The Billionaires Who Would Pick Our President
The untold story of the sources of the loot controlled by Paul "The Vulture" Singer, Ken Langone and the Kochs - and why they need to buy the White House.
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Colombia to the Congo: Lust for Gold Threatens Environment & Human Rights
Gold mining poses a danger to biodiversity and human rights across the globe.
An Interview with Pilar Rodríguez Aranda: 100 Thousand Poets for Change
Mexico City-based poet Pilar Rodríguez Aranda speaks about her work as the Mexico coordinator of the September 24 event, 100,000 Poets for Change.
Video – The Top 1% in the US: The Rich and the Rest
With 1% of Americans controlling 40% of the country’s wealth, we examine the gap between the rich and the rest.
The richest one per cent of Americans earn nearly a quarter of the country’s income and control an astonishing 40 per cent of its wealth.
Inequality in the US is more extreme than it has been in almost a century – and the gap between the super-rich and the poor and middle class people has widened drastically over the last 30 years.
Meanwhile, in Washington, a bitter partisan debate over how to cut deficit spending and reduce the US’ $14.3 trillion debt is underway. As low and middle class wages stagnate and unemployment remains above nine per cent, Republicans and Democrats are tussling over whether to slash funding for the medical and retirement programmes that are the backbone of the US’ social safety net, and whether to raise taxes – or to cut them further.
Walking in the footsteps of Archbishop Romero
David Rodriguez was a catholic priest. In the early eighties he took up arms and led guerrilla fighters during El Salvador’s 12-year civil war. Today he is a member of parliament. This is his story.
WikiLeaks Reveal: U.S. and UN Officials Oversaw Integration of Ex-Army Paramilitaries into Haiti’s Police Force
Throughout 2004 and 2005, Haiti’s unelected de facto authorities, working alongside foreign officials, integrated at least 400 ex-army paramilitaries into the country’s police force, secret U.S. Embassy cables reveal.