We are not a liberal democracy but a liberal capitalist democracy and the most important part of that phrase is ‘capitalist’. It is the capitalists who set the limits of liberalism’s and democracy’s scope.
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Finance
npr: Former Uber Executive Charged With Paying ‘Hush Money’ To Conceal Massive Breach
When only money matters, then crime is irrelevant. On the other hand we see this constantly in corporate crime always ending with: “Corporation X paid a fine of Y billion dollars, but did not admit […]
Economics
Center for Global Development: The World Bank’s Uncivil War on Corporate Tax
A broad array of international actors agrees that many developing countries desperately need to collect more tax revenue. Read here
Corruption
Decensored News – Finkelstein: ICJ President Guilty of ‘Wholesale Plagiarism’ in Support of Israel
‘A forthcoming book by renowned Middle East scholar Norman Finkelstein will make the case that Ugandan jurist Julia Sebutinde, acting president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) — also known as the World Court […]
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