Government Corruption

Matteo Messina Denaro, l'invisibile, è il più potente boss di Cosa nostra ancora in libertà. È a lui che dalla radio della sua città, Marsala, si rivolge ogni giorno Giacomo Di Girolamo nella trasmissione "Dove sei, Matteo?", ed è a lui che si rivolge in questo libro: stavolta, però, con un'agguerrita lettera di resa. Di Girolamo non ha mai avuto paura di schierarsi dalla parte di chi si oppone alla mafia. Ma adesso è proprio quella parte che gli fa paura. Ha ancora senso l'antimafia, per come è oggi? Ha avuto grandi meriti, ma a un certo punto è accaduto qualcosa.

The Inside Track was the last book that Dr. Bell released. This book focuses on the history of science, the minds behind the technology, and how it has evolved due to international politics. The turns that science, technology, medicine, and psychiatry continue to take when influenced by lobbyists, private companies, government departments with hidden agendas, and wealthy elite individuals.

Über zweieinhalb Jahrzehnte nach seinem Welt-Bestseller "Hitlers Helfer" porträtiert Guido Knopp in seinem neuen (Hör-)Buch nun die Mächtigen eines Reiches, das den Frieden in Europa mehr denn je bedroht: "Putins Helfer". Sie halten ihren Herrscher an der Macht und profitieren allesamt von ihm. Es sind Oligarchen wie Roman Abramowitsch, die von der Nähe zum Diktator profitieren; routinierte Apparatschiks wie Sergej Lawrow, die als Sprachrohr ihres Herrn zu dienen haben - oder Kyrill der Erste, der als Patriarch von Moskau seine Kirche zum Erfüllungsgehilfen einer Diktatur macht.

It is 2008, and Stefania Maurizi, an investigative journalist with a growing interest in cryptography, starts looking into the little-known organization WikiLeaks. Through hushed meetings, encrypted files, and explosive documents, what she discovers sets her on a life-long journey that takes her deep into the realm of secret power.

This audiobook is a behind-the scenes look at this extraordinary time, the federal government’s unprecedented response, and the exemplary work of the inspectors general and their federal law enforcement partners as they followed the money, flagged fraud risks, disrupted fraud schemes, and chased bad guys through a stunning true crime wave.

Jesse Ventura's Marijuana Manifesto calls for an end to the War on Drugs. Just because something is illegal, that doesn't mean it goes away; it just means that criminals run it. Legalizing marijuana will serve to rejuvenate our pathetic economy and just might make people a little happier. Ventura's book will show us all how we can take our country back.

PEGASUS: der Investigativ-Bericht über den größten Spionage-Skandal seit der NSA-Affäre. Die Spionage-Software Pegasus, die von der israelischen Firma NSO entwickelt wurde, kann jedes Mobiltelefon vollständig überwachen – und zwar ohne Spuren zu hinterlassen. Genutzt wird die Späh-Software von zahlreichen Regierungen weltweit, darunter autoritäre Staaten genauso wie EU-Staaten. Unter den Ausgespähten sind Journalistinnen, Menschenrechtsanwälte, Umwelt-Aktivistinnen, Geschäftsleute und sogar Staatsoberhäupter.

Resultado de mais de três anos de apuração, O Negócio do Jair: A história proibida do clã Bolsonaro desvenda o passado secreto da família que hoje comanda o Brasil. A jornalista Juliana Dal Piva parte do escândalo das rachadinhas exposto pelo caso Queiroz, a partir de dezembro de 2018, para contar uma história que remonta à entrada de Jair Bolsonaro na política na década de 1990.

Most Americans agree that our political system is fundamentally broken. It is increasingly clear that politicians are dedicated not to the public's welfare but to their own reelections, which are dependent on unbending loyalty to party leaders and perpetual fund-raising. The justice system is entangled with electoral machinations, perverting the checks and balances. But the electoral system can be mended. Douglas E. Schoen lays out a series of provocative yet highly achievable solutions that will compel politicians to be responsive to citizens rather than to special interests.

La storia di Mafia Capitale non è solo una storia visibile, territorio della politica e dell’amministrazione, né corrisponde soltanto alle vicende torbide di corruzione e malaffare che lentamente e a fatica emergono: le ragioni della sua forza e della sua pericolosità affondano nel terreno dei quartieri e delle periferie, e risalgono a una storia antichissima. Nel suo nuovo audiolibro, che contiene uno stralcio della sentenza della Cassazione del processo Mafia Capitale, Federica Angeli indaga la lunga storia della corruzione e della mafia a Roma.

