Over Half of the Military Money Goes to Private Contractors
article Often in Monopoly, No Bid contracts. This increases the costs and gives the war profiteers tons of money to lobby and fund politicans.
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Stop Big Oil, Big Bank, and Hedge Fund Lawsuits under Secret Trade Deals
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 corporations. ow they also want to give high prces to drug companies.
CIA Mass Deceptions to Led to War versus Serbia in 1999 Plus other Lies That Led to War
Matt Taibbi Says Black Jobs, Black Housing, Black Loans are Needed
He wrote the book about Eric Garner. In the Current Rolling Stone, he says that prosecutors and District Attorneys intentionally delay the cases against police misconduct until the public fervor has moved on. They do this by assemblying lots of extra evidence and testimony. Also he says the powerful police unions give lots of money and support to politicians, who then delay and weaken the cases. Then the DAs and prosecutors use police support to run for higher office, such as Congress and governor. He mentions that police abuse records are kept secret. He also writes on substack and podcasts.
13th - Movie about Slavery and the Prison Industrial Complex
Pay Day Lenders Get Go Ahead to Drive People into Poverty
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 to come in and take over the local banks and to remove state regs.