Debbie Wasserman Schultz and the Prison Industrial Complex

Speaking of the devil, have we mentioned recently that Debbie Wasserman Schultz ― who in her capacity as head of the DNC disadvantaged Bernie Sanders over the original debate schedule, is accused of a conflict of interest in handling tens of millions dollars of Hillary Clinton campaign donations, and was sued last month by the Sanders campaign over access to voter registration information ― is also a stooge of the private prison industry?

Teh PIC: Philip Dick, O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Wanna bet where the PIC stands on legalizing drugs? On mandatory sentencing, three strike laws, and the like?

Prisons For Profit

You just can’t make this shit up Here’s NPR’s report on the Prison Industrial Complex, from last fall. File it under by previous post: Moral Insanity: Psychopaths and Sociopaths. h/t Digby

What Goes Around Comes Around

Speedy Gonzalez preparing to run circles around the new Arizona immigration law Beyond the problems of racial profiling inherent in Arizona’s new vhere are your papers law, aka Immigration Law 1070 , there are a number of other complications. Already discussed here is the huge impact it will likely have on the tourism industry (see comments section here ).  Executive …