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Welfare "reform" bill

mardi 16 février 2016 à 01:00

Kasich played a central role in Bill Clinton's welfare "reform" bill.

Clinton's disastrous record

mardi 16 février 2016 à 01:00

Hillary Clinton Sugarcoating Her Disastrous Record.

President Clinton's media law, bought by media companies' lobbyists, allowed them to merge and concentrate, increasing their power. The biggest victim is democracy itself.

No wonder they now support Clinton for president.

Lexmark's use of patents

mardi 16 février 2016 à 01:00

Lexmark succeeded in using patents to block a company from refilling toner cartridges.

Yet another reason why we should abolish patents.

Surveillance in the UK

mardi 16 février 2016 à 01:00

Destroying Democracy Under the Cloak of Defending It: surveillance in the UK.

Private prisons

mardi 16 février 2016 à 01:00

The UK is concealing thousands of injuries done to minors in private prisons. These injuries range from suffocation to broken bones. The companies falsify records and deny the victims medical treatment. But hey, they have to make money, right?

To allow a privately run prison is to invite injustice. This practice must be abolished. More generally, no government function should be privatized unless that gives the public the benefit of a competitive market.