Tag: corruption

‘Corrupt as hell’: Demands surge for US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to resign amid new details of wife’s election scheming

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas faced fresh calls to step down Thursday after new reporting revealed that his wife’s involvement in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election was broader than previously known, extending to the battleground state of Wisconsin as well as Arizona. Emails obtained by the Washington Post and the organization Documented show that Ginni Thomas, a… Read More ‘Corrupt as hell’: Demands surge for US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to resign amid new details of wife’s election scheming

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Terry Bell: South Africa is teetering on the brink of an abyss

The past few weeks have highlighted more clearly than ever, that the authority and the rule of law within South Africa’s constitutional parliamentary dispensation has gone beyond merely fraying at the edges.  Also how confusion can be spread, with potentially dangerous consequences, by the manipulation of news. This manipulation becomes possible because there are too… Read More Terry Bell: South Africa is teetering on the brink of an abyss

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England's greased piglet runs out of grease

Sajid Javid, the health secretary, followed shortly by Rishi Sunak, the chancellor, posted their letters of resignation on Twitter, criticising the competence of the government. Neither explicitly mentioned the sexual misconduct and Partygate scandals that have dogged the government for months. Sunak in particular claimed the prompt for his resignation was his differing approach on the… Read More England's greased piglet runs out of grease

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Karnataka High Court judge threatened for questioning the functioning of Anti Corruption Bureau

Justice H.P. Sandesh, judge of the High Court of Karnataka, on Monday orally disclosed in the court hall that there was a “threat” to him after he raised questions about the functioning of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). The judge revealed this during the hearing of a petition filed by Mahesh P.S, deputy tahsildar, who is an… Read More Karnataka High Court judge threatened for questioning the functioning of Anti Corruption Bureau

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Debunking a Myth: Only 17 Political Parties Of 105 In EC List Got Electoral Bonds.

NB: Our autonomous institutions and elected authorities are blatantly liars. Maybe the Headquarters of Patriotism stationed in Nagpur can tell us why. When secret societies take over the reins of power, they conspire in broad daylight. DS The Election Commission’s sealed-cover submissions in 2020 to the Supreme Court – which has not heard the case in… Read More Debunking a Myth: Only 17 Political Parties Of 105 In EC List Got Electoral Bonds.

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Gupta brothers arrested in Dubai over alleged corruption in South Africa

Two wealthy Indian-born business brothers who were allegedly at the centre of a massive web of state corruption in South Africa have been arrested in Dubai, Pretoria announced on Monday. The arrests came as an investigation was concluded into massive plundering of state institutions during former president Jacob Zuma’s era. South Africa’s justice ministry “confirms that… Read More Gupta brothers arrested in Dubai over alleged corruption in South Africa

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Govt Agency Confirms Centre's Auctions Allowed Millers To Corner Pulses Meant For The Poor

The Union government’s auctions to provide pulses to the poor and armed forces, worth more than Rs 4,600 crore, were rigged to benefit a few big millers, findings from the National Productivity Council, headed by commerce minister Piyush Goyal, have revealed. The council presented its preliminary findings on October 11, 2021, to a committee overseeing… Read More Govt Agency Confirms Centre's Auctions Allowed Millers To Corner Pulses Meant For The Poor

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Prem Sikka: Credit Suisse leaks expose an industry that has got away with too much for too long /Joseph Stiglitz: Credit Suisse has allowed the morally bankrupt to steal from the poor

How do the banks continue to get away with it? The latest revelations about Credit Suisse provide yet another glimpse into the corrosive nexus of banks, corporations, accountants, lawyers and financial intermediaries that enables the wealthy and political elites to profit from illicit practices. The bank itself is no stranger to predatory practices. Since 2001 it has… Read More Prem Sikka: Credit Suisse leaks expose an industry that has got away with too much for too long /Joseph Stiglitz: Credit Suisse has allowed the morally bankrupt to steal from the poor

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The great Amazon land grab: how Brazil’s government is turning public land private

Imagine that several state legislators decide that Yellowstone National Park is too big. Also imagine that, working with federal politicians, they change the law to downsize the park by a million acres, which they sell in a private auction. Outrageous? Yes. Unheard of? No. It happens routinely and with increasing frequency in the Brazilian Amazon. The most… Read More The great Amazon land grab: how Brazil’s government is turning public land private

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Cory Doctorow: The Mafia hires good accountants

The Mafia hires good accountants (permalink)    High-profile leaks like the Pandora Papers and financial collapses like Carillion have shone a spotlight on the role that “the professions” play in enabling international finance crimes, which include both money-laundering and the underlying (ghastly, violent) crimes that produce the money to be laundered. For example, the Sackler… Read More Cory Doctorow: The Mafia hires good accountants

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