Beyond Panama: Now the World Needs the #Delaware Papers

Nika Knight Common Dreams
So far super-rich US tax dodgers have escaped the scrutiny and outrage directed at the world’s greediest following the release of the documents known as the Panama Papers. This is in large part because US one-percenters long ago decided to shelter-in-place, hiding their money in tax havens at home. The US has overtaken Singapore, Luxembourg and the Cayman Islands as a preferred haven for the super-rich to hide their assets, trailing only Switzerland and Hong Kong.

Friday Nite Videos -- April 8, 2016

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Was Hillary Influenced by Bankers? Elizabeth Warren Answers. Crosby Stills Nash & Young | Teach Your Children. Samantha Bee | Team Cruz. Rachel Maddow Interviews Jane Sanders. Panama Papers: Shadow Economy for the World's Elites.

Bernie, Hillary, and Fractivism 2.0 in NY

Ari Phillips Fusion
Since NY has banned fracking, a lot of people are working to try and develop clean energy at the state, county, and local levels. These efforts together are known as “fractivism 2.0.” “They’re trying to prevent the country and the planet from digging their own graves by committing ourselves to another 50 or 100 years of burning fossil fuels.”

Why I’m Ready to Get Arrested With Restaurant Workers

John Cavanagh Inequality.org
From April 11 to 18, I’ll be joining thousands of people from all walks of life – from workers to environmentalists to the just plain angry – who will descend on Capitol Hill in waves to risk arrest and offer a primal scream for democracy.

Samantha Bee | Team Cruz

Who are some of Ted Cruz's biggest fans? Prepare to be horrified, but not surprised in the slightest.

Rachel Maddow Interviews Jane Sanders

Jane Sanders, wife and top advisor of Bernie Sanders, offers candid and revealing observations about the state of the presidential campaign and her role in it, including how Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton "are not on the same page."