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Two justice systems, one for the rich, one for the rest of us?
Another cliché I wish could be laid to rest (I’d say “killed,” but I am adamantly opposed to the death penalty). I’m highly sensitive to the gross injustices of wrongful convictions and imprisonments thanks to the Innocence Project, on the … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Crime & Punishment, Law, suits and order, Racism, The Facts of Life, The filthy rich, Trumpism
Tagged Allan Stanford, Bernie Madoff, Charles Ponzi, Dennis Kozlowski, Donald Trump, Elizabeth Holmes, Harry Helmsley, Harvey Weinstein, Jack Abramoff, Kenneth Law, Leona Helmsley, Martin Shkreli, Michael Milkin, Rupert Murdoch, Sam Bankman-Fried, The Innocence Project, tikkun olam, Wikipedia
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What’s going to happen to that “elderly roue” I told you about?
This one, who must remind you of someone currently polluting our lives. What’s going to happen to him? It ain’t good: We know not what may be the nature of that eternal punishment to which those will be doomed who … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Corruption, Indicting Trump, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged Anthony Trollope, Donald Trump
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I bought some eggs. Here’s what I learned
Over the past few years, I’ve paid only sporadic attention to the prices of stuff I regularly buy. Yes, when COVID caused prices to soar, I switched from Quaker Oats to no-name oat bran found in a bin at Fairway, … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Consumer boycott, Corruption, The Facts of Life
Tagged avian virus, egg price-fixing, Fairway Market, Porsche, price of eggs, Quaker Oats, TAFKAT, Twitter, V-8
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