Blog Posts in January, 2012
Posted on Jan 31, 2012 By Alex Ghibaudo
Two articles caught my attention recently. In the first one, a journalist recounts how he was caught up in the Occupy Oakland demonstrations and was arrested and mistreated by Oakland Police despite ...
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Posted on Jan 28, 2012 By Alex Ghibaudo
An Oligarchy is a form of social organization wherein political power is held by a wealthy elite who use that power to serve their own class interest. Arguably, we the living live in an age of ...
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Posted on Jan 27, 2012 By Alex Ghibaudo
Recounting the last few years in Southern Nevada is a grim tale of Capitalism run amok. Consider the following: Nevada has the highest foreclosure rate in the nation, with one foreclosure for every ...
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Posted on Jan 25, 2012 By A Disgruntled Citizen
A “legal pretext” is a justification provided, usually by government and its agents, particularly law enforcement, in an effort to mask one's true intentions. Legal pretext can be ...
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Posted on Jan 24, 2012 By Centinel
A legal fiction is an assumption that courts use to reach a desired result despite the fact that there is absolutely no basis in reality to assume such a fact; indeed, in some cases, the legal fiction ...
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