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sameerkankali

8 years ago

When the son of the president of a desperately poor country starts buying mansions and sportscars on an official monthly salary of $7,000, Charmian Gooch suggests, corruption is probably somewhere in the picture. In a blistering, eye-opening talk (with several specific examples), she details how global corruption trackers follow the money -- to some surprisingly familiar faces.

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sameerkankali

8 years ago

Why dirty money is far too easy to hide

Corrupt officials and criminal operators are brilliant at hiding their money and actions from public view. But there’s something we can do about it, says the team at Global Witness. It starts with ...

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sameerkankali

8 years ago

Say no to big banks pouring hundreds of billions into the fossil fuels that are most incompatible with a climate-stable world.

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wheneveryonessuper

13 years ago

wetbehindthears:

Reblog this. Everyone needs to see what is happening. NYPD is arresting as many peaceful protesters as possible.

I have so much gratitude to all the people who are there now. I wish I could be there with you all. Thank you! You are speaking for all of us!

Is it just me, or does there seem to be a virtual news blackout on this?

This is amazing. Watch.

Live feed from the Brooklyn Bridge. The whole world is watching.

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