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Coddling Corporate Criminals
The BBC World Business Report recently aired a slightly revised version of this commentary: America treats its criminals harshly, and not just the worst offenders.If you get caught selling small amounts of marijuana, or get caught stealing on a couple occasions, you are liable to get a significant jail term. Once you get out, you…
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Tax Day and the Corporate Predators
The BBC World Business Report recently aired a slightly revised version of this commentary: In Washington, D.C., like other American cities, a strange ritual occurs on the evening of April 15. As the sun sets and the clock ticks towards midnight, more and more cars converge on Washington’s old central post office. Lines of cars…
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Military Lunacy: How About a Bit of Common Sense?
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…