Tag Archives: Corporate Corruption

Tiger Woods : It’s How You Play the Game

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo from Reuters.Slave labor and toxic dumping:Tiger Woods and his corporate partners This is business as usual for Woods who would sooner swallow a five-iron than take anything resembling a political stand. By Dave Zirin / December 1, 2009 During … Continue reading →

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Hot Oil! Narco Pirates Smuggle Mexican Petrol into Texas

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Hot oil? Petroleum “pipa” with the mark of the Zetas, the infamous drug cartel branching out into petro-piracy. Photo from NarcoGuerra Times.HOT OIL! Union crooks, drug cartels and U.S. corporations are stealing billions of bucks of Mexican petroleum. By John … Continue reading →

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FILM / Michael Moore : Anti-Capitalism Goes Mainstream

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Capitalism: A love Story… Michael Moore’s new film names the systemAnd presents a radical democratic critique By Alex Knight / The Rag Blog / October 27, 2009 Capitalism: A Love Story, which opened in 962 theaters earlier this month, is … Continue reading →

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Naomi Klein : Michael Moore, America’s Teacher

Posted on September 26, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Filmmaker Michael Moore. Art by Ward Sutton / The Nation.Capitalism: A Love StoryNaomi Klein interviews Michael Moore Well, people want to believe that it’s not the economic system that’s at the core of all this. You know, it’s just a … Continue reading →

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Wall Street Tycoons : Why Are None Behind Bars?

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Royal / Capitalist Banker series / mejuan.Why haven’t any Wall Street tycoons been sent to the slammer? The absence of what many would call justice stands out all the more because past financial crises always had their villains. by Kevin … Continue reading →

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This Is Your Friendly American Banker

Posted on June 15, 2009 by RagBlog

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Music Video : Arlo Guthrie is (Still) Changing His Name to Chrysler

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

I’m Changing My Name to ChryslerPerformed by Arlo Guthrie. Lyrics by Tom Paxton. “Corporate welfare-the enormous and myriad subsidies, bailouts, giveaways, tax loopholes, debt revocations, loan guarantees, discounted insurance and other benefits conferred by government on business-is a function of … Continue reading →

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Larry Ray : Congressional Kabuki and the Constitution

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog. Though none of our elected officials actually got made up in classical white face, their outraged and out sized exaggerations, both facial and verbal would have qualified them for a Kabuki casting … Continue reading →

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Blackwater Is Staying in Iraq, Against Iraqi Wishes

Posted on March 19, 2009 by RagBlog

Blackwater Chief Executive Officer Erik Prince defends his company’s performance in Iraq before the House oversight committee in 2007. Photo: Associated Press.New Deal for BlackwaterBy Jim McElhatton / March 17, 2009 Days after the Baghdad government decided it no longer … Continue reading →

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Why Did A.I.G. Pay Goldman Sachs $12.9 Billion?

Posted on March 18, 2009 by RagBlog

Hong Kong AIG building. Photo: Chow Meisy.The Gift That Keeps on GivingMarch 16, 2009 After four bailouts totaling some $170 billion, the American International Group has finally answered some of the questions about where the money went. Unfortunately, the answers … Continue reading →

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The Missing Billions from Iraq Reconstruction: A Story That Won’t Go Away

Posted on February 17, 2009 by RagBlog

The missing billions – the story that no one ever really cared to follow to its conclusion. Why? I could probably make a pretty fair case that it’s a function of racism – most of the money wasn’t American taxpayer … Continue reading →

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Sen. Bernie Sanders : Socialist Strikes a Blow Against Wall Street Greed

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Socialist Senator-elect Bernie Sanders (I-VT): Way ahead of the curve on this one. Photo by Brian Snyder / Reuters.Obama backs limit to executive compensation similar to Sanders’ Stop the Greed on Wall Street Act ‘We are on the verge of … Continue reading →

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