Word: cronyism
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...determined young separatist named André Boisclair to lead the province's still formidable sovereign party. That's why an election that started out as a mere annoyance may pull the curtain down on a political era. According to one survey, 60% believe the government can't fix the cronyism that permeates the federal bureaucracy. For the unlucky Martin, it has become the perfect storm. One of Canada's most accomplished Finance Ministers, Martin, 67, had long groomed himself for the national stage. The names in his personal Rolodex range from international bankers to Bono, the rock-star poverty crusader...
These weren't setbacks. They were outright, no-spin defeats: thrilling, fleeting moments when democracy actually seemed to work, when the powerful were forced to concede the limits of their own clout and spin. Katrina was the turning point, the moment when the extent of cronyism, incompetence and sheer smugness in Washington reached a level that even the White House couldn't ignore. FEMA's Michael Brown, the American people surmised with their wide-open eyes, was not doing a "heck of a job." And a President who could say such a thing obviously had no clue about what...
...Europe in 2010, the $5-billion North European Gas Pipeline is controlled by Gazprom, Russia's state-run natural gas supplier. Schröder appears not to have broken any rules - there are none governing the conduct of former Chancellors - but his close relationship with Putin triggered charges of cronyism from German politicians, as well as claims that he's sold his country out. "Gazprom is Putin and Putin is Gazprom. By taking this job, Schröder has made himself a salesman for Putin's politics," alleges Reinhard Bütikofer, a leader of Germany's Greens. Now there...
...cropped up against final clubs over the past several years. I listen to the arguments about the injustice in supporting clubs that perpetuate privilege to the detriment of the 90 percent of unwelcome Harvard students, and I agree—even when a friend accuses me of causing male cronyism in financial institutions because I frequent final clubs (yes, me alone). For the fourth time in my Harvard career, I’m watching as my male friends go through the clubs’ vicious processes, and for the fourth time, I’m disgusted. I watch their self...
...whom no one defies and whose luck never runs out. The whole debacle, even Bush insiders say, reflects the problem of a leader who doesn't hear from enough people. "This was entirely avoidable," says an adviser involved in the process. "After Katrina, after Michael Brown, the issue of cronyism was already on the table and a negative. It was incredible to try this...