Private business is concerned first and foremost with the bottom line. The public has withstood one disaster after another at the hands of big business. Has everyone forgotten the Firestone debacle, and the recent mass recall of Matel toys containing lead paint. They consider public safety to be a PR issue rather than a moral [...]

Power and money are the two most significant means to corrupt even the most well intentioned civil servants. When choosing a leader comes down to which candidate can buy the most publicity, we are significantly narrowing the possible qualified choices of candidates. When campaigns rely on large sums of money, and the candidates with the [...]