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Saturday, October 5, 2024

Political Corruption in America

Big Business Saw an Ally in Mayor Adams, and Overlooked His Issues
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/05/nyregion/eric-adams-indictment-nyc-business.html
New York’s business community threw its support behind Eric Adams, and backed him even as his legal problems began to threaten the governance of the city.
 
Democrats Have a Corruption Problem. They Can’t Keep Ignoring It.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/04/opinion/democrats-corruption-eric-adams.html
For the sake of their electoral fortunes and the country, Democrats must show voters a plan to curb corruption — including within their own ranks.
 
The GOP Is the Party of Corrupt Oligarchy
https://prospect.org/politics/2023-09-19-gop-party-corrupt-oligarchy-paxton/
 
Heritage Foundation Staffers Flood Federal Agencies with Thousands of Information Requests
https://www.propublica.org/article/have-government-employees-mentioned-climate-change-voting-or-gender-identity-the-heritage-foundation-wants-to-know
The conservative think tank’s requests are clogging the pipeline at federal agencies in an apparent attempt to find employees a potential Trump administration would want to purge. 

An unpredictable America looks more and more like an emerging market
https://www.ft.com/content/5f83a3fc-74e6-4b00-a3cd-aa9a81bb21a7
Stock markets are roaring but political volatility and social tensions make some investors see the US as a risk to be hedged against. 
Related: https://financialpost.com/financial-times/america-looks-like-emerging-market