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Sources: Obama transparency official stepping down
James Holzer is said to be resigning after less than a year on the job.
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We Need to Fix Our Broken Election System
A couple of weeks ago I shared a post containing statistics compiled from CNN and the New York Times figures comparing Democratic Party primary exit polls and final election results. The post carried an incendiary headline, suggesting election fraud, which caused quite a ruckus. I’m glad it did. We need to have this discussion.
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Clinton’s Email Security Procedures Won’t Be Released Until After the Election
The State Department says it needs a year and a half to turn over documents about Hillary Clinton's email procedures.
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Bad drivers are a good indicator of a corrupt government
Traffic accidents kill 1.25 million people per year, and it’s well-known that those deaths are disproportionately in low- and middle-income countries. Over at CityMetric, writer James O’Malley has added an interesting wrinkle, by showing a correlation between the number of traffic fatalities in a country and the corruptness of its government.
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The Central Bank War On Savers—–The Big Lie Beneath
The central bank war on savers is rooted in a monumental case of the Big Lie.
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The Supreme Court Gets Ready to Legalize Corruption
Citizens United let rich people buy candidates; now they may be able to purchase office-holders, too. That’s the message from the Court’s argument last week in the appeal of Bob McDonnell, the former governor of Virginia.
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Britain’s scientists must not be gagged
A ban on state-funded academics using their work to question government policy is to begin on 1 May. It’s either a cock-up or a conspiracy. By Robin McKie. (Apr. 17)
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Barack Obama Readies For Final TPP Push, Which Could Benefit Presidential Library Donors
The president renews his push for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a deal that could be popular with hedge funds and industries that have given to his foundation. By Ned Resnikoff and David Sirota. [Autoplay]
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Anything Trumps Hillary
It’s all over except the shouting. That is, the primary election season effectively ended last night and now the actual shouting match between Hillary and The Donald begins. By David Stockman. (Apr. 27)
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For Top Federal Contractors, Investments in Lobbying, PACs Yield Big Returns
Major U.S. government contractors have received $1,171 in taxpayer money for every $1 invested in lobbying and political action committee contributions during the last decade, according to a MapLight analysis. By Frank Bass. (Apr. 28)
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What Good Are Hedge Funds?
Hedge funds make big returns by manipulating markets in ways that are illegal for small investors. Remind us: Why are they permitted? By David Dayen (Apr. 25)
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Dark money group spends $58,000 attacking Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Since it formed in 2011, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been under siege from financial institutions. Senate Republicans tried very hard to stop it from functioning at all, and since then they’ve tried to “tighten the leash” on the agency. Nearly five years since it officially opened, a new dark money group is taking aim at the agency — and no one has any idea who's behind it.
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There will be a huge new 'Panama Papers' data dump
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists is about to unleash a huge data dump about how some of the world's wealthiest and most powerful people hide their cash. The group has already released a host of information regarding how major figures in politics and business store their wealth in tax havens. On Wednesday the ICIJ said in an email that on May 9 it would "publish what will likely be the largest-ever release...
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Nigeria ex-MP sentenced to 154 years for corruption
A court in Nigeria has sentenced a former local MP to 154 years in jail for corruption and money laundering. Gabriel Daudu, from central Kogi State, was found guilty of 77 charges, Nigeria's anti-corruption body says. But the judge ruled that the sentences would run concurrently, meaning Dauda will only spend two years in jail.
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6 Years After Gulf Oil Spill, Residents Demand ‘No More Drilling’
As the legal cases against BP draw to a close, the risks of offshore oil drilling — and public opposition to it — grow. By Antonia Juhasz. (Apr. 20)
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Chicago After Laquan McDonald
In the wake of a shocking video that showed a black teenager shot 16 times by a police officer, the city is rocked by revelations of police brutality and misconduct — and by activists determined to upend the political order. By Ben Austen.
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Exclusive: More Olympic projects under investigation for corruption
A sweeping investigation into corruption in Brazil is targeting more infrastructure projects for this year's Olympic Games than previously made public, a federal prosecutor told Reuters, citing testimony from construction companies and executives. Carlos Lima said the probe into corruption on projects for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in August was not limited to Porto Maravilha, or the "Marvelous Port", a regeneration of the city's waterfront that includes five high-rises...
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Why Haven’t Bankers Been Punished? Just Read These Insider SEC Emails
Right after the financial crisis, an SEC lawyer fought a lonely struggle to get his agency to crackdown harder on Goldman bankers. He lost.
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Hillary, the Panama Papers, and the death of American kleptocracy
The wealth that Hillary Clinton and her husband have accumulated through their political connections is exactly what a growing number of voters are rebelling against. Can her campaign survive the overthrow of the American kleptocracy? By Will Bunch.
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Inside Panama Papers: Multiple Clinton connections
A long life in politics has allowed Bill and Hillary Clinton to accumulate relationships to wealthy people and businesses across the globe. McClatchy found multiple connections to the Clintons in the Panama papers database. By Anita Kumar, Marisa Taylor and Kevin G. Hall.
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