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Kristin Smith-Crowe explains how ‘Mere exposure to money triggers a business decision frame and unethical outcomes.’

Iraq mosque bombings kill dozens, North Korea calls US “kingpin” of rights abuse, Syria peace talks delayed, US to talk peace with Taliban, Egypt-Ethiopia war may be averted, Turk cops raid homes and arrest protesters, Brazil protests turn violent, Cambodia charges Nike strikers, and autism linked to air pollution.

60 Syrian troops killed in bombing, Russia “will not allow” Syria no-fly zone, Iraq bombings kill dozen, Erdogan threatens military force against protesters, EU and US working on biggest trade deal in history, nations upset UK spied in them during 2009 G-8 summit, China leads call for US to explain spying, Saudi Arabia MERS outbreak kills four more, and mining fossil fuels “challenge the existence of our society.”

Featuring writing from the past week by past guests Victoria Brittain, John Cassidy, Pratap Chatterjee, Thomas Drake, Daniel Ellsberg, Glenn Greenwald, Chris Hedges, Greg Palast and George Zornick.

Syria calls chemical weapons claims “lies,” companies trade information for classified US intelligence, Czech government offices raided in organized crime crackdown, nationwide corruption investigation launched in Austria, Mozambique medical services “paralyzed” by strike, Central African Republic still run by coup leaders after cabinet shakeup, Brazil transit protest turns violent, government wants ExxonMobil to be held criminally responsible in Arkansas oil spill, and Pakistan’s worsening weather attributed to climate change.

Syrian ‘massacre,’ Syria attacks Lebanese town, EU warns US on surveillance, Turk lawyers protest police treatment at Taksim Square, thousands march against Putin, Greek crackdown on migrants based on appearance, Mexico saves workers from slave-like conditions, over ten million kids work in hazardous and slave-like jobs, and coal kills 32,000 Europeans every year.

Deadly suicide bombs rock Kabul and Damascus, Syrian teenager reportedly executed by rebels, Syrian war “at a turning point, ” Turkish cops over-run park protesters, London cops in stand-off with G-8 protesters, women dying from most popularly prescribed birth control, the scam that is tire rentals, and Edward Snowden has more secrets to leak.

Deadly market bombings in Iraq, NATO supply truck attack kills six, Kabul airport attack defeated, Afghan cops accused of violence against women, official says US closer to arming Syria, eleven years in prison for insulting US ally, 67 percent of Haitians lack food, planet warming at rate two times UN goal, and NSA leaker was protecting “basic liberties for people around the world.”

Featuring writing from the past week by past This is Hell! guests Phyllis Bennis, Noam Chomsky, Henry Giroux, Glenn Greenwald, Chris Hedges, Lewis Lapham, Chase Madar, David Sirota, and Marcy Wheeler.

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UK using US internet spying program, top US intel official blasts spying leak, Mali war crimes allegations, half of Syrian’s population will need aid, Russian peacekeepers may guard Golan Heights, Syrian offensive succeeds with Hezbollah, seven killed by suicide bomb in Afghanistan, Bosnians surround parliament, and Sheriff Arpaio busted for racial profiling.

Finally, bipartisan support on something. Wait, it’s spying on us?