I think having a cargo port in Coos Bay is this same kind of thing. The bay environment would be destroyed for fish, seafood and wildlife. Fishermen out of work, tourism- forget it, the developers and investors make some money that will go out of the area. Since most new ports are mostly automated maybe some tech jobs that might not be local. And because we are remote from inland markets it probably would not attract shippers like they hope according to shipping experts and economists. My husband is a retired economist and thinks it is a terrible idea. Yet local chamber of commerce types have convinced state politicians that this is what we need and make sure the public doesn’t get to weigh in with them or get accurate information.
Wonderful journalism again, Mary, and deeply disturbing. Sometimes I wonder whether the people orchestrating and benefiting from all this appalling corruption come from the same species as we ordinary folk - the mindset is so completely different. For years I have naively thought that the stories about background manipulation by international big business were simply an urban myth. It is a real shock to discover that they are true. I look forward with some trepidation to the next article in the series.
It's too easy to get caught up in the round-robin of a closed group endlessly repeating shared views.
You are shining a light into some dark and dirty corners.
We, as in the American public, trust our senators and representatives to be the gatekeepers, overseeing the integrity and responsibility of a nation designed to be of the people, by the people, for the people. (I doubt Lincoln foresaw a time when those words would become a motto for today's corrupt politicians to twist to their own ends.)
If those gatekeepers can't or won't enforce the Constitution, then - what? Where do we go from here?
Looking forward to the next article, Mary. This is truly outstanding work.
This extraction has to end! We the people have to stand up against the theft from citizens United and the fascist regime we are living in. It’s been a long hard screw that we have endured. It’s time to fight back!
I've known about all this for years and years and it outrages me that this country has cut its teeth this kind of corporate malfeasance and ruination of towns and cities, not just in this country but all over the world🤬
When I hear Trump touting the stock market is up I want to scream. Many, if not the majority can’t afford to buy stocks so it has no positive significance. Inside traders are making money. The corrupt win again. I’m so weary of all of this bullshit and as I’ve said before, the future of the next generation is bleak.
How do we get a generation that votes but does not read to process and internalize these patterns? this history? this systemic theft of the many by the few? Must we make it a provocateurial podcast? a dope-fueled video game? a series of face-plant shorts?
I think having a cargo port in Coos Bay is this same kind of thing. The bay environment would be destroyed for fish, seafood and wildlife. Fishermen out of work, tourism- forget it, the developers and investors make some money that will go out of the area. Since most new ports are mostly automated maybe some tech jobs that might not be local. And because we are remote from inland markets it probably would not attract shippers like they hope according to shipping experts and economists. My husband is a retired economist and thinks it is a terrible idea. Yet local chamber of commerce types have convinced state politicians that this is what we need and make sure the public doesn’t get to weigh in with them or get accurate information.
Wonderful journalism again, Mary, and deeply disturbing. Sometimes I wonder whether the people orchestrating and benefiting from all this appalling corruption come from the same species as we ordinary folk - the mindset is so completely different. For years I have naively thought that the stories about background manipulation by international big business were simply an urban myth. It is a real shock to discover that they are true. I look forward with some trepidation to the next article in the series.
Very well said, Anne L. One wonders: how does Mary generate these gems day after day?
Amen.
It's too easy to get caught up in the round-robin of a closed group endlessly repeating shared views.
You are shining a light into some dark and dirty corners.
We, as in the American public, trust our senators and representatives to be the gatekeepers, overseeing the integrity and responsibility of a nation designed to be of the people, by the people, for the people. (I doubt Lincoln foresaw a time when those words would become a motto for today's corrupt politicians to twist to their own ends.)
If those gatekeepers can't or won't enforce the Constitution, then - what? Where do we go from here?
Looking forward to the next article, Mary. This is truly outstanding work.
This extraction has to end! We the people have to stand up against the theft from citizens United and the fascist regime we are living in. It’s been a long hard screw that we have endured. It’s time to fight back!
I believe you. I will vote in every election in which I am qualified to vote. I will attend every No Kings
event of which I learn. I will share that information with everyone I meet.
Powerful. But how do we get people (esp Trump voters) to pay attention? They simply don't have a clue. Or if they do, they don't care.
I've known about all this for years and years and it outrages me that this country has cut its teeth this kind of corporate malfeasance and ruination of towns and cities, not just in this country but all over the world🤬
When I hear Trump touting the stock market is up I want to scream. Many, if not the majority can’t afford to buy stocks so it has no positive significance. Inside traders are making money. The corrupt win again. I’m so weary of all of this bullshit and as I’ve said before, the future of the next generation is bleak.
How do we get a generation that votes but does not read to process and internalize these patterns? this history? this systemic theft of the many by the few? Must we make it a provocateurial podcast? a dope-fueled video game? a series of face-plant shorts?