Tag: the klept

• Who owns the country? The secretive companies hoarding England’s land

  April 19, 2019

  Multi-million pound corporations with complex structures have purchased the very ground we walk on – and we are only just beginning to discover the damage it is doing to Britain.… more ›

• Weaponized against the poor

  April 13, 2019

  And with the environment increasingly weaponized against the poor, to borrow Wallace-Wells’s phrase, the sectors that rely on cheap labor will face more unrest among workers; the state will struggle… more ›

• Red redemption

  April 4, 2019

  The Kremlin is expanding its outreach and influence in Africa. Russia is boosting its military sales and economic cooperation across Africa, entering the continent’s emerging nuclear energy market and expanding… more ›

• A New Age of Warfare: How Internet Mercenaries Do Battle for Authoritarian Governments

  March 22, 2019

  The man in charge of Saudi Arabia’s ruthless campaign to stifle dissent went searching for ways to spy on people he saw as threats to the kingdom. He knew where… more ›

• Vladimir Putin: A Profile

  February 6, 2019

  Much has been written about Russian President Vladimir Putin. Often described as an autocrat, a strong leader, a narcissist, a modern-day czar, a former KGB spy and a judo black… more ›

• “Are We Really Where We Are?”: Trump, Putin, and Washington’s Unbelievable New Normal

  January 19, 2019

  Sunday will mark the second anniversary of Donald Trump’s Presidency. The U.S. government has been partially shut down for weeks, with no end in sight. https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washington/are-we-really-where-we-are-trump-putin-and-washingtons-unbelievable-new-normal more ›

• What If Trump Has Been a Russian Asset Since 1987?

  January 14, 2019

  On June 14, 2016, the Washington Post reported that Russian hackers had broken into the Democratic National Committee’s files and gained access to its research on Donald Trump. A political… more ›

• Tour reveals shady Nigerian cash behind London…

  November 26, 2017

  Tour reveals shady Nigerian cash behind London luxury homes » It’s not the usual tour of London. The tour bus might go past landmarks such as Big Ben and Buckingham… more ›

• When we learn that companies like Microsoft,…

  November 23, 2017

  “When we learn that companies like Microsoft, Google or Apple have offshore accounts – and yet neither their image nor stock prices are affected – it leads to the legitimization… more ›

• Drug traffickers taught the rich how to hide money…

  November 20, 2017

  Drug traffickers taught the rich how to hide money in tax havens » Legal capitalism has learned from criminal capitalism that in the world of money, only rule breakers survive,… more ›