How the U.S. financial system props up illegal logging and mining

When it comes to dirty money, countries like Switzerland, Panama and Spain’s Canary Islands have earned a reputation as good hiding spots. They’re rife with shell companies and laundered profits. And yet none of them comes close to the offerings of the U.S., which has an estimated $466 billion in illicit funds floating around its … Continue reading How the U.S. financial system props up illegal logging and mining