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The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists database of Offshore Corporations from the files of Mossack-Fonseca is here. There are 39 offshore corporations registered in the British Virgin Islands with PARADISE in the name.

From the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (open access) — for detailed examination of the background data for this important study, download the article WITH Supplemental Informaiton at <http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2016/03/28/1520420113.full.pdf?with-ds=yes&gt; This is interesting, important stuff — wish I were … Continue reading →

from Racked <http://www.racked.com/2016/2/24/11054576/yoga-competition-olympics#6332049&gt; Champions of Zen Inside the controversial world of competitive yoga CHAVIE LIEBER Feb 24, 2016, 9:00a Photos by Cole Wilso, Picture this: a hundred people sitting around a boxing ring at a Brooklyn gym one snowy evening … Continue reading →

A note from Bruce Potter

Focus on Poverty: Hidden inequality data unmasked By Sally Murray Off the coast of Lagos, Nigeria, land is being reclaimed from the sea to host Eko Atlantic, a futuristic new city for the mega-rich. Touted as the ‘Hong Kong of … Continue reading →

Fortunately stuff like this DOES NOT HAPPEN IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN . . . . from the Cayman Islands — https://www.caymancompass.com/2016/01/26/billionaires-yacht-blamed-for-coral-reef-damage/ Billionaire’s yacht blamed for coral reef damage By James Whittaker – January 26, 2016 Paul Allen’s yacht Tatoosh is … Continue reading →

An article by Runge, Watson, Butchart, Hanson, Possingham and Fuller. at <http://www.sciencemagazinedigital.org/sciencemagazine/4_december_2015?sub_id=CrFR7S2tnqdZl&folio=1255&pg=166#pg166&gt; Bruce bpotter

from the Boston Globe <http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/editorials/2015/04/11/have-seen-enemies-and-they-weak/Cho9J5Bf9jxIkHKIZvnVTJ/story.html?event=event25&gt; . . . . and no, I didn’t just think up the title of this piece myself. . . STEPHEN KINZER The world of threats to the US is an illusion JOE KLAMAR/AFP/GETTY IMAGES A … Continue reading →

From the Goldman Prize web site: <http://www.goldmanprize.org/recipient/jean-wiener/&gt; Jean Wiener Islands and Island Nations 2015 Goldman Prize Recipient In a country plagued by extreme poverty and political instability, Jean Wiener led community efforts to establish the nation’s first Marine Protected Areas … Continue reading →