Vol. 31 No. 3/4 - Winter 2003/2004
Making a Killing
Front Porch: Letter from the Publisher
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Driven to Misery
How Wall Street, major lenders, and "megadealer" chains fuel price gouging, racial discrimination, and fraud at your local car lot. By Michael Hudson
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"They Try to Take You for What You Don't Have"
The fast-growing J.D. Byrider used-car chain faces allegations that the company manipulates and harasses customers with less-than-perfect credit. By Taylor Loyal and Michael Hudson
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Remembering the Saltville Massacre
Can the public acknowledgement of Civil War atrocities against African-American soldiers help heal racial divisions? By Tonia Moxley
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The New War Profiteers
The venerable tradition of profiting off war, and what we can do about it. By Chris Kromm
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Occupation, Inc.
War profiteers in Iraq pursue quick fixes and high profits by overcharging for shoddy work, while Iraqis protest that they could do the work better and cheaper. By Pratap Chatterjee and Herbert Docena
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Concealed Weapons: Washington's Corporate War Lobby
Influence peddlers and defense contractors see dollar signs in military privatization and a bellicose foreign policy. By Jason Vest
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Five Ways to Stop War Profiteering
by the Campaign to Stop the War Profiteers and End the Corporate Invasion of Iraq
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