"Fiscal friction is what the rest of us call tax" Tax havens and Kleptocracy with Oliver Bullough

The Green New Deal is a plan to vastly transform our society. Through bold economic and social change it's a plan to save the Earth from the destructive forces of capitalism. that is going to cost a lot of money to do, and as the age old attack on the Left goes "how are you gonna pay for it?". 7.8 Trillion Dollars is estimated to be in tax havens and offshore accounts worldwide. Sounds like a good start to me. Joining us this week is journalist and author Oliver Bullough (@OliverBullough) to discuss his most recent book “ Moneyland: the inside story of the Crooks and kleptocrats who rule the world and how to take it back


**Shout outs**
Catherine Belton Author of Putin's People @CatherineBelton

Kevin Anderson Professor of Energy and Climate Change for his work at the Tyndell Center advising Manchester council
@KevinClimate

Mentioned Links
South Dakotas Tax Haven
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/14/the-great-american-tax-haven-why-the-super-rich-love-south-dakota-trust-laws

Treasure Islands by Nicholas Shaxson
https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/108/1085201/treasure-islands/9780099541721.html

Dark Money by Jane Mayer
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/215462/dark-money-by-jane-mayer/

Democracy in Chains by Nancy Maclean
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/533763/democracy-in-chains-by-nancy-maclean/

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