Wednesday, May 25, 2016

The Panama Papers expose the secret world of the 1% by Rana Foroohar and Matt Vella

Magazine: Time Magazine
Date: April 18, 2016
Article: The Panama Papers expose the secret world of the 1%
Page: 11
Author:  Rana Foroohar and Matt Vella
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Questions
1. What leaked from a Panamanian law firm on April 3, 2016?
2. What was the name of the law firm?
3. How long ago did Edward Snowden reveal intelligence records?
4. What did Wikileaks make public in 2010?
5. Who acquired these documents on April 3, 2016?
6. Which organization was doing this type of investigation for a year?
7. How many years does this data go back?
8. About how many offshore shell companies in 200 countries are listed?
9. Who are the individuals implicated?
10. Which financial giants were also implicated?
11. Who is angry and believes the rich have a system to only benefit them?
12. In your opinion, is global capitalism working mainly for the 1% and not for the 99%?  Explain your answer
13. Do you feel, according to Melissa Chan, "that globalization has allowed the capital and assets of the rich to travel more freely than those of everyone else"?

Reference
http://www.ranaforoohar.com/
http://business.time.com/author/ranaforoohar/
http://time.com/author/matt-vella/
https://www.icij.org/

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