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Thursday, October 30, 2003
Crony capitalism, continued.
I've heard it said that Halliburton is the only company in the world
with the expertise to rebuild Iraq's shattered oil infrastructure. It
may be true.
But stories like this
front-page exclusive, by
the Boston Globe's Stephen Glain, can't help but raise
questions of crony capitalism. Dick Cheney's former company is doing
very well indeed, and the worse things get, the better they are for
Halliburton's shareholders.
If a Democrat were in the White
House and the independent-counsel law were still on the books, what
do you suppose the headline would be this morning? Certainly not the
deceptively bland head you'll find in the Globe: "Projected
Iraq Oil Costs Up Sharply."
New in this week's
Phoenix. It's time for the Phoenix's annual "Best"
issue, which features -- among other things -- our "Local
Heroes."
Mine is Tom
Birmingham, for being
unafraid to use a parliamentary maneuver to stop a hateful amendment
to the state constitution aimed at lesbians and gay men.
Also, union employees at the
Globe boycott
NECN.
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Dan Kennedy is senior writer and media critic for the Boston Phoenix.
