Monthly Archives: March 2012

The Polite Conference Rooms Where Liberties Are Saved and Lost

Posted on Mar 26, 2012 By Chris Hedges I spent four hours in a third-floor conference room at 86 Chambers St. in Manhattan on Friday as I underwent a government deposition. Benjamin H. Torrance, an assistant U.S. attorney, carried out … Continue reading

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Heart of Darkness

March 20, 2012 By MAUREEN DOWD Washington When the gentleman from North Carolina mentioned “Uncle Chang,” it hit with an awkward clang. “We are spending $10 billion a month that we can’t even pay for,” said Congressman Walter Jones, that … Continue reading

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Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs

March 14, 2012 By GREG SMITH TODAY is my last day at Goldman Sachs. After almost 12 years at the firm — first as a summer intern while at Stanford, then in New York for 10 years, and now in … Continue reading

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Supreme Court Likely to Endorse Obama’s War on Whistle-Blowers

Posted on Mar 12, 2012 By Chris Hedges Totalitarian systems disempower an unsuspecting population by gradually making legal what was once illegal. They incrementally corrupt and distort law to exclusively serve the goals of the inner sanctums of power and … Continue reading

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