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Behind the News: Offshore Capital w/ Brooke Harrington

Dec 3, 2024
Brooke Harrington, a sociology professor at Dartmouth and author of "Offshore: Stealth Wealth and the New Colonialism," exposes how the wealthy cleverly evade taxes through offshore wealth management. She discusses the unexpected rise of U.S. states as new financial havens and the ethical implications of hidden wealth. Mahendran Thiruvarangan, a lecturer at the University of Jaffna specializing in Sri Lankan politics, analyzes the recent political changes in Sri Lanka, including the emergence of a new leftish government and the country's economic struggles.
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