Striketober, fascist passports, corrupt Manchin and the exploitation of black bodies

Lee covers the wave of strikes that are happening in the country. Workers across industries from fast food to nurses to Hollywood are demanding that they receive the bare minimum. As businesses like John Deere try to operate without their trained workers, they’re discovering the hard way how valuable their workforce was. … Read More >Striketober, fascist passports, corrupt Manchin and the exploitation of black bodies

On Contact: Trauma & Transformation in an American Prison, Part 2

In the second of a two-part interview, journalist Hugh Hamilton discusses with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Chris Hedges the role of race and poverty in mass incarceration, as chronicled in Hedges’ new book, ‘Our Class: Trauma and Transformation in an American Prison’. … Read More >On Contact: Trauma & Transformation in an American Prison, Part 2

Ghani’s ‘ex-bodyguard’ claims he has video proving exiled president left Kabul with bags stuffed with money – reports

The purported bodyguard for former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani told the British media he has security camera footage to disprove the US-backed leader’s denials of taking bags of money with him when he fled the country in August. … Read More >Ghani’s ‘ex-bodyguard’ claims he has video proving exiled president left Kabul with bags stuffed with money – reports

Pandora Papers: The trillion-dollar offshore shadow economy exposed

On this episode of Going Underground, we first speak to Fergus Shiel of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) on the release of the Pandora Papers, which implicate 366 high-level public officials and politicians and over 1,000 companies in major tax evasion and the hiding of wealth. … Read More >Pandora Papers: The trillion-dollar offshore shadow economy exposed

‘Pandora papers’: New leaks reveal how world leaders use offshore companies to dodge millions of dollars in taxes

Leaked papers appear to show how some of the world’s elites accumulate property empires while avoiding millions in taxes, with reports focusing on European, Middle Eastern and South American leaders, and world-famous celebrities. … Read More >‘Pandora papers’: New leaks reveal how world leaders use offshore companies to dodge millions of dollars in taxes

Australian NSW premier Berejiklian RESIGNS amid corruption probe, says only regret is not seeing end to her own draconian lockdown

The head of the Australian state of New South Wales, Gladys Berejiklian, has abruptly resigned just before a corruption watchdog launched a probe into potential misconduct, stating that she had “no option” but to quit. … Read More >Australian NSW premier Berejiklian RESIGNS amid corruption probe, says only regret is not seeing end to her own draconian lockdown