DEAN BAKER—Nonetheless, politicians are unlikely to be deterred from such bidding wars, since the victory of landing a big investment is highly visible and immediate. A mayor or governor gets to take part in a big ceremony with the CEO of a major corporation touting the thousands of jobs that are being created. The costs in the form of lost tax revenue that may be needed to support schools, infrastructure and other essential services will only be seen years down the road.
February 14, 2018
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JOSEPH ESSERTIER—Ramo has certainly reminded millions of Koreans of the incredible pain and trauma of the violence of the Empire of Japan. Bravo! His words have reminded Koreans of American racism and cold indifference toward them, too. As Koreans on the Peninsula move forward toward peace, his words make it difficult for Koreans to forget the heartless lack of sympathy and concern among Americans for their human rights, and his words will encourage them to not rely on Washington any more than they rely on Tokyo.
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‘This is Nuts’: Liberals Launch ‘Largest Mobilization in History’ in Defense of Russiagate Probe
16 minutes readIt must be recognized that FBI agents who go before the secret FISA court and who are virtually assured that whatever they present will be kept secret in perpetuity, have very little reason to be careful in verifying what they present as factual. FISA court judges are responsible for knowing the law but have no way of ascertaining the “facts” presented to them.
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THE US NEEDS “EUREKA!” MOMENTS RE: ‘VETTING’; ‘DISPLACEMENT’; ‘DISCERNMENT’; ‘INTEGRATION’!
27 minutes readGARY CORSERI—After the 2016 election, we suddenly heard much more strident voices about the phoniness of the “electoral college”! When those vocal chords belonged to those convinced they would win both popular and electoral votes—they had been mum on the subject! Not justice, not fairness, but opportunism rules our day.
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France admits it has joined the US-led, supra-national intelligence alliance known as the “Five Eyes”.
4 minutes readRAMIN MAZAHERI—France has admitted that it has joined the US-led, supra-national intelligence alliance known as the “Five Eyes”. The addition of France into the English-speaking group of countries appears to mark a new era of espionage cooperation among Western nations.
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