Corporate Crime

From today's Oread Daily http://oreaddaily.blogspot.com/

Somebody has to do it.

Thousands of persons from far and wide will be converging on Washington D.C. to arrest health insurance executives. the health insurance lobbying group - will be at the Ritz-Carlton hotel
in Washington, DC for its annual policy conference on March 9th and 10th - figuring out more and better ways to make super profits off the backs of the sick.

It's a strange industry, huh, but let's face it, that is exactly what the private health insurance industry is all about. They sure as hell aren't doing anyone any favors. But then, isn't that what capitalism is all about. Well, yeah, so maybe we just ought to march on Washington and get rid of capitalism itself.

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By William Fisher

NEW
YORK, Feb 28, 2010 (IPS) - Legal headaches are growing exponentially
for the security firm formerly known as Blackwater – once the darling
of the military-industrial community.

In separate
developments, two former employees of the company charged that the
security firm committed "systematic fraud" under its contracts with the
U.S. State Department in Iraq and Afghanistan; the Iraqi government
announced it would seize heavy weapons from foreign security firms and
expel ex-Blackwater contractors still in the country; and a U.S. Senate
hearing learned that Blackwater employees stole more than 500 assault  read more »

We will host a series of community discussions, each one preceded by an informative meeting, on the causes of the economic crisis and a variety of proposals to deal with it. The 12-part series will occur on a variety of days
(both weeknights and weekend days) over a period of 9 weeks from approximately mid-February to late April. The topics will flow logically from one session to the next to create a comprehensive series, but each session will also stand alone so you can participate in those that suit your schedule.

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