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Corruption
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Political Corruption and Capitalism
Corruption is endemic to the capitalist system and has not been successfully regulated away. Perhaps a system change is warranted, suggests Richard D Wolff.
Open Letter to WV Inmates: Beware of Private Prisons Before Signing Away Your Rights
The prisoners themselves would play a critical role in making this scheme by having to sign away their right to be incarcerated and rehabilitated within the state of West …
Psychologists for Social Responsibility Raises Serious Concerns About APA Decision in Leso Case
Despite substantial evidence of Dr. Leso's involvement in cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment, the American Psychological Association recently decided to close a complaint against him without proceeding with formal …
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Advice to Plutocrat Perkins: Time to Shut Up!
Venture capitalist Tom Perkins went on Bloomberg TV to apologize for using the word “Kristallnacht.”
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Why George Lucas, Eric Schmidt, (and Yes, Steve Jobs) Should Go to Jail: Conspiring to Reduce Wages of 100,000 Tech Pros
Silicon Valley's royalty occupy a class of their own, the toast of TED talks and the model for aspiring entrepreneurs the world over.
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Why the Olympics Are a Lot Like “The Hunger Games“
As a luge competitor at the 2006 Winter Games, Samantha Retrosi saw the dehumanization and corporate domination behind the Olympic ideal.
Corners Cut in Outsourced Background Checks: A Case for the Public Sector
The charges highlight the problems that come with privatizing critical government functions.
Reaping What We Sow
If we truly seek better governance in the information age, we should strive to raise the level of education of our citizens, equipping Americans of all ages to be …
Dollarocracy: Corporate Cash in Politics
The cost of American democracy is the most expensive in the world.
West Virginia Water Crisis: Behind Chemical Spill, Gaping Holes in State and Federal Regulation
The chemical, 4-methylcyclohexanemethanol, does not receive close federal or state oversight. Environmental inspectors have not visited the Freedom Industries facility since 1991. Under West Virginia law, chemicals storage facilities …