‘Mortified’: Inside a $10 million scheme to steal federal funds intended to feed hungry children

The money was supposed to go toward feeding the most vulnerable children in Arkansas: Kids in low-income areas who relied on Continue reading →

Part IV of BuzzFeed’s investigative Free Trade series

By Robert A. Vella Here’s an excerpt from the fourth installment of BuzzFeed‘s investigative series on free trade, titled A Continue reading →

Part III of BuzzFeed’s investigative Free Trade series, plus critique of President Obama’s TPP push

By Robert A. Vella Here’s an excerpt from the third installment of BuzzFeed‘s investigative series on free trade, titled “LET’S Continue reading →

Part II of BuzzFeed’s investigative Free Trade series, plus TTIP negotiations update

By Robert A. Vella Here’s an excerpt from the second installment of BuzzFeed‘s investigative series on free trade, titled THE Continue reading →

BuzzFeed begins Investigative Series on the global corruption of Free Trade

By Robert A. Vella Yesterday, BuzzFeed published the first installment of its comprehensive investigative series on how neoliberal free trade Continue reading →

CEO Of Giant Corporation Tells US Government He’s The Boss Of Them

Are We the People the boss of giant multinational corporations, or are they the boss of us? Imagine, if you Continue reading →

Retribution as State Policy

By Robert A. Vella “Vengeance is mine,” saith the state. One of the hallmarks of authoritarian systems is the retribution Continue reading →

Court: NC legislature districts violate constitution

Twenty-eight of North Carolina’s legislative districts are unconstitutional because they are racially gerrymandered, a three-judge U.S. District Court panel ruled Continue reading →