Month: March 2006

MILITARY LUNACY: HOW ABOUT A BIT OF COMMON SENSE? By Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman [original post on corp-focus, 3/9/06] In a crazy place, even the most modest steps toward sanity can seem radical. Thus, in Washington, the Common Sense Budget Act, introduced this week by Representative Lynn Woolsey of California, seems like a far-reaching…

The Washington Post reports today on the rise in Middle Eastern investment in the United States. The Dubai-ports controversy is the obvious news hook for the story, but the real story is buried deep into the report from Paul Blustein. That story is that foreign investment in the United States — both in financial paper…

Have You Ever Been Convicted of a Felony? By Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman Have you ever been convicted of a felony? That question is asked throughout our lives.By people who are interviewing us for a job. By courts seeking jurors. By Little League officials screening coaches. For background checks of all kinds. People want…