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HCAN protests insurance giant WellPoint for supporting right-wing causes

HCAN protesters . Flickr user Progress Ohio.

The progressive group Health Care for America Now (HCAN) held a protest Wednesday morning to confront shareholders of the health insurance giant WellPoint about the company’s secret funding of extreme conservative politicians and groups. The meeting, which took place at Wellpoint’s corporate offices in Indianapolis, Indiana, featured shareholders voicing their…

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Reuters journalist Rob Cox: Shareholders could help reverse Citizens United

Rob Cox via screenshot

Reuters’ Rob Cox explained Monday on MSNBC how two major U.S. companies could help offset the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision. Bank of America and 3M will be giving their shareholder the chance to vote on a referendum on Tuesday and Wednesday that would prohibit the use of corporate…

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Former AIG chief sues U.S. for $25 billion

A man walks by an American International Group (AIG) building in New York City in 2009. Photo: AFP.

Former American International Group chief Maurice “Hank” Greenberg sued the US government for $25 billion Monday over the takeover of AIG at the height of the financial crisis in 2008. In a class action suit, Greenberg alleged that AIG shareholders lost most of their investments when the government unnecessarily took over AIG rather than just aiding…

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