Private equity firm Capital Partners is profiting off of child detention – and it has a host of advisors tied to the defense industry and the Trump administration.
Wall Street
Isla Deuda: Wall Street tiene en la mirilla 40 años de ganancias a expensas de Puerto Rico
La deuda de Puerto Rico está siendo restructurada – y los acuerdos hechos prometen décadas de pagos de los puertorriqueños a los billonarios de Wall Street
Debt Island: Wall Street Closes in on 40 Years of Profit at Puerto Rico’s Expense
Puerto Rico’s debt is being restructured – and the deals being made promise to leave Puerto Ricans paying back Wall Street billionaires for decades.
Chemical weapons profiteers sit on the boards of major art and cultural institutions
Warren B. Kanders and David Rubenstein are super-wealthy executives who profit off of sales of tear gas that is being used at the US-Mexico border and around the world – and they also sit on the boards of major arts and cultural institutions.
The COFINA Agreement, Part 2: Profits for the Few
Even after a “haircut” on COFINA bonds, Wall Street vulture funds and their army of lawyers and lobbyists stand to make hundreds of millions of dollars through Puerto Rico’s debt restructuring.
El Acuerdo de COFINA, Parte 2: Las Ganancias de los Pocos
A pesar de los recortes en los bonos de COFINA, los fondos buitres de Wall Street, con sus ejércitos de abogados y cabilderos, estarán haciendo cientos de millones de dólares mediante el acuerdo de restructuración de la deuda de Puerto Rico.
El Acuerdo de COFINA, Parte 1: El Primer Plan de 40 Años
En Puerto Rico, la deuda de COFINA está siendo restructurada y los bonistas de Wall Street están asegurando miles de millones en ganancias.
The COFINA Agreement, Part 1: The First 40 Year Plan
Puerto Rico’s COFINA debt is being restructured, and Wall Street bondholders stand to rake in billions from the deal. (This is part one of a two-part series on the debt restructuring deal).
New York Times Drops Out of Saudi Investment Conference – Will Others Follow?
As outcry grows over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, will Wall Street and US media companies back out of a major Saudi investment conference?
Vulture funds profit off of Puerto Rico’s debt crisis while debt creators get immunity
While Wall Street profiteers rake in millions from the Puerto Rico debt crisis, those responsible for creating the debt are escaping accountability.
Immigrant Detention Profiteers Set to Hobnob with Steve Bannon at Wall Street Conference
The same Wall Street interests that are profiting from Trump’s immigration policies are set to schmooze with Steve Bannon, a key architect of Trump’s xenophobic agenda.
Which Politicians are Taking Money from Immigrant Detention Profiteers?
As public pressure grows against those profiting from the incarceration of immigrant families, we look at the politicians taking money from these corporations and their executives.