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Madoff: Fall Guy or First of Many?

By Eric Lotke
June 29, 2009

Bernard Madoff has been sentenced to 150 years in prison for one of the biggest investment frauds in Wall Street history. But there is no closure here. We can’t let Madoff’s sentence distract us from the underlying problems. This isn’t just about Madoff. This is about the system in which Madoff’s scam took place.

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Private Corporations Control Our Nation's War Endeavors

Submitted by Alexander Sewell
September 25, 2008

Seventy percent of the intelligence budget now goes to contractors. Private corporate interests control our nation’s most sensitive information and help direct our most critical foreign policy decisions.

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