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Robert F. Kennedy’s death, after his brother and so many others, would all but paralyze an entire generation. 28 Februray 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News Originally published: 5 JUNE 2018 | James Porteous | HAWKINS BAY 06 June 1968 |ALDEN WHITMAN | New York Times In his brief but extraordinary political career, the…
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The film and TV writer answers your questions on advising Boris Johnson, dining with Alan Partridge and more 24 February 2022 | Rich Pelley | The Guardian | With additional material The film and TV writer answers your questions on advising Boris Johnson, dining with Alan Partridge characters and whether he still has OJ’s confession…
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Republican kingmaker Sen. Ted Cruz agreed to lift his hold on the nominee in exchange for allowing a future vote related to a Russian gas pipeline Photo: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel reacts to aldermanic speeches in his honor during a city council meeting on April 10, 2019. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) 18 December 2021 | BILL…
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Former Icelandic PM David Gunnlaugsson reflects on the political exhaustion that has gripped his country. Photo: Getty 03 November 2021 | David Gunnlaugsson | spiked Iceland – a small country, geographically and culturally positioned between North America and Europe – can often give us an idea of what to expect culturally and politically in other…
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Politicians love invoking ‘plausible denial.’ They are too busy, wheeling and dealing and kissing babies to know what is happening ‘in the world.’ Share this item with your ‘leaders’ before they head home on their private jets. 02 November 2021 | Alex Crawford | Sky News Madagascar is on a frontline where there are no…
You have to love these tax-the-rich ‘investigations.’ The conclusions are always the same: Yes, tax the superrich, but it won’t be easy. Photos: Jeff Bezos’ net worth is close to $200 billion.Credit…Jeenah Moon for The New York Times 28 October 2021 | Nicholas Kulish, Ephrat Livni and Emma Goldberg | New York Times It’s the other inflation problem….
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Of the 18 legislatures across the globe that Westminster is ultimately responsible for, some are among the worst offenders in the world of money laundering, tax dodging, and financial secrecy. Photo: Tony Blair in 2003. The former U.K. prime minister and his wife are among those mentioned in the Pandora Papers. (Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)…
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The ICIJ investigation found that nearly 50 politicians and public officials from 18 African countries had connections to offshore entities. Photo: Kenya’s President Kenyatta is known for his war on graft, but now his family is accused of shielding money from public scrutiny 10 October 2021 | Kate Hairsine | DW The Pandora Papers are a massive trove…
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