscow

The right to be left alone; Verizon's plans for the Internet; The rise of social commerce; Journalistic ethics?; Internet mavens talk money & politics, Culture, commerce, online shopping, politics, money, corruption