Audeamus - How dare we...: What? People in need should NOT be the customer?!

Seeded on Mon May 21, 2007 7:27 AM EDT (audeamus.com)

I'm a bit suspicious of non-profit to for-profit merger to begin with. I mean, what if the shareholders suddenly decide that the non-profit has to help the people the shareholders tell them to.

business, non-profits

You are not allowed to know how they control your life

Seeded on Mon May 21, 2007 7:19 AM EDT (audeamus.com)

Forget "Don't Ask" - the US government is adopting a policy of flat out "Don't Tell." Or at the very least the military is - but if the military can do this, how can we know the government would ethically enforce corporate social responsibility?

politics, military, csr

USA and EU: I'm right, you're wrong, end of story

Seeded on Mon May 21, 2007 7:06 AM EDT (audeamus.com)

Modern day agriculture in developed countries is really flourishing - but only because the small farms are being oppressed and put out of business.

politics, agriculture

Hey look - it's an apple. It must be organic.

Seeded on Mon May 21, 2007 6:48 AM EDT (audeamus.com)

You need to read this today, because if you have anything to say about it, today is your last chance. They only gave the public a 7-day review process, and this only crossed my desk about 10 hours ago.

health, fda, organic-food

LoanShak: Behind the Scenes at Your Financial Institution, Part 2

Seeded on Sat May 5, 2007 2:35 AM EDT (loanshak.com)

Remember, you are not only their client, you are also their product. Your average minimum balance is their asset - just look at the good deals banks give for certain minimum balance accounts. Every dime you give them is used to buy more money.

business, banks, investing, portfolio, saving-money, atm, minimum-balance

Audeamus - How dare we...: Philanthropy and the Water Crisis

Seeded on Sat May 5, 2007 2:33 AM EDT (audeamus.com)

As reported by Reuters, by 2025 about one third of the world's population will be scraping for water, according to The United Nations Human Development Report for 2006 [pdf].

world-news, press, philanthropy, social-enterprise, water-crisis

Audeamus - How dare we...: The Public's Right to Know

Seeded on Thu May 3, 2007 7:37 AM EDT (audeamus.com)

Between the press being censored by the government, and so-called news on the television being flooded with fake news, there really isn't anywhere to turn - except the blogosphere.

business, news, radio, censorship, press, fake-news, corporate-responsibility

LoanShak: Doubling Your Money

Seeded on Thu May 3, 2007 7:28 AM EDT (loanshak.com)

While this may be news to you, your credit card company, your mortgage company, your bank, and your insurance companies already use 12% to their advantage - and against you, whenever you take out a loan.

loans, investing, mutual-funds, interest-rate, personal-finances, world-market, rule-of-72

LoanShak: Whole Life vs. Term Life Insurance

Seeded on Wed May 2, 2007 5:55 PM EDT (loanshak.com)

Your insurance salesman is going to push whole life over term life for one simple fact - he gets paid more for whole life. Now why do you think he gets paid more for selling you a whole life insurance package? Might it be that the insurance company makes more money off it?

business, personal-finance, insurance, life-insurance, term-life-insurance, whole-life-insurance

Audeamus - How dare we...: Global Warming: It's political now

Seeded on Tue May 1, 2007 8:21 AM EDT (audeamus.com)

On the other hand, we have a guy named Chris Horner trying to sell a book through Human Events, a self proclaimed conservative, for profit, newsletter.

politics, global-warming, conservative, liberal, partisan, media-matters, human-events, not-for-profit

How loan officers get paid

Seeded on Tue May 1, 2007 4:32 AM EDT (Loanshak)

Some loan officers actually put clients in jeopardy on purpose because it's just a paycheck to them. The way everything is set up, it's in their best interest to charge you as much money as they can convince you to cough up.

business, personal-finance, finances, home-loan, financial-planning, home-mortgage, expose, business-ethics, subprime-lending, loan-officers