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Daily Archives: January 14, 2009

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USA: The Fuzzy Side of Habeas Corpus

Archive - Pre 2015By adminJanuary 14, 2009Leave a comment

Think that US law requires that citizens be charged with a crime before being imprisoned? It does… except when it doesn’t. Welcome to the weird legal backwater of civil contempt, where a defendant’s guilt is presumed until they can prove otherwise. While the indefinite detentions at Guantanamo have (reasonably) gotten more attention, the stories collected…

Carrots, Sticks, & Aid Dollars: Documenting the “MCC Effect”

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New from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), an analysis of the “MCC effect” — the catch-all term for the American aid agency’s indirect impact via their big money, pay-for-performance approach to policy change in countries receiving aid. Via email: I would like to bring a new publication to your attention entitled The “MCC Effect”: Creating…

Government Advertising as Soft Censorship

Archive - Pre 2015By adminJanuary 14, 20091 Comment

Drawing from local examples, a new report entitled Soft Censorship: How Governments around the Globe Use Money to Manipulate Media provides a global perspective on a transparency issue that is likely to continue despite changes in the media industry. Globally, the traditional print media industry is declining. With the rise of new forms of media,…

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