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WASHINGTON - The nonprofit Center
for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) today launched
an Internet site to provide information about the links
between hundreds of scientists -- mostly in the fields of
nutrition, environment, toxicology, and medicine -- and
corporations. The site is freely available at www.integrityinscience.org.
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The term "groupthink"
was coined by psychology professor Irving Janis in his 1972
book, "Victims of Groupthink." In this work and
others, Janis explored why decision-making by groups so
frequently produces catastrophic results. Janis' new word
and the ideas behind it entered the vocabulary of organization
and management specialists. Read
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Each year, U.S. taxpayers subsidize
U.S. businesses to the tune of almost $125 billion, the
equivalent of all the income tax paid by 60 million individuals
and families. These corporations receive a wide range of
favors: special corporate tax breaks; direct government
subsidies to pay for advertising, research and training
costs; and incentives to pursue overseas production and
sales. While Congress institutes dramatic cuts in funding
for traditional support programs for individuals and families,
corporate giants continue to live off the dole. Each dollar
spent on these "aid for dependent corporations"
welfare programs means one dollar less for environmental
programs, support for education, assistance to those in
need, tax breaks for families, or deficit reduction. Read
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