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    The Heartbreaking Upper Big Branch Mine Settlement

    DECEMBER 8, 2011 8:33AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: corporate murder, corporations are people too, regulatory capture, mike elk, senator joe manchin, deregulation, government regulation, environmental regulation, all the devils are here, bethany mclean, inc., mccoy coal group, npr, howard berkes, jr., ken ward, richard trumpka, coal tattoo, charleston gazette, alpha national resources, kevin stricklin, increasingly clean coal, tony oppegard, msha, mine safety and health administration, gary wayne quarles. booth goodwin, gary quarles, don blankenship, massey energy, rex mullins, clay mullins, upper big branch mine settlement, upper big branch mine disaster, coal mining disasters, coal mining, coal, environment, business

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    • 12 Ratings
    • 3881 Views
    • 28 Comments
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    Why We Lurch from Disaster to Disaster & How to Fix It

    MAY 20, 2010 8:53AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: epic fail, public policy, business, e. coli. politics, usda, upper big branch mine disaster, war in iraq, george w. bush, massey energy chairman don blankenship, drill baby drill, rush limbaugh, exxon valdez, brian b. o’neill, mississippi governor haley barbour, citizens united decision, 501(c)4s, richard shelby, market talk blog, paul vigna, joyce appleby, government regulation, charlie savage, luke mitchell, transocean, halliburton, bp america, three mile island, bp deepwater horizon oil disaster, ideological rigidity, technology will fix it, short-term perspectives, short memories, political capture, regulatory capture, reactive government, man-made disaster, 911, gulf oil spill, economic meltdown, hurricane katrina, war on terror, disasters

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    • 40 Ratings
    • 2785 Views
    • 42 Comments
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    Why Mexico can make you a libertarian

    APRIL 18, 2010 1:09PM

    By old new lefty


    Topics: mexico, socialism, government regulation, third world, john mccain, political science, political theory where the rubber meets the road, john wayne, dc-3s

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    • 25 Ratings
    • 6579 Views
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    Here’s My Vote for an Investigative Journalism Pulitzer

    DECEMBER 3, 2009 9:13AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: business, food/drink, health, pulitzer prize for explanatory reporting 2010, public health, pulitzer prize, 2010 pulitzer prize, investigative journalism, new york times, michael moss, “e. coli path shows flaws in beef inspection”, stephanie smith, american chef’s selection angus beef patties, cargill, usda, u.s.d.a., brett chambers, cargill meat solutions corporation, anatomy of a burger, american meat institute, e. coli o15:h7, e. coli, o15:h7, nicole johnson, kirsten gillibrand, food safety, beef recall, ground beef safety, government regulation, ben garvin

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