oligarchs Chinese oligarch sues city of Vancouver over $200,000 "Empty Homes Tax" Mark Frauenfelder

late stage capitalism Ukrainian oligarchs accused of laundering $470b, buying up much of Cleveland Cory Doctorow

Business Believing in "meritocracy" makes you act like a dick Cory Doctorow

uk The UK is finally cracking down on its Russian money-laundry, but hasn't hired people to do the job Cory Doctorow

russia Scotland is still a financial secrecy exporter, laundering billions for Russia's crime-bosses and oligarchs Cory Doctorow

trumpism The 0.2% of Americans exempted by the GOP estate-tax plan (including the Trump cabinet) have never paid tax on their millions and never will Cory Doctorow

corruption China's billionaires are disappearing into police custody and/or early graves Cory Doctorow

corruption America: a welcome home for corrupt foreign politicians and businesspeople Cory Doctorow

canada July: Vancouver imposes a 15% tax on foreign real estate speculators; September: home sales drop by a third Cory Doctorow

russia Rich Russian Kids Instagram feed Mark Frauenfelder

art How to find a stolen Van Gogh David Pescovitz

goldman sachs Man who helped cause 2008 financial crash suddenly very concerned about the economy Thom Dunn

late stage capitalism Manhattan: a city of empty luxury condos and overflowing homeless shelters Cory Doctorow

impeachment inquiry House Dems release Lev Parnas's handwritten notes about the Ukraine scandal ahead of impeachment trial Thom Dunn

Business Despite 50 state AGs' antitrust investigations, Google stocks hit an all time high Cory Doctorow

trump Everything you wanted to know about money-laundering but were afraid to ask Cory Doctorow

politics The 2010s were the decade of Citizens United Cory Doctorow

corruption Citing the Panama Papers, Elizabeth Warren proposes sweeping anti-financial-secrecy rules Cory Doctorow