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“”My Lords, I was not on the committee and therefore would like to allow myself a few mild criticisms of a very thought-provoking report. I will touch on three aspects of its central problem: “Who watches the watchdogs?” First, a bit of history might be helpful. In its present form, this challenge was created by the Thatcher reforms of the 1980s, which produced a new dividing line between the state and the private sector. Previously,  the Government owned the public utilities and...

War is bad for nearly everyone. But as long as we allow the leaders of our privatized war economy to reap unlimited rewards, their profit motive for war in Iran or anywhere will persist.... Putting some numbers on it.Other WordsCongress: War Profiteering Is Real. We Need To End It.Sarah Anderson, director of the Global Economy Project at the Institute for Policy Studies and co-editor of Inequality.org

In thirteen years of hostile decisions, the Roberts Supreme Court has done all it can to legalize corruption. With the Bridgegate case, it gets a chance to wreak even more havoc and possibly end the use of the term “corruption” as a useful legal concept.... That the purpose, wasn't it? If this is not judicial activism, what is? This approach to corruption sets the Roberts Supreme Court apart from other Supreme Courts. For over a century, previous Supreme Courts upheld campaign finance laws...

"Low-level corruption" at high levels. What is "low-level corruption"? No illegal but unethical owing to conflict of interest and principal-agent problem, the principal being the public and the agent being their representative in government. Craig Murray BlogBought PoliticiansCraig Murray, formerly British ambassador to Uzbekistan and Rector of the University of Dundee

Do the names Sheldon & Miriam Adelson, and Bernard Marcus right a bell?Lobe LogTrump Has a $259 million Reason to Bomb Iran Eli Clifton

A new investigation has exposed members of Venezuelan coup leader Juan Guaidó’s inner circle for embezzling tens of thousands of dollars designated for humanitarian aid and spending it on luxury goods and lavish accommodations for themselves. Guaidó had been aware of the fraud for weeks and stubbornly defended his cohorts until a leak from Colombian intelligence forced him to acknowledge the scandal.... The Gray ZoneFrom coup leaders to con artists: Juan Guaidó’s gang exposed for massive...

If you are aware of John Helmer's blog Dancing with Bears, frequently linked to here, you may be interest in this. Otherwise, not so much.IrrussianalityBook Review – John HelmerPaul Robinson | Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa

Corruption Watch.Regular readers may recall that MNE has been on this for along time.Zero HedgeForget 'Creepy' - Biden Has A Major Ukraine ProblemTyler Durden

Wow. 16 million hits, and counting. Leave it to Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC)  to show how to turn a campaign finance primer into a viral video.  Certainly the first time a congressional hearing on strengthening ethics rules for the executive branch  reached such a huge audience.  This is a must-watch clip. I hesitate to add much commentary, as anything I write will likely not add all that much, and might instead only distract from the original.Nonetheless, full speed...

We have discovered that Russia has been waging a secret, carefully concealed war for the past 7 years. It is a war against corruption and unfair income distribution. You find this hard to believe? We will tell you in detail immediately after the selection of positive news of the week.... The Vineyard of the SakerRussia’s secret warTime Forward! project and Evgeny SuperTranslated by Scott Humor and captioned by Leo