Urban Renewal Schemer Arrested Over Checks From Developer

Richard Cooper 6 months ago Region: New York

On Long Island, New York Nassau County Legislator Roger Corbin (Democrat-Westbury) was arrested on charges of tax evasion and lying to federal agents about 81 checks totaling $225,000 from developer Ranjan Batheja, on... more

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Columbia University Obtains Eminent Domain Land Grab In Harlem

Richard Cooper 11 months ago Region: New York

As reported in my alma mater Columbia University's newspaper http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2008/12/18/mville-expansion-clears-last-major-hurdle-state-approves-eminent-domain-0, the Empire State Development Corporation (... more

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Stop The Pork Lawsuit Combats Corporate Welfare & Eminent Domain Abuse

Richard Cooper 11 months ago Region: New York

Many Americans were outraged by the dramatic bailouts in the headlines of late, but fewer seem outraged by the constant flow of corporate welfare at the federal, state and local levels.  Some New Yorkers have filed su... more

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Forced Labor For Elderly Eminent Domain Protesters In China

Richard Cooper a year ago Region: New York

Two elderly women in Beijing, China named Wu Dianyuan and Wang Xiuying have been sentenced to a year of “re-education through labor" for the "crime" of applying for a permit to protest during the Olympics.  Acco... more

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NY Governor Dubs Politicians Bloodsuckers

Richard Cooper a year ago Region: New York

Democratic New York Governor David Paterson described politicians as bloodsuckers.  Democratic and Republican state legislative leaders and their minions have been squealing like stuck pigs. Paterson is correct ... more

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