Article on how US corporations have given up on communities for the sake of stock prices. IBM used to be a cornerstone of many communities in the US. Since about the time Reagan came into office the focus has changed towards worship of the almighty dollar.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/maximizing-shareholder-value-the-goal-that-changed-corporate-america/2013/08/26/26e9ca8e-ed74-11e2-9008-61e94a7ea20d_story.html?hpid=z3
and some accompanying Tom Toles humor:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tom-toles/post/friday-rant-the-other-fast-train-edition/2013/08/15/ec8229b2-05d9-11e3-88d6-d5795fab4637_blog.html
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