Highly, highly recommend the book "The New Confessions of an Economic Hitman" or the older version. Spells out exactly how this happens and how the CIA is a tool of corporations. This is often done through monetary loans that pass over state power to corporate power. This doesn't just happen in Central/South America, but that is where it is most well known. For anyone who may not be aware, this book (or others like it) could change the way international relations and corporate power are viewed.
that won't end until Guererro is outta there....or at least until someone replaces him as Head Clown. I'm really hoping Mattingly is going to bring a different attitude to the dugout. It's nice that the kids are having fun, but until they actually win something, maybe take it down a notch...
According to folks on Twitter, he only needed 3 more games to qualify for his pension, going into the season. He got one in October, his second last night and based on what we saw , he should be in the line-up next week.
EDIT - Dunk said it was 6 games so he might be a more reliable source than randoms on Twitter.