Telecom giant AT&T is currently proposing a $39 billion buyout of T-Mobile. The purchase, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ), would have negative implications for the telecommunications market, so much so that the DOJ filed a civil antitrust lawsuit on August 31st to block the proposed acquisition, stating that it would “substantially lessen competition…resulting in higher prices, poorer . . . → Read More: 20. Industry Ties to Nonprofits
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On the first day of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (2010) GoComics published the comic strip Non Sequiter by Wiley Miller. It explains the “Birth of the Perpetual Fundraising Industry.” When approached by a dragonslayer, the dragon offers a rational explanation as to why sparing its life would be a win-win proposition. The dragon says: “Look. . . . → Read More: 19. Birth of the Perpetual Fundraising Industry Secular religion. This is the term that Hank Stuever, staff writer for the Washington Post, uses to describe cancer in the United States. His article – ‘Stand Up to Cancer’ telethon brings out the stars but feels contrived – centers on a celebrity fund-raising and awareness telethon that was broadcast live and uninterrupted on . . . → Read More: When the Saints (And Celebs) Go Marching In… |
The health insurance shell game bit.ly/15cwlTz |
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