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America’s Top Prison Corporation: A Study in Predatory Capitalism and Cronyism
Last week I wrote about the private prison company The GEO Group and how allowing private businesses to operate prisons can affect our justice system, our laws and the …
Austerity, the Path to Prosperity?
Rep. Paul Ryan sat down with Steve Forbes recently to have a “very serious” conversation about the US economy. The architect of the House budget plan, Ryan stated in …
The United States Military … a Crusader Force?
We know that the Taliban, al-Qaeda, and other mujahideen feel that they are involved in a holy war. Do US military personnel also see themselves in this role? Countless …
Behind the Lobbying Effort that Helps Save Apple $2.4 Billion in Taxes a Year
The New York Times dropped another bomb on Apple’s “iEconomy” this weekend with an expose that shows how the world’s biggest corporation evades billions of dollars in taxes by …
What Did We Get for 381 US Dead Since the Death of Bin Laden?
Army Reserve soldiers render final honors at a Fallen Warrior ceremony at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, January 10, 2012. (Photo: The U.S. Army) President Obama went to Afghanistan and …
Latin America Delivers a Swift Kick
On one level, April's hemispheric summit meeting was an old fashioned butt kicking for Washington's policies in the region. The White House found itself virtually alone-Dudley Do Right Canada …
Günter Grass and the Anti-Semitism Canard
Günter Grass, some say, invites controversy. For many years, he excoriated his fellow Germans to come clean about their past and confront the brute facts that might help explain …
Help Occupy Help You
The Status Quo Is Unacceptable and Untenable According to Indiana University, over 46 million Americans (1 in 6 of us) are living below the poverty line and this number …
The Current Business Paradigm Is Toxic to Business and Society. Here’s How We Change It
Business being the most pragmatic of all social organizational forms, it historically has focused narrowly on its economic activity without being distracted by the demands of political affiliations, societal …
Welcome to the 2012 Hunger Games: Sending Debt Peonage, Poverty and Freaky Weather Into the Arena
When I was growing up, I ate books for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and since I was constantly running out of reading material, I read everyone else’s — which …