court
Inside International Court of Money and Mystery
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Welcome to the world of international arbitration court. BuzzFeed reporter Chris Hamby spent 18 months penetrating the court and tracing its influence.
election
Super PAC Spending Hits $500 Million, While 501(c)s Hit the Brakes
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Total outside spending for the 2016 election has already reached a record $660 million, more than twice the $289 million spent by outside groups by this point in the 2012 election.
money
Roger Wood Indepth: NH Rebellion Founder Wants Money Out of Politics
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CNN has labeled him a fringe candidate lumping him in with those who dress up for a spectacle, like one who wears a boot on his head, but Roger Wood finds the real Larry Lessig.
politics
State Dinner Guests Gave More Than $18.9 Million to Political Campaigns, Groups
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China’s estimated 650 million Internet users don’t have access to Facebook, Twitter or a number of media websites. They can, however, build profiles and contacts on LinkedIn, thanks to that company’s willingness to comply with Chinese censorship rules. Communication with the Chinese government is crucial to keeping LinkedIn’s path around the Great Firewall to that nation’s huge market open. And if that contact is at the very highest levels, so much the better — and reason enough for Reid Hoffman, CEO of the professional networking company, to have appreciated his invitation to last Friday’s White House state dinner for the Chinese president. As an American business leader with interests in China, Hoffman was a logical pick to attend the fete.