http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1640409,00.html
George W. Bush once promised that anyone in his Administration who broke the law would "be taken care of." At the time, he appeared to mean they would face the consequences of their actions ( Read more... )

I'm not an advocate of the drug war. I think the "war on drugs" is, in actuality, a "war on potential drug users" which is, in the eyes of the constabulary and their officials, all citizens ( Read more... )

FTC strikes deal with Sony, screws consumers
The settlement also requires that Sony BMG allow consumers to exchange the CDs through June 31, 2007, and reimburse consumers for up to $150 to repair damage to their computers that they may have suffered in trying to remove the software.
$150 is not enough. I'm sure many consumers had to take radical ( Read more... )

From counterpunch: Israeli Texas, Toll Road Mafia, Fascist Mexico, and Terrorist Bush - ( Read more... )

Even excerpted, it's long.( Read more... )

http://www.counterpunch.org/nader05202006.html
Last month, we learned more about the way this works from a trial in the Superior Court of San Diego County. A civil jury struck a blow for corporate accountability, socking AutoZone with a verdict of $7.5 million in punitive ( Read more... )