Posts Tagged ‘ corruption ’

Stats can lie

April 24, 2009
By bicyclemark
Stats can lie

David Simon, creator of The Wire, was on Bill Moyers journal this past week.  Before getting into the world of writing and directing television, he was a journalist in Baltimore for many years. At tha
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Retired Leaders

October 28, 2007
By bicyclemark
Retired Leaders

I remember a few years ago when Joaquim Chissano, president of Mozambique, decided not to run for a third term. I remember because I already thought he was a fair guy from his good speeches and the f
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The Federal Flood Continues

August 28, 2007
By bicyclemark
The Federal Flood Continues

This is not the anniversary of a tragedy. This is the 2 year anniversary of the day the world saw and thousands of people felt the effects of a deliberate neglect, mismanagement, and sabatage of an e
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bm207 Tracking Corruption in Latin America

June 10, 2007
By bicyclemark

Corruption is a global problem, and Transparency International has made it their business to track and measure corruption worldwide. In this program I head to TI headquarters in Berlin to ask about t
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Congressional Pork Crimes

May 28, 2007
By bicyclemark
Congressional Pork Crimes

All the critics are up-in-arms at the shocking development last week, that congress voted to give the GWBush his war money. Obviously they're outraged because the party they were convinced would repr
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The Vanishing of Centralia

April 7, 2007
By bicyclemark
The Vanishing of Centralia

"After you've been there, send me an email, let me know what you think." The words of Georgie Roland, one of the directors of the documentary about Centralia, Pennsylvania. I'm about to writ
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Planning and Packing

March 14, 2007
By bicyclemark
Planning and Packing

Podcast guests and topics are illusive this week, so far. At a dinner party this evening from across the room I hear "BM... this guy is from New Orleans!" I jump up and have a seat next to him.
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bm190 Struggle for Change in Guinea

March 10, 2007
By bicyclemark

The president of Guinea has ruled this west african nation for over 20 years. Under his rule the nation has become one of the world's poorest and more corrupt. But recently the people have taken to t
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