Word: capo
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...asked for their idea of a union leader, most folks might describe a paunchy guy who has the morals of a Mafia capo but with less colorful language and a cheaper suit. Or they'd think of the least representative members of organized labor, professional athletes. Strikes in the NBA, the NFL and Major League Baseball offer the spectacle of pampered millionaires demanding still more millions of dollars from their clubs and, ultimately, their fans. They have also deprived the American male of his constitutional right to get drunk watching large men collide with one another...
...Chase the most authoritative, if unsettling, rave of his career. Amid friendly, allegedly racketeering banter, the suspects rhapsodized about the HBO Mafia drama's depth and realism, speculating (hoping?) that it was based on them. "Every show you watch, more and more you pick up somebody," enthused one alleged capo. "What characters...