OFFICIAL CORRUPTION IN THE U.S.:
How extensive? How does it
impact our standing in the world?
Suggested reading & research from Ed Knox
Articles of interest:
- "Why Russia is Discrediting American Democracy" by Paul R. Pillar on "LobeLog Foreign Policy," Sept 8, 2016
- "How a modest contract for ‘applied research’ morphed into the CIA’s brutal interrogation program" by Greg Miller in "The Washington Post," July 13, 2016
- "World More violent in past Year, but Middle East drives Deterioration" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," June 10, 2016
- "The man who seduced the 7th Fleet" by Craig Whitlock in "The Washington Post," May 27, 2016
- "The End of American Iraq: Poor Shiites invade Parliament over corrupt Spoils System" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," May 1, 2016
- "Erik Prince: Energizer Bunny" by David Isenberg on "LobeLog Foreign Policy," March 29, 2016
- "Polluted Political Games" by Nicholas Kristof in "The New York TImes," May 28, 2015
- "Reports reveal joint CIA-Mossad operation to kill Hezbollah leader" by "Middle East Eye" staff, Jan 31, 2015
- "C.I.A. Officers Are Cleared in Senate Computer Search" by Mark Mazzetti & Matt Apuzzo in "The New York Times," Jan 14, 2015
- "Writers Say They Feel Censored by Surveillance" by Jennifer Schuessler in "The New York Times," Jan 4, 2015
- "Tax Lobby Builds Ties to Chairman of Finance Panel," by Eric Lipton in The New York Times, April 6, 2013.
- "U.S. Engaged in Torture After 9/11, Review Concludes" by Scott Shane in The New York Times, April 16, 2013
- "A Senate in the Gun Lobby’s Grip" opinion piece by Gabrielle Giffords in The New York Times, April 17, 2013
- "The Atlanta scandal: standardized testing and the corruption of US education," a post by Anne Campbell on TransparencyInternational, April 16, 2013
- "Legal Curbs Said to Hamper A.T.F. in Gun Inquiries" by Erica Goode & Sheryl Gay Stolberg in The New York Times, Dec 25, 2012
- "CDC Ban on Gun Research Caused Lasting Damage" a story by Sydney Lupkin on ABC News, April 9, 2013
- "Restyled as Real Estate Trusts, Varied Businesses Avoid Taxes" by Nathaniel Popper in The New York Times, April 21, 2013
- "How to Become an Expert in Iran’s Nuclear Program (in less than four minutes)," a video posted on Informed Comment by Juan Cole, April 30, 2013
- "The Failure of Gun Legislation in the Senate Tells us we Need to fight for our Democracy," by David Graeber, author of The Democracy Project, posted on Juan Cole's Informed Comment blog, April 30, 2013.