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In America we have La Cosa Nostra, in Japan the Triads, In Russia the Russian Mafia and so on. In ancient times during the Roman era was there organized crime that was as involved with politics as La Cosa Nostra in America was and might still be and was there organized crime that was sophisticated?
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The Third International described Fascism as "dictatorship by the most reactionary wing by Finance Capital". What do modern historians think of this analysis?
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How did Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid come to be collectively known as "Entitlements?" Was it chosen for its positive or negative definition? Has naming them that changed the connotations of the word?
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