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Dr Evil and the Koch Fiends

It is known in the lobbying trade as ‘astroturfing’ – super-rich donors bankrolling supposedly grass-root movements that are, in fact, just an artificial creation designed to lever political influence out of their cash. In recent weeks it is libertarian billionaire brothers David and Charles Koch (rhymes with poke) who have been in the the firing line […]

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10,000 Women and Goldman Sachs

“Ten jobs may not sound much in America, but in India that is ten lives transformed,” says Anagha Kulkarni. The Indian entrepreneur is speaking in Manhattan’s Central Park on July 20th, at an event honouring the women and non-profits that are taking part in the 10,000 Women initiative launched last year by Goldman Sachs. The […]