Post-Election Uproar in Belarus Leaves Russia Watching and Waiting
Reading Time: 5 minutes Factory workers strike, protesters beaten after president re-elected … again.
Rogue Russian Law Enforcement Mass-Produces ‘State Enemies’
Reading Time: 6 minutes Shadowy groups of security officers pursue dissidents, make arrests, to advance their own careers.
Recipe for Disaster: Wildfires, Radioactive Smoke, COVID-19, and Corruption
Reading Time: 5 minutes Wildfires, smuggling, and corruption increase radiation risks in the dangerous Exclusion Zone surrounding Chernobyl as Ukraine’s infrastructure is paralyzed by the coronavirus lockdown.
American Outlaw: Get Ready for Donald Trump at His Worst
Reading Time: 4 minutes If you think that the Trump presidency has been crazy so far, you ain’t seen nothing yet. After the election, the US is in for a wild ride.
The Lebanese Want to Fight Corruption, Not US-Iran Proxy War
Reading Time: 6 minutes For a moment, the assassination of Qassem Soleimani raised fears of a new wave of violence in Lebanon. Now, the people of this war-torn country are back to fighting corruption.
The Rule of Outlaws
Reading Time: 3 minutes Let’s stop pretending the US is still a country of laws, because some people are allowed to get away with even the most blatant violations of society’s rules.
Powerful Democrat Lives Large on Corporate Cash
Reading Time: 16 minutes Since becoming chairman of the influential Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA) has raised and spent tons of campaign cash. Journalist David Daley shares the facts.
Trying to Understand Trump’s Finances Is Taxing
Reading Time: 19 minutes Martin Sheil, a former IRS investigator, walks us through what we know about Trump’s taxes.
Study: US Grew More Corrupt From 2017 to 2018
Reading Time: 3 minutes The US has dropped out of the list of the world’s 20 least corrupt countries.
Mueller Investigation Shows the Rich Deserve Much More Scrutiny
Reading Time: 4 minutes Here is one thing we already know thanks to the Mueller investigation: The finances of the rich and powerful need to be looked at much more closely or the rest of us will keep paying the price.