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Link "a federal jury largely affirmed those allegations, finding Householder and ex-Ohio Republican Party chair Matt Borges guilty of conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise involving bribery and money laundering. The two men face up to 20 years in...

Link   The discussion starts about 9 minutes into the talk. Great discussion by former US Atty, former Ohio PUC member, and journalists about First Energy bribing the Ohio legislature and PUC Chair in order to get high rate increases and...

link NPR 1A podcast on need for new amendments and changes to the judicial system:  stop the shadow docket, push the ERA amendment, make ethics apply to judges and the Supreme Court, mandatory retirement, term limits,  make ratification depend on population,(not on...

great list of articles about corruption partly by FL Power and light  from jason garcia's substack  "Seeking Rents". He uncovers misdeeds and corruption  by FPL, Gov DeSantis, and other politicians. It has links to newspaper articles about these things. more good stuff...

article It seems that they market the baby powder  to appear  baby- and family- friendly and to gain life-long customers for its other products.  They resisted attempts to ban it.  Finally,  in 2020 they stopped selling it in the US.  Until 2022...

Mother Jones article  They take over  a company using the company's assets to have the company sign up to owe large debt, then they collect high fees, avoid paying taxes, lay off employees,  sell off the assets either for high...

6 part Netflix series based on true events, but with the names changed.  The Journalist. Similar to "The Spotlight."

article. Oil and Gas Commission, Air Quality Commission, andiand Governor refuse to protect public health -and side with  polluting oil companies.

Autumn is coming! Here are some great links & information about what is going on in the world of environmental activism : Good News!“Each of us must experience one of two pains- the pain of discipline or the pain of...

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Link  To grab billions via price increases, and payments for failed carbon capture, and nuclear plant boondoggles.

Health insurance company CEOs (united health care, anthem, aetna, humana, Cigna, centene, healthnet)  make out like bandits.- they get paid up to $36 million per year.  They refuse to pay for medical treatments and drugs, lay off workers, cut costs, boost...

Electric Utility Corruption  they are paying $200 million fines for bribery etc.  The 8-3-20 NYT editorial, “When Utility Money Talks”, illustrates the corrupt side of electric utilities.“citizens are getting a clearer picture of what they are up against. They are...

Big Oil's paid lobbyists are countering the campaigns to fight climate change. This is because they gain so much power and money thru their existing business model-sort of a bigger is better trend towards oligopoly and monopoly. This started with...

article  Often in Monopoly, No Bid contracts.  This increases the costs and gives the war profiteers tons of money to lobby and fund politicans.

article  These secret pro-corporate judges rule in favor of bogus claims filed by polluting oil, pipeline, mining, toxic chemical,  waste dump,  and such companies.  It was inserted into trade deals (NAFTA, TPP,...)to overrule national laws in favor of large pollution causing...

article  We need limits on the interest rates for loans.  States used to have such rules banning interest rates above some low percentage such as 20%. the deregulation  of banking and the take-over of local state regulations allowed Big Banks...

Here is one interview. The Water Knife is a detective thriller set amidst drought refugees and physical battles between cities over water.  It has romance, murder, gangs, chases, and journalists. The Windup Girl is about a future of GMOs, rising sea...