If you've never read them, Slate's "If It Happened There" series is hilarious in a sad way, and tackles this sort of double-standard where a billionaire with ties to Putin is an oligarch but a...
If you've never read them, Slate's "If It Happened There" series is hilarious in a sad way, and tackles this sort of double-standard where a billionaire with ties to Putin is an oligarch but a billionaire with ties to Trump is a business magnate and job creator:
This year, the game pits a young upstart team from the Northwest Frontier Provinces against another from the mountainous interior region led by the aging scion of one of the sport’s most legendary families.
Alternate sources: PBS News Hour: Democrats stay focused on corruption, not impeachment Rollcall.com: Railing Against Corruption Could Backfire on Democrats
I am really excited that the term “corruption” is finally being used domestically.
Now if only we can start calling our billionaires "oligarchs".
If you've never read them, Slate's "If It Happened There" series is hilarious in a sad way, and tackles this sort of double-standard where a billionaire with ties to Putin is an oligarch but a billionaire with ties to Trump is a business magnate and job creator:
Political Chaos as Regime Purges Powerful Security Chief (Comey's firing)
Armed Rebel Faction Occupies Government Building (The Malheur occupation)
Death of Hard-Line Jurist Throws Regime Into Chaos (Scalia's death)
And my personal favorite:
In Brutal Contest of Strength and Strategy, a Culture Is Revealed (The Super Bowl)
Alternate sources:
PBS News Hour: Democrats stay focused on corruption, not impeachment
Rollcall.com: Railing Against Corruption Could Backfire on Democrats