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The Myth that Obama’s Taking Huge Contributions from Wall Street Was Fine
I am now officially an economic advisor to Senator Sanders, and this column reflects some of that advice. Part of my advice is not to take money from Wall Street felons. By William K. Black.
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An FEC warning on LLC gifts to super PACs?
Documents newly released by the Federal Election Commission in cases involving 2012 election-cycle contributions to super PACs may foreshadow enforcement action against limited liability companies in the future. By Alex Glorioso. (Apr. 4)
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Why are there so many anonymous corporations in Delaware?
Americans don’t need offshore companies in tiny island nations to hide their money. America has Delaware. By Libby Watson.
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Hillary Clinton Fundraiser Hosted by All-Star Cast of Financial Regulators Who Joined Wall St.
Even as Clinton questions Sanders over the depth and sincerity of his financial reform ideas, she has big fans among former regulators now working with Wall St. By Zaid Jilani.
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The Panama Papers: what’s been revealed so far?
The unprecedented leak of 11.5m files is causing upheaval across the globe. Here is what has been revealed by the Guardian.
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Panama Papers: Obama, Clinton Pushed Trade Deal Amid Warnings It Would Make Money Laundering, Tax Evasion Worse
Obama and Clinton pushed for a Panama trade deal years ago that watchdogs warned would worsen financial secrecy there. By Clark Mindock and David Sirota.
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Smithsonian Gives Nod to More ‘Dark Money’ Funding for Willie Soon
The Smithsonian Institution's new transparency policy hasn't kept prominent climate contrarian Wei-Hock. By David Hasemyer.
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Relatives of China’s Top Leaders Are Identified in Panama Papers
At least three of the seven people on the Chinese Communist Party’s most powerful committee, including President Xi Jinping, have relatives who have controlled secretive offshore companies.
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Grothman: Voter ID law will help eventual GOP nominee win Wisconsin
Grothman's response came as Benson asked him about the GOP's poor performance across recent presidential contests in the state.
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The Panama Papers Show What Happens When the Wealthy Play By Different Rules
Unless you live under a rock (and perhaps even if you do), by now you have heard a good deal about the Panama Papers, the 2.6-terabyte news leak orchestrated by nearly 400 journalists, currently being hailed as one of the largest document leaks in history. The documents detail the operations and clients of Mossack Fonseca, a Panamanian firm that specializes in creating shell companies for the purpose of shielding money from taxation.
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Ukraine's Poroshenko denies breaking law with secret accounts
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday denied any wrongdoing after documents leaked from a Panama law firm showed him holding three offshore accounts that could be used as tax havens. A year-long worldwide media investigation into a trove of 11.5 million documents found that the former Soviet state's pro-Western leader had registered a company in the British Virgin Islands that he never disclosed in his income forms. The Ukrainian leader did not deny the...
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Reuters' Panama Papers page
Full coverage of the Panama Papers scandal.
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FBI Whistleblower Wrongfully Fired For Reporting Sex Trips
A federal appeals court ruled that an FBI whistleblower, who reported fraud and sexual misconduct involving prostitutes, was wrongfully terminated in 2010. By Kevin Gosztola.
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After four days, the BBC hasn't even mentioned the biggest bribery scandal in history
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Nelson Mandela’s fellow ANC activist breaks silence to demand Jacob Zuma’s resignation
Ahmed Kathrada, who stood in dock at Rivonia trial, tells South Africa president to go as scandal mounts over government cash for private mansion. By Mark Townsend.
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Don’t sign Trans-Pacific trade deal, Nobel winning economist tells Ottawa
Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz says the Trans-Pacific Partnership may well be the worst trade agreement ever negotiated, and he recommends Canada insist on revisions.
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Foreign Money Is Flowing Into U.S. Elections, Alito’s Lying Lips Notwithstanding
An FEC commissioner argues that any direct, Citizens United-style political spending by publicly traded corporations may be illegal. By Jon Schwarz.
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Inside the Battle Over Florida’s Racially-Charged Payday Loan Racket
The feds are set to issue new rules on cash loans taken out by the working poor. So why are Sunshine State lawmakers standing in their way? By Francisco Alvarado.
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McCain-Linked Nonprofit Received $1 Million From Saudi Arabia
A nonprofit with ties to Senator John McCain received a $1 million donation from the government of Saudi Arabia in 2014, according to documents filed with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. By Bill Allison.
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Paul Ryan Sorry for Calling Americans “Takers." Let's Talk About the Real Takers.
Rana Foroohar's new book, Makers and Takers: The Rise of Finance and the Fall of American Business, gets to the stuff Ryan conveniently left out.
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