Este libro da voz, mediante una profunda investigación, a quienes han vivido estas contradicciones para bien y para mal. La ferozcorrupción interna; el cobijo de ciertos mandos hacia grupos delincuenciales; el acoso sexual que sufren las mujeres policías; la fabricación de delitos y su negocio redondo; la precariedad de los sueldos, y un largo etcétera.

En México—y de hecho en todo el continente americano—la desigualdad ha permitido a unos pocos miles de hombres (rara vez son mujeres) dominar las decisiones políticas y económicas. Las élites han modelado la historia para asegurarse el poder, el dinero y, con frecuencia, la impunidad. Hay momentos históricos en los que cambian las élites. La desigualdad permanece. ¿Cómo se conforman las clases dominantes y qué principios las rigen? ¿Cuándo se les imponen límites y cómo se relacionan con el resto de la sociedad?

Camisas azules, manos negras es un crudo testimonio que comprende nueve años de investigación de una periodista dedicada a escrutar la corrupción en Pemex, soportada con fuentes vivas y documentales de alto nivel, expedientes de auditorías clasificados como confidenciales; así como decenas de entrevistas, testimonios y recorridos por las regiones petroleras en tierra y en plataformas, además de las revelaciones de altos funcionarios de los gobiernos de Vicente Fox y Felipe Calderón, que desnudan los negocios privados de los hombres públicos.

Authentic, hard-hitting, and profoundly thought-provoking, this riveting real-life legal thriller offers an incendiary exposé of the turmoil and hidden dangers behind the trailblazing legalization of the cannabis industry. As the first-ever memoir of its kind, van Leynseele’s story provides a cautionary tale, pulling back the curtain on the systemic problems within legal marijuana, the institutional sexism still lurking in the legal profession, and the biases that lead to white-collar criminals exploiting the system and getting away with it.

En 2015, Santiago Nieto recibió un encargo claro: investigar los delitos electorales. Pero cuando lo hizo a profundidad, la maquinaria gubernamental lo embistió brutalmente. En este documento histórico, el extitular de la Fiscalía Especializada para la Atención de Delitos Electorales explica, con todo detalle, quiénes se incomodaron con su labor, por qué lo acosaron y los casos que desataron la persecución: Odebrecht, Estado de México, Veracruz, Chiapas...

The rogues gallery begins with Donald Trump, who deliberately downplayed the coronavirus crisis despite knowing its dangers, as well as his international political allies, above all Boris Johnson. Billionaire politicians like Georgia senator Kelly Loeffler moved stocks at the same time they were telling Americans all was well.

Ogni volta che un politico o un funzionario prende una decisione che riguarda la costruzione di opere pubbliche e infrastrutture e rilascia un documento ufficiale, oppure sceglie un membro del consiglio di amministrazione di una società partecipata, esiste il rischio di corruzione. Eppure negli ultimi decenni in Italia la lotta alla corruzione si è intensificata, dotandosi di strumenti capaci di analisi sempre più approfondite. Il fenomeno è stato compreso nella sua complessità.

Esta es la historia del exsecretario de Seguridad Pública que rendía cuentas a los narcos mientras les mentía a todos los mexicanos. Un personaje que supo esconder una meteórica y corrupta carrera: de soplón de la policía a espía de Carlos Salinas de Gortari, de funcionario estrella de Fox a titiritero de la guerra de Calderón.

Much of the attention paid to Trump's rise to power has focused on his corrosive personality and divisive style of governing. But he alone is not the problem. The vulnerability is much broader and deeper. The ascendance of Trump is the culmination of nearly 250 years of political reforms that gradually ceded party nominations to small cliques of ideologically motivated party activists, interest groups, and donors. Author Lawrence Jacobs provides a highly engaging history of political reforms since the late-eighteenth century that over time dangerously weakened democracy.

Modern libertarianism began with Friedrich Hayek’s admirable corrective to the Depression-era vogue for central economic planning. It resisted oppressive state power. It showed how capitalism could improve life for everyone. Yet today, it’s a toxic blend of anarchism, disdain for the weak, and rationalization for environmental catastrophe. Andrew Koppelman’s book traces libertarianism’s evolution from Hayek’s moderate pro-market ideas to the romantic fabulism of Murray Rothbard, Robert Nozick, and Ayn Rand, and Charles Koch’s promotion of climate change denial.