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Bad Juju
Corruption
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption
"...when used as an adjective literally means 'utterly broken.'"
What are the characteristics of corruption?
What part does it play in the US economy?
If corruption is a serious problem, how can we turn back the tide?

LINKS
U.S. Slides on Corruption Index
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=53340
"More subtle and masked corruption persists in nations like the U.S., where the role of the military-industrial- surveillance complex in fostering creeping authoritarianism at home and war abroad - in more overtly corrupt countries like Afghanistan and Iraq - is joined by massive, if under- appreciated theft like that in the recent financial bailout."
Assassinations or Targeted Killings
http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2010/04/07/assassinations
“Just to get a sense for how extreme this behavior is, consider -- as the NYT reported -- that not even George Bush targeted American citizens for this type of extra-judicial killing..."
Matt Taibbi: The Crying Shame of John Boehner
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/matt-taibbi-the-crying-shame-of-john-boehner-20110105
"After Boehner suggested that by voting for Obamacare, Driehaus 'may be a dead man' and 'can't go home to the west side of Cincinnati' because 'the Catholics will run him out of town,' Driehaus began receiving death threats, and a right-wing website published directions to his house."
Buck McKeon's Mormon Holy War in Afghanistan
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-kelly/buck-mckeons-mormon-holy_b_804792.html?utm_source=DailyBrief&utm_campaign=010611&utm_medium=email&utm_content=FeatureTitle&utm_term=Daily+Brief
"California congressman Howard "Buck" McKeon is the next chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.
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'We're in Afghanistan and Iraq to fulfill Mormon prophecy, to protect the home of the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-Day Saints, and to guarantee its freedom to send missionaries around the world.'"
Video has been scrubbed from the Internet. By whom?
One Year After Haiti Earthquake, Corporations Profit While People Suffer
http://www.louisianaweekly.com/news.php?viewStory=3760
"...less than 10 percent of the $9 billion pledged by foreign donors has been delivered, and not all of that money has been spent."
Tunisia's Democratic Revolution
http://www.truth-out.org/tunisias-democratic-revolution66977
"US policy was justified in the name of the 'war on terror,' even though radical Islamist movements are weaker in Tunisia than in practically any other Arab country. Ben Ali's regime assisted the United States in 'extraordinary rendition,' where suspected Islamist radicals captured by US forces or kidnapped by intelligence services were brought to Tunisia for torture."
Vatican Cover-up of Child Sex Abuses
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/01/letter-smoking-gun-revealing-official-vatican-coverup-child-sex-abuse/
The letter emphasizes the church's right to handle all child-abuse allegations and determine punishments in house rather than give that power to civil authorities.
Tom DeLay Is Finally Rewarded for His Years of Public Service
http://www.thenation.com/blog/157621/tom-delay-finally-rewarded-his-years-public-service-jail-sentence
“But he got off easy.”
Corruption Perception Index 2010
http://www.transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/cpi/2010