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How the Money Primary Is Undermining Voting Rights
Fifty years ago, African-Americans were denied the right to vote. Now the vast majority of Americans are being denied the rightful value of their vote....
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FIFA Officials Arrested on Corruption Charges; Face Extradition to U.S.
As FIFA leaders gathered for a meeting, Swiss law enforcement officials arrived unannounced and made arrests at the Justice Department’s request on charges including racketeering and money laundering.
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Libor trial: 'Ringmaster' was 'greedy', court hears
Former City trader Tom Hayes is accused of being "dishonest and manipulative" and a "ringmaster" in his alleged attempts to rig Libor rates, a court hears.
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Why Baltimore Blew Up
It wasn't just the killing of Freddie Gray. Inside the complex legal infrastructure that encourages — and covers up — police violence. By Matt Taibbi.
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Remembering Pakistan’s Biggest and Baddest Fraud Scandal
Before Axact, there was the Bank of Credit and Commerce International.
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Whatever Happened to Antitrust?
Last week’s settlement between the Justice Department and five giant banks reveals the appalling weakness of modern antitrust. The banks had engaged in the biggest price-fixing conspiracy in modern history.
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Obama Takes Unexpected Setback On Trade Agenda
President Barack Obama's trade agenda suffered a setback Friday evening during a series of last-minute maneuvers in the Senate. While the upper chamber eventually passed a bill...
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DEA Agents Ran Jersey’s Sleaziest Strip Club
They were supposed to be enforcing the law. Instead, the FBI alleges, a pair of rogue agents ran a sex-for-hire stable, staffed with illegal talent.
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American Chemistry Council lied about lobbying role on flame retardants, consultant says
A chemical industry consultant opens a window into the shadowy world of corporate advocacy and its use of front groups.
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The Cold War’s Over—So Why Is the US Military Still Built to Fight It?
A quarter-century after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the military remains structured to defeat a threat that no longer exists. By William Astore
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Veterans Affairs improperly spent $6 billion annually, senior official says
An internal memo accuses agency leaders of leaving doors “wide open for fraud, waste and abuse.”
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Could Fast Track Ultimately Destroy Dodd-Frank? (Yes)
The White House has been going hard against Elizabeth Warren for making this claim—but she’s right.
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Many of the NSA’s Loudest Defenders Have Financial Ties to NSA Contractors
With the debate over NSA telephone surveillance at a critical juncture, it’s worth examining how money flows from the spy agency to contractors and eventually to some of the NSA’s loudest defenders.
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Corinthian Colleges Secretly Funded D.C. Think Tanks, Dark Money Election Efforts
Corinthian Colleges, a troubled for-profit college operator, made secret payments to political elites.
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Game theory’s cure for corruption
Seen through game theory, cancer and police corruption are pretty much the same thing. And for one of them, there’s a cure. By Suzanne Sadedin
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Wyoming Just Criminalized Citizen Science and Sharing Photos of Yellowstone
Imagine visiting Yellowstone this summer. You wake up before dawn to take a picture of the sunrise over the mists emanating from Yellowstone hot springs. You submit the photo to a contest sponsored by the National Weather Service. Under a statute signed into law by the Wyoming governor this spring, you have just committed a crime and could face up to one year in prison.
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The Betrayal of Brazil
As a massive corruption scandal unfolds, Brazilians are facing some stark truths: The powerful and connected are still dividing the country’s riches among themselves. The past decade’s economic miracle was in large part a mirage. And the future is again on hold.
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Corruption is Legal in America
Learn more at http://Represent.Us/TheProblem, and go to https://represent.us/TheSolution to see our plan and join the Anti-Corruption Movement.
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The Trans-Pacific Partnership suggests Obama has no sense of irony
The president’s statement that there’s nothing secret in the classified agreement is plainly wrong, writes Evan Greer
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The Betrayal of Brazil
As a massive corruption scandal unfolds, Brazilians are facing some stark truths: The powerful and connected are still dividing the country’s riches among themselves. The past decade’s economic miracle was in large part a mirage. And the future is again on hold.
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