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Opposing Economic Exploitation and Corruption
This section examines ways of assuring that democrcy's leaders act in ways that pursue the common good (and not the advancement of their narrow selfish interests).
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Corruption Fighters
Corruption Fighters focus on strengthening conflict of interest protections and preventing public business from being exploited for private gain by unscrupulous individuals.
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The Woke University's Servant Class
A look at the hypocritical mismatch between the university's conspicuous commitment to social justice and the exploitive way in which it treats "contingent" faculty.
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The Corruption of Lindsey Graham
A lengthy and very detailed analysis of the incremental changes that led to Donald Trump's transformation of the Republican Party and its increasing embrace of authoritarianism.
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Aiding Terror: How Terrorists Exploit Humanitarian Organizations
A timely and important look at the at the ways in which terrorist organizations have been able to exploit humanitarian aid providers (and fund the continuing cycle of violence).
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Trump's Corruption Unbound
An alarming look at the level of corruption that a second Trump administration seems likely to tolerate.
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How the Russian Government Silences Wartime Dissent
A look into what Russia is doing to suppress opposition to its war in Ukraine and a window into how brutal, authoritarian regimes can make it impossible to effectively challenge folly and corruption.
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Political Corruption And Taxpayer Money Behind Google Disinformation And Censorship
From a more conservative perspective, more insight into the delicate balance between desirable efforts to limit destructive disinformation and undesirable efforts to suppress opposing political views.
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One of the Deadliest Jobs in Mexico: Running for Office
A window into violent political intimidation -- one of the scariest failure modes for democratic systems and efforts to curtail organized crime and governmental corruption.
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The Rise of Poverty Inc.
In coining the phrase, military-industrial complex, Dwight Eisenhower gave us the name for the way in which conflicts of interest distort public policy. This article looks at the poverty industrial complex.
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Democrats Have a Corruption Problem. They Can't Keep Ignoring It.
From Sarah Chayes, a renowned expert on global corruption, a reminder that the scourge of corrupt politics extends into the Democratic Party.