When Hillary Clinton’s son-in-law sought funding for his new hedge fund in 2011, he found financial backing from one of the biggest names on Wall … Hillary Clinton Won’t Say How Much Goldman Sachs CEO Invested With Her Son-in-LawRead more
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Posted inAssassination / Latin America / ToMl / USA Empire
USAID Funds Honduran Company Implicated in Berta Caceres Murder
Two of the five suspects arrested in connection with Berta Caceres’ murder are linked to DESA, the company behind the dam project she fought to … USAID Funds Honduran Company Implicated in Berta Caceres MurderRead more
Posted inSaudi Arabia / ToMl / USA Empire
The World Reaps What the Saudis Sow
Saudi Arabia has frustrated American policy makers for years. Ostensibly a critical ally, sheltered from its enemies by American arms and aid, the kingdom has … The World Reaps What the Saudis SowRead more
Posted inToMl / USA Empire / Water
Nestlé is on a Quest to Take Over the World’s Water
A struggle that lasted more than a decade in the small town of Fryeburg, Maine, ended on May 13 when the state’s highest court allowed … Nestlé is on a Quest to Take Over the World’s WaterRead more
Posted inGovernment / Internet / Politics / ToMl / USA Empire
Clinton Broke Rules Using Private Email Server
An internal government watchdog has concluded Hillary Clinton broke government rules by using a private email server without approval while she was secretary of state. … Clinton Broke Rules Using Private Email ServerRead more
Posted inPolitics / Prison / ToMl / USA Empire
Lock Up the Men, Evict the Women and Children
Matthew Desmond’s book, “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City,” like Barbara Ehrenreich’s “Nickel and Dimed,” is a heartbreaking snapshot of the rapacious exploitation … Lock Up the Men, Evict the Women and ChildrenRead more
Posted inAfrica / Colonialism / ToMl / USA Empire
The Son of Africa claims a continent’s crown jewels
On 14 October, President Barack Obama announced he was sending United States special forces troops to Uganda to join the civil war there. In the … The Son of Africa claims a continent’s crown jewelsRead more
Posted inPolitics / ToMl / USA Empire / whistleblower
The ‘getting’ of Assange and the smearing of a revolution
The High Court in London will soon to decide whether Julian Assange is to be extradited to Sweden to face allegations of sexual misconduct. At … The ‘getting’ of Assange and the smearing of a revolutionRead more
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Democratic officials ‘plotted to expose Bernie Sanders’ as an atheist
The Democratic National Committee – a supposedly neutral organisation – apparently hatched a plan to try and undermine Bernie Sanders’ campaign against Hillary Clinton by … Democratic officials ‘plotted to expose Bernie Sanders’ as an atheistRead more