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Trump Isn’t the First Politician to Sell the Office

American politicians have been for sale for far longer than Donald Trump has been around and in far more ways than he and his family have so far...

19.05.2025 80

The New York Times

Casey Michel

The New Far-Right Coalition That’s Out to Destroy American Democracy

17.04.2025 30

New Republic

Casey Michel

How Trump Sold America Out to His Kleptocratic Friends

05.03.2025 8

New Republic

Casey Michel

Trump Saved Eric Adams’s Bacon—and Put the Country Up for Sale

19.02.2025 20

New Republic

Casey Michel

Will Donald Trump Make Money Laundering Great Again?

After years of serving as a top destination for the world’s dirty money—stashed in untraceable LLCs, impenetrable trusts, and anonymously-owned...

18.02.2025 10

Mother Jones

Casey Michel

The Domino Theory Is Coming for Putin

29.01.2025 20

Foreign Policy

Casey Michel

Paul Manafort Is Back to Wreck the World

15.01.2025 5

New Republic

Casey Michel

McKinsey’s Dealings With Despots Are More Extensive Than We Knew

The past few years have seen a range of published reports regarding the work that America’s top consulting firms, led primarily by industry...

11.12.2024 5

New Republic

Casey Michel

Ukraine Now Faces a Nuclear Decision

With Donald Trump’s election victory this week, it’s clear that the president-elect will not be nearly as supportive of Ukraine’s fight against...

07.11.2024 10

Foreign Policy

Casey Michel

Where the Rich Can Buy Secrecy, Evade Laws, and Claim a Slice of Space

The city of Geneva is known for many things. It is the birthplace of the Geneva Conventions, which steer the laws of war toward more humanitarian...

06.11.2024 3

New Republic

Casey Michel

America’s Adversaries Are Targeting Its Cities and States

Last week, federal prosecutors launched a bombshell indictment against sitting New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Among a range of charges, Adams is...

01.10.2024 10

Foreign Policy

Casey Michel

The Curious Case of Sue Mi Terry

25.09.2024 3

New Republic

Casey Michel

Trump Is Making New, Sketchy Foreign Business Deals

When Donald Trump launched his first presidential campaign nearly a decade ago, there was a deluge of concerns about his foreign financial...

02.09.2024 100

Daily Intelligencer

Casey Michel

Biden Failed to Ban Foreign Lobbyists. Kamala Harris Can Do Better.

Four years ago, amid his successful campaign to unseat President Donald Trump, Joe Biden made a promise: to “keep foreign money out of elections”...

27.08.2024 3

New Republic

Casey Michel

The Brazen Evasions of Hunter Biden

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Casey Michel Mr. Michel is director of the Combating Kleptocracy Program at the Human Rights Foundation...

16.08.2024 40

The New York Times

Casey Michel