Month June 2007

Missing Person. Habeus Corpus

The “Great Writ” of habeas corpus is a fundamental right in the Constitution that protects against unlawful and indefinite imprisonment. Translated from Latin it means “show me the body.” It has historically been an important instrument to safeguard individual freedom…

Sicko

From a NYMag review of Michael Moore’s apparent new mega-blockbuster, Sicko. Kaiser Permanente emerges as the supervillain, if only because of an astounding 1971 Oval Office recording. On the tape, John Ehrlichman convinces a dubious (or drunk) Richard Nixon to…

Socialism for the rich

JP Morgan Chase & Co. will receive over $750 million dollars in rent subsidies from New York City and state authorities as an incentive to relocate its offices from Midtown Manhattan to ground zero. In 2005, Goldman Sachs got $650…