Democracy is an illusion! It’s become a political system fostered by the élite, for the élite, in order to fool the people that they have a stake in the system. In actual fact, they have virtually none. The whole political system in the modern era, despite having noble beginnings, is now used to benefit the few at the expense of the many. – Mark Alexander, June 29, 2018
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Senator Bernie Sanders calls out Republicans for trying to pass a tax bill that would inflate the budget deficit after years of claiming to be the party of fiscal responsibility.
The crypto-currency Bitcoin is hotter than ever with investors. Its price has already increased more than 1,000 percent in the past 12 months. Now the digital currency is edging close to another milestone. Al Jazeera's Rob Reynolds reports.
Many Americans may not be aware just how much power the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau holds. As Richard Cordray prepares to step down from the position, Bart Chilton, the former US trading commissioner and host of ‘Boom Bust’ on RT America joins ‘News With Ed’ to explain what it could mean.
Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England, has attracted criticism for his views on Brexit to date, but how does he think the vote has affected the economy? He joins Ranvir Singh to share his views.
Child labour was legalised in Bolivia in 2014, not to protect or promote it but to accept a reality and to try to regulate the conditions under which the children work. The measure was condemned both at home and abroad.
An estimated 20 percent of Bolivian children, hundreds of thousands of under 17-year-olds, work in agriculture, mining, in markets and on the streets.
Al Jazeera's Daniel Schweimler reports from the eastern region of Santa Cruz.
Nov. 7, 2017 marked the 100th anniversary of the seizure of power by workers and peasants in the Russian Revolution, regarded as the most world-altering event in the history of civilization.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s chief fundraiser for the Liberal Party, Stephen Bronfman, is tied to a multimillion-dollar offshore trust in the Cayman Islands.
Prince Al-Waleed is one of Saudi Arabia's richest princes and profited enormously from Saudi arms purchases. Andrew Feinstein, the author of 'Shadow Wars,' on the legal risks of corrupt arms dealing
From the ICIJ, the same consortium of journalists and media outlets that brought you Luxleaks and the Panama Papers, now comes the Paradise Papers. Everyone from Lewis Hamilton and Bono to Apple and Nike seem to pay less than their fair share and this time, it's all above board. The European Union announcing it's going to draw up a tax haven blacklist. But it's anyone's guess if member states can agree on a definition of a tax haven and how member states can enforce it. By François PICARD
This weekend, a slew of 13.4 million leaked documents revealed how the world’s richest men stash away billions of dollars in wealth in offshore tax havens. The revelations, known as the Paradise Papers, implicate more than a dozen of President Trump’s Cabinet members, advisers and major donors. The 13.4 million leaked documents also reveal how millions of pounds of the British queen’s private estate were hidden in an offshore fund based in the Cayman Islands, and how the senior adviser to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau helped funnel millions of dollars to offshore tax havens. For more, we speak with Frederik Obermaier, co-author of the Paradise Papers. He is an investigative reporter at Germany’s leading newspaper, Süddeutsche Zeitung. Obermaier also worked on a separate investigation, the Panama Papers, and is co-author of the book “Panama Papers: The Story of a Worldwide Revelation.
A massive leak of more than 13m files reveals the hidden wealth of some of the world’s richest people including sports stars, celebrities and heads of state. The Paradise Papers show how complex schemes set up in offshore islands can help the super-rich avoid billions in tax
Russia and the United States have long had different takes on power and its constraints but both now find themselves at an interesting juncture - while Russia's development is slowed by too much power invested in the executive, the United States seems hamstrung for the exact opposite reason. How few or how many checks does it take to undermine the governing balance? To discuss this, Oksana is joined by Ichak Adizes, a Bestselling author & Management consultant.
A huge new leak of financial documents has revealed how the powerful and ultra-wealthy, including the Queen's private estate, secretly invest vast amounts of cash in offshore tax havens.
Donald Trump's commerce secretary is shown to have a stake in a firm dealing with Russians sanctioned by the US.
The leak, dubbed the Paradise Papers, contains 13.4m documents, mostly from one leading firm in offshore finance.
BBC Panorama is part of nearly 100 media groups investigating the papers.
In what is being called the biggest merger in the history of the health insurance industry, CVS is making a $66 billion bid to buy Aetna. We discuss the merger's potential consequences with author and professor Bill Black
The Bank of England has increased interest rates for the first time in a decade, raising its benchmark by a quarter of a percentage point to 0.5 per cent. BoE governor Mark Carney explains the decision.
The International Monetary Fund has some advice for countries in the Gulf: Diversify, and diversify fast. The oil, that’s made many Gulf countries extremely wealthy, is not going to last forever. And the IMF’s 2017 report is predicting the worst growth rate for the region since the global financial collapse several years ago.
Economies in the region have been suffering since oil prices fell dramatically in 2014. Attempts to curb oil production have only slightly raised revenue. And the Gulf Cooperation Council diplomatic crisis that began in June has only made the situation worse.
The IMF says Qatar and its blockading neighbours could have trouble finding investors if the crisis continues. So what are the alternatives?
Presenter: Jane Dutton | Guests: Jane Kinninmont, Deputy Head and Senior Research Fellow at the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House; Cornelia Meyer, oil-and-gas specialist; Khaled Al Khater, Specialist in Monetary Policy and Political Economy
Oct.25 -- Atlas Merchant Capital CEO Bob Diamond discusses where he sees investment opportunities with Yousef Gamal El-Din at the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas."
