Politics

January 26, 2006 - Posted by R. Neal ChoicePoint is nearing a settlement with the FTC regarding a security breach that led to hundreds of cases of identity theft:

January 25, 2006 - Scandals in Washington often overshadow the dozens of smaller scandals that unfold at the state level each year. In North Carolina, Democratic House Speaker Jim Black has been a magnet for dubious dealings, the most recently of which is described here by NC Policy Watch:

January 20, 2006 - A major announcement came out today from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), who are slowing down Wal-Mart's lastest plan for economic domination, establishing its own bank:

January 17, 2006 - Posted by R. Neal

January 13, 2006 - That sound you hear emanating from the northwest corner of Arkansas is the unmistakable wail of corporate CEO's in agony.

January 12, 2006 - Posted by R. Neal

January 11, 2006 - Last August, country crooner Garth Brooks signed an exclusive deal with Wal-Mart to sell his music only through the chain. American Rights at Work has this hilarious, low-tech flash parody of Garth's hit song.