A new cache of hacked e-mails, released Wednesday by WikiLeaks, is shedding new light on how Bill Clinton made millions of dollars while Hillary Clinton … How Bill Clinton Profited From the Clinton FoundationRead more
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Inside The Global “Club” That Helps Executives Escape Their Crimes
https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2016-08/25/17/enhanced/buzzfeed-prod-fastlane03/longform-original-2491-1472161992-3.jpg Imagine a private, global super court that empowers corporations to bend countries to their will. Say a nation tries to prosecute a corrupt CEO … Inside The Global “Club” That Helps Executives Escape Their CrimesRead more
Posted inCorruption / Economics / Military / ToMl / USA Empire
Ignoring the Pentagon’s Multi-Trillion-Dollar Accounting Error
In 2014, the New York Times (10/12/14) ran a major investigative piece by reporter James Risen about several billion dollars gone missing, part of a … Ignoring the Pentagon’s Multi-Trillion-Dollar Accounting ErrorRead more
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Standing up to Apple
For years, Washington lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have attacked big corporations for avoiding taxes by parking their profits overseas. Last week the … Standing up to AppleRead more
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The Secret Threat That Makes Corporations More Powerful Than Countries
In a remote tropical forest in Indonesia’s Spice Islands, villagers planned their last stand. A foreign gold-mining company was preparing to gouge out a massive … The Secret Threat That Makes Corporations More Powerful Than CountriesRead more
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Illegal Debtors’ Prison, The Criminalization of Poverty
A woman in Sherwood, Arkansas, just spent 35 days in a county jail after she accidentally bounced a $29 check five years ago. Nikki Petree … Illegal Debtors’ Prison, The Criminalization of PovertyRead more
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With US money Israel gives universal healthcare and free college for its citizens
Glenn Greenwald talking: the tactic of the Democratic Party in the last 25 years—they know that ever since they became the party of sort of … With US money Israel gives universal healthcare and free college for its citizensRead more
Posted inEconomics / Israel Nazi / ToMl / USA Empire
U.S. aid to Israel is a bad investment
Israel and its U.S. lobby are pressing President Barack Obama to sign an executive agreement pledging $45-$50 billion in military and other support to Israel … U.S. aid to Israel is a bad investmentRead more
Posted inEconomics / Politics / Saudi Arabia / ToMl / USA Empire
US tax payers funds Saudis and Saudis funds Clintons
Questions surrounding Hillary Clinton and the Clinton Foundation continue to grow. On Sunday, Democratic National Committee interim chairperson Donna Brazile defended Clinton’s meetings as secretary … US tax payers funds Saudis and Saudis funds ClintonsRead more
Posted inEconomics / Medicine / ToMl / USA Empire
A Mother’s Plea to CEO After EpiPen Price Jumped 400%
The pharmaceutical giant Mylan has announced it will launch a cheaper generic version of its life-saving allergy shot EpiPen amidst public outcry over its alleged … A Mother’s Plea to CEO After EpiPen Price Jumped 400%Read more