PROCTER & GAMBLE AND THE USGLC: CARTELS, COALITIONS AND THE SMART POWER OF DOING WELL
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For millions of once upwardly-mobile Americans, the name "Procter & Gamble" (PG) will forever be associated with the mid-day television dramas - a.k.a. "soap operas" - they sponsored for decades to promote Tide, Gain, Downy, Dawn and a list of familiar household cleansers, personal care products and sundries that some consider quintessential Americana:
PEPSICO, QUAKER OATS & GMO: YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN
Global Revolution 1: American Revolution 2: Day 54: Communication 1
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PepsiCo Inc. is a Fortune 500 global conglomerate with interests in the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of grain-based snack foods, beverages and other products. PepsiCo was formed in 1965 with the merger of the Pepsi-Cola Company and Frito-Lay, Inc. PepsiCo has since expanded from its namesake product Pepsi to a broader range of food and beverage brands, the largest of which include an acquisition of Tropicana in 1998 and a merger with Quaker Oats in 2001 - which added the Gatorade brand to its portfolio as well.
FOR MCKESSON CORPORATION, THE MISSION IS PRICE MANIPULATION
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With 2010 revenues of $108.7 billion and earnings of $1.2 billion, McKesson Corporation ranks #15 on the Fortune 500. It is the nation's largest healthcare provider, with pharmaceuticals distribution being the backbone of the company: One-third of all medicines used in the U.S. run through the McKesson pipeline. The company is also the dominant player in healthcare information systems, as more than 70% of our major hospitals use its technology to digitize prescriptions and patient medical records.
THE PFELONS OF PFIZER: TOO CROOKED TO FAIL AND DON'T GO TO JAIL
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With 2010 revenues of $67.8 billion and profits of $8.2 billion, Pfizer Inc. ranks #31 on the Fortune 500 and is the world's largest pharmaceuticals corporation. Brand names include Viagra, Celebrex, Norvasc, and Lipitor. The company also manufactures animal care products such as Revolution, an anti-parasitic. In 2009, Pfizer acquired its rival Wyeth for 68 billion dollars. Wyeth's over the counter brands included Advil, Centrum, Robitussin and ChapStick. The majority of its sales are conducted through the wholesale companies McKesson and Cardinal Health. Here is a complete listing of the Pfizer's products:
Another Fracking Earthquake Hits Kleptohoma Gaslands while Bushbama and Koched-out Kronies Assure the Sheeple that Destroying our Homeland is crucial to Economic Recovery:
Comcast paid politicians to pressure the FCC to OK the NBC-Universal merger, which created a media monopoly. They want to control who can broadcast what and where, which determines what you get in terms of entertainment and information:
GE is one of the world's biggest war profiteers and worst polluters. They also sold the nuclear reactors that failed at Fukushima. They want to control the news you watch, especially as it relates to their enterprises, earnings and image:
GLAXOSMITHKLINE: WHERE BILLIONS IN FINES DON'T DENT THE BOTTOM LINE
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CDC DIRECTOR GERBERDING GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO GARDASIL THEN GOES TO WORK FOR MERCK
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If you sort the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD) by total misconduct dollars (penalties, fines and settlements) since 1995, you'll find Big Pharma (large pharmaceutical companies, i.e. drug manufacturers) in the first three positions with Merck & Co., Inc.'s $5.862 billion at the top.
COMCAST PAYS POLITICIANS TO PRESSURE FCC ON NBC-UNIVERSAL MERGER THEN HIRES FCC COMMISSIONER
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In January 2011 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 4-1 to approve the merger of Comcast and NBC-Universal. This "created one of the largest media conglomerates in American history, which critics warn could limit the variety of voices heard by the public and threaten the Internet's role as a forum for free exchange of information." Their OK came after FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski received this letter urging approval signed by 97 members of Congress:
Of those 97 Democratic and Republican politicians, 88 "had received money from Comcast's political action committee, according to data from the Center for Responsive Politics."
VERIZON: PAYING POLITICIANS TO RULE THE AIR
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