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PODCAST | Texas public interest crusader Craig McDonald, whose complaint triggered the Rick Perry indictment
On Rag Radio, Craig McDonald says the Perry case is about ‘coercion and abuse of power,’ and that only the Texas media has gotten the story right. Interview by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | September 22, 2014 Texas … Continue reading
METRO | Lamar W. Hankins : Despite claims of partisan bias, Perry indictment has merit
The indictments mean that a special grand jury has good cause to believe that Perry has violated two criminal laws by his actions. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | August 18, 2014 AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry’s … Continue reading
Harry Targ : Fairness in Hypocrisy Valley
Image from Occasional Links and Commentary.Fairness in Hypocrisy Valley Since elections, the public expression of political power, are significantly determined by millionaires, trustees at Hypocrisy Valley usually are the wealthy and powerful. By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | … Continue reading
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Tagged Campuses, Corporate Power, Harry Targ, Higher Education, Political Corruption, Political Satire
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Haiti and American Colonialism : The Story Behind the Story
A member of François “Papa Doc” Duvalier’s Tonton Macoutes death squad, center, with Haitian soldier to his right. Note the look of terror on the woman vendor’s face. Image from Latin American Studies. How did Haiti become so poor?Haitian earthquake: … Continue reading
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Tagged American Colonialism, American History, Haiti, Imperialism, Natural Disasters, Political Corruption, Poverty
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Corruption in Panama : Former President on the Lam
Panama’s ex-President Ernesto Pérez Balladares earlier this year. Panama’s ‘Toro’ is currently wanted by law enforcement, if not by Panama’s voters. Photo from telemetro.com.Panama’s ‘Toro’ goes underground Warrant issued for arrest of ex-President Ernesto Pérez Balladares for laundering money from … Continue reading
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Tagged Central America, Eric Jackson, Latin America, Panama, Political Corruption
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New Years Wish List : Forrest Gump Congressional Reform
First Continental Congress. Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators who serve their term(s) and then go home and back to work. New Year’s wish list:Forrest Gump’s Congressional Reform Act of 2010 … Continue reading
Colombia : Official Corruption and Mr. Big
Colombian President Álvaro Uribe. A history of official corruption: Colombia and the Uribe family By Marion Delgado / The Rag Blog / December 16, 2009 See ‘A Stroll down Paramilitary Lane,’ below. …the sheer number of cases, their geographic spread, … Continue reading
Colombia : Cocaine, Corruption and the U.S. Army
Image from The Latin Americanist.The U.S. and the Colombian invasion:A history of corruption, cocaine, and paramilitary violence By Marion Delgado / The Rag Blog / December 7, 2009 CARTAGENA DE INDIES, Colombia — Well, kids, answering our own question from … Continue reading
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Tagged Cocaine, Colombia, Latin America, Marion Delgado, Narcoguerra, Political Corruption, U.S. Military
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Death Penalty Probe : Perry Pressured Panel Chair
Fired commission chief Sam Bassett:Pressure from Perry on Willingham probe By Zachary Roth / October 13, 2009 It’s starting to look more and more like Texas governor Rick Perry orchestrated an effort to thwart a state probe into an arson … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, Death Penalty, Political Corruption, Rick Perry, Texas
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Alberto Gonzales, the Tragic Opera
Alberto Gonzales, the Opera, Hits StageSeptember 4, 2009 A graduate music student has taken the political theater of Washington, D.C., one step further this summer. She’s turned it into opera. Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’ congressional grilling in April 2007 … Continue reading
