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Meet the Man Behind "Citizens United": What Does the Ultra-Conservative Lawyer Have Planned Next?

Viveca Novak, The American Prospect. January 8, 2012.

James Bopp is already well into the next phase of his crusade to topple as many of the limits on the role of money in politics as can be done in one man’s lifetime.

Glenn Greenwald: The Heroic Bradley Manning Faces 30 Charges, Some Punishable By Death -- Why He Deserves a Medal Instead

Glenn Greenwald, The Guardian. December 15, 2011.

The real crimes exposed by this episode are those committed by the US government, not Manning.

Turkey Earthquake Shows That Corruption and Crony Capitalism Kill. Is California next?

William K. Black, New Economic Perspectives. November 10, 2011.

When seismic regulators fail and builders seek short-term profits, the magnitude of human tragedy is enormous. And it can happen here.

Scott Walker's Top Anti-Worker Aide Target of FBI Raid; Corruption in Walker's Administration?

John Nichols, The Nation. September 21, 2011.

A secret probe into political wrongdoing has swept up the point person on the Wisconsin governor's anti-union efforts; will it reach the governor himself?

Central Police Detective of Columbia University Drug Bust Arrested: Egg on the Face of Ray Kelly and Bridgett Brennan

Anthony Papa, AlterNet. June 10, 2011.

Let's see what happens to the students who were arrested and whose lives were ruined because of the overzealous police policies.

Our Government Is Corrupt Through and Through -- Where's the Outrage?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. May 17, 2011.

When politicians get caught taking bribes, it's big news, but most people take the usual legal corruption for granted.

Report Links Mercedes-Benz to Political Corruption in Angola

Rafael Marques de Morais, Maka. November 8, 2010.

A new investigation finds the German car industry is involved in influence-peddling in Angola -- and it's not the first time.

How Meg Whitman Failed Her Way to the Top at eBay, Collecting Billions While Nearly Destroying the Company

Mark Ames, Yasha Levine, AlterNet. October 26, 2010.

Former CEO Whitman's record of gross incompetence, massive waste and personal enrichment is breathtaking. That the media isn't talking about it is incredible.

A Compendium of the Corrupt Politicians and Corporate Campaign Cash Flooding This Election

AlterNetOctober 26, 2010.

A round-up of the key articles AlterNet has run on the slimy goings on in our elections process.

How the Phone Companies Are Screwing America: The $320 Billion Broadband Rip-Off

David Rosen, Bruce Kushnick, AlterNet. October 7, 2010.

Americans are stuck with an inferior and overpriced communications system, compared with the rest of the world, and we're being ripped off in the process.

12 of America's Most Crooked Candidates on the Ballot in the 2010 Election

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in WashingtonSeptember 16, 2010.

Here are some of the absolutely least deserving candidates for high office.

Why Didn't Congress Break Up The Banks? Bankers Bought The Vote.

A New Way ForwardMay 14, 2010.

Senators who voted against breaking up the banks got twice as much money from Wall Street as Senators who didn't.

America's Ten Most Corrupt Capitalists

Zach Carter, AlterNet. May 13, 2010.

Wall Street's captains of industry and top policymakers in Washington are often the same people. A lot of them get rich by playing for both teams.

Corporate Court Acting in Secret, Citizens Locked Out

Aaron Lake Smith, AlterNet. April 2, 2010.

Delaware has a special court for corporations. And it's about to start hearing cases that the public can't hear about.

Totally Corrupt TV: Corporate Lobbyists Pose as Disinterested Experts on Cable News

Sebastian Jones, The Nation. February 18, 2010.

Covert corporate influence-peddling is taking over cable news.

The Talking Heads of Cable News Are Leading Double Lives as Paid Lobbyists for Corporations

Sebastian Jones, The Nation. February 15, 2010.

Since 2007 at least 75 registered lobbyists, public relations reps and corporate officials have appeared on cable news without disclosing the corporations that paid them.

Our Democracy No Longer Works and the Problem Is Congress

Lawrence Lessig, The Nation. February 9, 2010.

At the center of our government lies a bankrupt institution: Congress. The US Congress has become the Fundraising Congress.

Afghan Government Corruption Thrives While the People Starve

Derrick Crowe, AlterNet: Video. January 20, 2010.

In the shadow of the Afghanistan war, corrupt officials live in opulent homes while poor people sell their children for food.

Exporting Corruption: 3/4 of Afghan Corruption Cases Involve Westerners

Derrick Crowe, AlterNet: Video. January 13, 2010.

The Afghanistan war is a breeding ground for corruption, and it’s not just the corrupt Afghan government that’s feeding at the trough.

Alleged Police Cover-Up Adds Shocking Angle to the Racist Murder of Luis Ramirez

Susan Wallace, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. December 16, 2009.

Justice may yet come for Luis Ramirez.

An Inside Look at Nepotism and Corruption in Karzai's Afghanistan

An Inside Look at Nepotism and Corruption in Karzai's Afghanistan

Pratap Chatterjee, TomDispatch.com. November 18, 2009.

An eye-opening inside look at how the system of nepotism and corruption in Afghanistan actually works.

Stealing Money, Selling Heroin and Raping Boys -- The Very Dark Side of the Afghan Occupation

Stealing Money, Selling Heroin and Raping Boys -- The Very Dark Side of the Afghan Occupation

Patrick Cockburn, CounterPunch. November 13, 2009.

One reason Afghan villagers prefer dealing with the Taliban than govt. security forces is that the latter have a habit of seizing their sons at checkpoints and sodomizing them.

How I Caught Obama's Team Trapping Themselves into a Corner on Their Afghanistan Spin

How I Caught Obama's Team Trapping Themselves into a Corner on Their Afghanistan Spin

David Corn, MotherJones.com. October 6, 2009.

The White House Press Corps jumped on Robert Gibbs when they saw the glaring contradiction of demanding a corruption free government and not withdrawing from Afghanistan.

Senator Sanders and Michael Moore Talk Capitalism

Senator Sanders and Michael Moore Talk Capitalism

Robert Greenwald, October 1, 2009.

In this week’s show, director Michael Moore asks Sen. Sanders "what is wrong with American capitalism these days?"

Afghanistan: Mixed Signals From Administration; Support for Karzai Despite Corruption

Afghanistan: Mixed Signals From Administration; Support for Karzai Despite Corruption

Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. September 28, 2009.

With no good way out of Afghanistan and no good way to stay in, Obama's team of rivals sends mixed signals on the U.S.'s next move.

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