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poetry

January 24, 2025

Bring In the Clowns

Jean Chacona

Poet Jean Chacona offers a satirical view of the hucksterism at the heart of the new administration.

August 10, 2023

Clarence Thomas’ 38 Vacations: The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated the Supreme Court Justice to Luxury Travel

Brett Murphy and Alex Mierjeski ProPublica

And the grift that just keeps giving (or is it taking?) The fullest accounting yet shows how Thomas has secretly reaped the benefits from a network of wealthy and well-connected patrons that is far more extensive than previously understood.

tv

February 4, 2018

The Epic Grift of Dirty Money

Sophie Gilbert The Atlantic

Netflix’s new six-part documentary series is an enthralling take on cons and corporate malfeasance, from money laundering for cartels to the Trump Organization.

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