#PanamaPapers – 2.6TB worth of records from Mossack Fonseca…

Largest leak in history reveals world leaders and businesspeople hiding trillions in offshore havens Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow An anonymous source has handed 2.6TB worth of records from Mossack Fonseca, one of the world’s largest offshore law firms, to a consortium of news outlets, including The Guardian. (more…) “Three investigations you can’t miss” Data heist … Read more

Literati roundup: “Five politics classics every activist should know about….

Five politics classics every activist should know about open Democracy News Analysis – by Tom Butler-Bowdon And they’re not all what you think… 1. Saul Alinsky’s Rules For Radicals (1971) The McCarthy era decimated the ranks of American radicals, yet it did not stop the disillusionment that America’s young felt in the 1960s about politicians and … Read more