/tags/corruption/ Recent bookmarks tagged #corruption Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:24:49 +0000 http://www.austinchronicle.com/blogs/news/2012-06-27/gop-opposes-critical-thinking/ It's official: The Republican Party of Texas opposes critical thinking. That's right, drones, and it's part of their official platform.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #corruption #gop #imported:pinboard #texas #to:fb</p> Sat, 30 Jun 2012 15:52:09 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:32744 corruption gop imported:pinboard texas to:fb http://www.austinchronicle.com/blogs/news/2012-06-27/gop-opposes-critical-thinking It's official: The Republican Party of Texas opposes critical thinking. That's right, drones, and it's part of their official platform.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #corruption #gop #texas #to:fb</p> Sat, 30 Jun 2012 15:52:09 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:22217 corruption gop texas to:fb http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120214/01404517751/pirate-bays-peter-sunde-questions-why-we-let-dying-industries-dictate-terms-democracy.shtml It's stories like this that raise significant questions about the prosecution. Even if you believe that Sunde was guilty of what he was charged with, I would think you should be able to admit that the list of things above should not have happened under any circumstance. When you read that... and then realize that the guy leading the prosecution against Megaupload for the US DOJ used to work for the industry as an "anti-piracy" exec -- you see the same pattern happening again and again. People who have too close connections to industry are making decisions on these issues designed to protect their industries, rather than looking at the actual impact on society and the economy. That's a pretty big problem, and shows how "regulatory capture" can sometimes become "judicial capture" as well.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #copyfight #corruption #imported:pinboard #piratebay</p> Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:55:33 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:20792 copyfight corruption imported:pinboard piratebay http://inthesetimes.com/uprising/entry/12303/mayors_dhs_coordinated_occupy_attacks When a series of crackdowns on the Occupy camps suddenly occurred in, more or less, the same week, many observers wondered if perhaps the attacks had been coordinated at a national level. Oakland Mayor Jean Quan confirmed that suspicion during an appearance on the BBC - excerpted on The Takeaway radio program - when she casually mentioned taking part in a conference call with the leaders of 18 US cities right before the raids.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #corruption #government #occupy #ows #politics #us</p> Sun, 27 Nov 2011 02:49:57 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:19957 corruption government occupy ows politics us http://markcrispinmiller.com/2011/11/raids-on-ows-coordinated-with-obamas-fbi-homeland-security-others Over the past ten days, more than a dozen cities have moved to evict “Occupy” protesters from city parks and other public spaces. As was the case in last night’s move in New York City, each of the police actions shares a number of characteristics. And according to one Justice official, each of those actions was coordinated with help from Homeland Security, the FBI and other federal police agencies.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #corruption #dhs #government #occupy #ows #politics</p> Sun, 27 Nov 2011 02:49:32 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:19956 corruption dhs government occupy ows politics http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/nov/25/shocking-truth-about-crackdown-occupy So, when you connect the dots, properly understood, what happened this week is the first battle in a civil war; a civil war in which, for now, only one side is choosing violence. It is a battle in which members of Congress, with the collusion of the American president, sent violent, organised suppression against the people they are supposed to represent. Occupy has touched the third rail: personal congressional profits streams. Even though they are, as yet, unaware of what the implications of their movement are, those threatened by the stirrings of their dreams of reform are not.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #corruption #occupy #ows #politics #usa</p> Sun, 27 Nov 2011 02:47:46 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:19955 corruption occupy ows politics usa http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/uc-davis-pepper-spray-incident-reveals-weakness-up-top-20111122 What happened at UC Davis was the inevitable result of our failure to make sure our government stayed in the business of defending our principles. When we stopped insisting on that relationship with our government, they became something separate from us.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #corruption #occupy #police #politics #ucdavis</p> Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:12:01 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:19899 corruption occupy police politics ucdavis http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/25/why-markets-cant-cure-healthcare "This problem is made worse by the fact that actually paying for your health care is a loss from an insurers’ point of view — they actually refer to it as “medical costs.” This means both that insurers try to deny as many claims as possible, and that they try to avoid covering people who are actually likely to need care. Both of these strategies use a lot of resources, which is why private insurance has much higher administrative costs than single-payer systems. And since there’s a widespread sense that our fellow citizens should get the care we need — not everyone agrees, but most do — this means that private insurance basically spends a lot of money on socially destructive activities."<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #corruption #economics #health #healthcare #insurance #markets #medicine #politics</p> Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:35:03 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:12466 corruption economics health healthcare insurance markets medicine politics http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10/palins_attack_on_obamas_patrio.php <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #aip #alaska #corruption #election #mccain #palin #politics #republicans</p> Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:25:49 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:11493 aip alaska corruption election mccain palin politics republicans http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070422/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_honor_and_integrity "From the very beginning, this administration emphasized loyalty over competence. And at some point, that catches up with you"<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #argh #bush #corruption #politics</p> Sun, 22 Apr 2007 23:50:29 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:8975 argh bush corruption politics http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070422/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_list "A rundown of Bush appointees who left under a cloud or face conflict-of-interest allegations"<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #argh #bush #corruption #politics</p> Sun, 22 Apr 2007 23:48:46 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:8974 argh bush corruption politics http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/16/AR2006091600193_pf.html "O'Beirne's staff posed blunt questions to some candidates about domestic politics: Did you vote for George W. Bush in 2000? Do you support the way the president is fighting the war on terror?"<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #bush #corruption #failure #iraq #politics #war</p> Sat, 16 Sep 2006 21:14:15 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:7770 bush corruption failure iraq politics war http://www.node707.com/archives/005437.shtml "Failure to plan, and train properly has plagued US efforts in Afghanistan, Iraq and now that failure has come home to roost in the United States."<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #bush #corruption #disaster #hurricanekatrina #hurricanerita #neworleans #politics</p> Mon, 03 Oct 2005 14:39:23 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:5550 bush corruption disaster hurricanekatrina hurricanerita neworleans politics