Explaining the Panama Papers
Earlier this month, confidential files from a law firm called Mossack Fonseca were made public. The documents, collectively called “the Panama Papers,” were leaked by an anonymous source to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), who shared them with various news organizations. This week, btw breaks down the basics, offers a comparison of other […]
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The Latest in Syria btw has been reporting on the on-going violence in Syria between President Bashar al-Assad and those who oppose him. The latest development concerns allegations that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons against its own citizens. On August 21, a gas attack on the town of Ghouta (near Damascus) left 1,300 […]