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SUMMARY:Welcome in the age of oligarchy
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DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the age of oligarchy\, where money buys you influenc
	e\, where the rich\nand powerful like to mingle and party and where self-e
	nrichment\, corruption and\ntax evasion are commonplace.\n\nWhen you think
	 of oligarchs\, you probably imagine ultra-wealthy Russians with\nVladimir
	 Putin’s number in their phone. But oligarchy has spread to the Western\nw
	orld as well. Tech tycoons are closely intertwined with power\, the United
	\nStates is even led by an oligarch. In this new series we explore the sha
	dowy\nnetwork of billionaires\, politicians\, celebrities\, and intellectu
	als – we\nintroduce you: the new oligarchs.\n\nIn this first episode\, we 
	speak with journalist Paul Caruana Galizia (Financial\nTimes\, podcast Lon
	dongrad). He wrote a book about the aftermath of the murder of\nhis mother
	\, Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia\, who\ninvestig
	ated corruption on her home island. Paul Caruana Galizia closely\nexamined
	 the rise of Evgeny Lebedev\, the son of a spy who secured a seat in the\n
	House of Lords with the help of former prime minister Boris Johnson. Recen
	tly\,\nhe has been researching Donald Trump’s donors and how they have ben
	efited from\nhis second term.
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/welcome-in-the-age-of-oligarchy
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LOCATION:De Balie - Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 10\, 1017 RR Amsterdam
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CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,books,geopolitiek & mensenrechten,leidseplein,
	party
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>Welcome to the age of oligarchy, wh
	ere money buys you influence, where the rich and powerful like to mingle a
	nd party and where self-enrichment, corruption and tax evasion are commonp
	lace.</strong></p> <p>When you think of oligarchs, you probably imagine ul
	tra-wealthy Russians with Vladimir Putin’s number in their phone. But olig
	archy has spread to the Western world as well. Tech tycoons are closely in
	tertwined with power, the United States is even led by an oligarch. In thi
	s new series we explore the shadowy network of billionaires, politicians, 
	celebrities, and intellectuals – we introduce you: the new oligarchs.</p> 
	<p>In this first episode, we speak with journalist Paul Caruana Galizia (F
	inancial Times, podcast Londongrad). He wrote a book about the aftermath o
	f the murder of his mother, Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruan
	a Galizia, who investigated corruption on her home island. Paul Caruana Ga
	lizia closely examined the rise of Evgeny Lebedev, the son of a spy who se
	cured a seat in the House of Lords with the help of former prime minister 
	Boris Johnson. Recently, he has been researching Donald Trump’s donors and
	 how they have benefited from his second term.</p>
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