As you read these lines, revealing stories about the Panama Leaks are written all around the world, but allow me to rush and make a … Will The Panama Papers Kill Journalism?Read more
Economics
Posted inEconomics / Military / ToMl / USA Empire
How Not to Audit the Pentagon
From spending $150 million on private villas for a handful of personnel in Afghanistan to blowing $2.7 billion on an air surveillance balloon that doesn’t … How Not to Audit the PentagonRead more
Posted inEconomics / Tax / ToMl / USA Empire
We Stopped Pfizer’s Tax Dodge, Now Let’s End the Buybacks
Now that new Treasury Department rules have effectively thwarted Pfizer’s attempt to evade its U.S. tax obligations by using its proposed merger with Allergan to … We Stopped Pfizer’s Tax Dodge, Now Let’s End the BuybacksRead more
Posted inEconomics / Politics / USA Empire
Son-in-Law’s Ties to Goldman Sachs
The California primary is just over one week away, and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are in a dead heat. Hillary Clinton … Son-in-Law’s Ties to Goldman SachsRead more
Posted inCapitalism / Economics / Science / ToMl
Hail the maintainers
Capitalism excels at innovation but is failing at maintenance, and for most lives it is maintenance that matters more Innovation is a dominant ideology of … Hail the maintainersRead more
Posted inCrime / Economics / ToMl / USA Empire
Why so few American clients?
There has been a lot of buzz about one aspect of the Panama Papers: why have so few U.S. citizens been exposed in these leaks? … Why so few American clients?Read more
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The War on Savings
Exposing tax dodgers is a worthy endeavor, but the “limited hangout” of the Panama Papers may have less noble ends, dovetailing with the War on … The War on SavingsRead more
Posted inCrime / Economics / Tax / ToMl
Why are there so many anonymous corporations in Delaware?
From the Federal Election Commission’s suggestion that it might finally begin scrutinizing donations to super PACs from mystery limited liability corporations (LLCs) to the revelations … Why are there so many anonymous corporations in Delaware?Read more
Posted inCorruption / Economics / ToMl / USA Empire
Here’s the Price Countries Pay for Tax Evasion Exposed in Panama Papers
READING THE many stories based on the giant leak of documents from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca — notorious for its prolific creation of shell … Here’s the Price Countries Pay for Tax Evasion Exposed in Panama PapersRead more
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300 Years of Aid and Exploitation
Mainstream academics and journalists like to portray Canada as a positive force on the international stage, but Yves Engler’s new book, Canada in Africa, shows … 300 Years of Aid and ExploitationRead more