Free markets were supposed to lead to free societies. Instead, today’s supercharged global economy is eroding the power of the people in democracies around the globe. Welcome to a world where the bottom line trumps the common good and government takes a back seat to big business. –Robert Reich, “How Capitalism is Killing Democracy,” Foreign [...]
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“If you get your hands on a rumor, pass it along to someone else, quick! After all, it might be a lie!” –Millôr Fernandes (the Ambrose Bierce of the glory days of Veja magazine), The Bible of Chaos
Brazilian biz journo Luis Nassif notes this clipping from the IMPRENSA magazine Web site on his Web log:
Diogo [...]
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