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The Siren Is Calling: Economic and Ideological Trends Toward Privatization of Public Police Forces

BY KARENA RAHALL — The landmark Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United has opened the floodgates to allow unlimited corporate campaign donations, and Supreme Court doctrine is shifting back to the Lochner-era’s focus on economic rights. At the same time, there are efforts underway across the United States to privatize public services in order to […]

No Right to Lie, Cheat, or Steal: Public Good v. Private Order

BY MADELEINE M. PLASENCIA — Fraud is deceit. And the essence of fraud is, “I create trust in you, and then I betray that trust, and get you to give me something of value.” And as a result, there’s no more effective acid against trust than fraud, especially fraud by top elites, and that’s what […]

Before the Smoke Cleared: Decision-Making in the Immediate Aftermath of 9/11

BY BRIAN M. STEWART — “My blood was boiling. We were going to find out who did this, and kick their ass.” It is September 11, 2001, approximately 9:43 a.m., and the President has just been informed that a plane has crashed into the Pentagon. By this time, two planes have already crashed into the […]