take_five_seconds [he/him, any]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 5 months agoSupreme Court wipes out anti-corruption law that bars officials from taking gifts for past favorswww.latimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1144arrow-down11cross-posted to: Superstonk@lemmit.onlinenews@lemmy.worldpolitics@lemmy.worldpolitics@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1143arrow-down1external-linkSupreme Court wipes out anti-corruption law that bars officials from taking gifts for past favorswww.latimes.comtake_five_seconds [he/him, any]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square31fedilinkcross-posted to: Superstonk@lemmit.onlinenews@lemmy.worldpolitics@lemmy.worldpolitics@sh.itjust.works
minus-squarenat_turner_overdrive [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41·5 months agoThere’s two ways to stop corruption: one involves identifying corrupt officials and punishing them. The enlightened, neoliberal solution is to simply make the law say it’s legal to be corrupt.
There’s two ways to stop corruption: one involves identifying corrupt officials and punishing them. The enlightened, neoliberal solution is to simply make the law say it’s legal to be corrupt.