On AlterNet: rip-off

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Eliot Spitzer: 5 Ways to Make Banks Pay for Their Secret $7 Trillion Free Ride

Eliot Spitzer, Slate. December 1, 2011.

The CEOs of major banks maintained they were in good financial shape. Meanwhile, they secretly borrowed massive amounts from the government to stay afloat.

The Shaving Racket -- How Are Gillette and Schick Getting Away with Ripoff Razors?

Scott Thill, AlterNet. November 15, 2010.

Digging into an industry accused of marking up its prices 4,000 percent.

Fake Consumer Rights Group Says Getting Ripped-Off for Internet Use Is Good For You

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. April 23, 2009.

A shill group is taking up the fight to legitimize attempt by cable giants AT&T and Time Warner to price-gouge for Internet service.

Cable Giants Continue Hoping No One Will Notice Their Attempts to Destroy the Internet

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. April 22, 2009.

Despite Time Warner's epic fail with metered billing, AT&T has refused to abandon its usage caps program -- and the AT&T version is even worse.

Bush's Prescription for Plutocracy

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. January 14, 2008.

Is Washington hopelessly gridlocked? Not when the rich and powerful need help.