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- Connexions Digest
Volume 12, Number 1 - Fall 1988 - A Social Change Sourcebook Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical) Published: 1988
- Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - January 30, 2016
Conflict of interest Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical) Published: 2016 This issue of Other Voices shines a light on the murky world of conflict of interest, the hidden reality that often underlies appearances of neutrality, objectivity, and due process. Conflicts of interest are inherent in capitalism, a system founded on the premise that the state and society should be subordinated to economic self-interest and the accumulation of private wealth. Scientists who are supposed to be studying the effects of GMOs are funded by agribusiness corporations. Doctors who receive money from pharmaceutical companies write articles promoting the drugs produced by those companies. Decisions about pipelines are made by regulators who have spent years working in the oil industry, and who will be heading back to jobs in the industry after their stint 'regulating' it. Politicians receive campaign funds from corporate lobbyists.
- State Law Breakers
Violating the Law While Enforcing the Law Resource Type: Article Published: 2013 Police routinely break the law under the pretext of enforcing the law.
- 12 Most Absurd Laws Used to Stifle the Occupy Wall St. Movement
Resource Type: Article Published: 2011 As Occupy Wall Street protests spring up in cities across the country, authorities are thinking up creative ways to contain this peaceful and inspiring uprising. Although laws and municipal ordinances vary from city to city, there is a consistency in the tactics being used to stifle the movement.
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