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Professor and scholar in fascism and authoritarianism Ruth Ben-Ghiat joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about dictatorships, corrupt governments and kleptocracy. Which country is the most corrupt in the world? How do corrupt dictators hide their money? Is Trump the most corrupt president? Answers to these questions and many more await on Corruption Support.
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00:00 - Corruption Support
00:10 - The Goldfinger
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12:41 - Corruption everywhere all at once
13:27 - Suffocating democracy
14:23 - STOP THE COUNT!
15:10 - Uncorrupting corruption
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Professor and scholar in fascism and authoritarianism Ruth Ben-Ghiat joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about dictatorships, corrupt governments and kleptocracy. Which country is the most corrupt in the world? How do corrupt dictators hide their money? Is Trump the most corrupt president? Answers to these questions and many more await on Corruption Support.
WIRED recommends:
youtu.be/vK6fALsenmw
youtu.be/QZXPzxxdOzc
youtu.be/oZZ195zWCjA
Watch more from WIRED | Tech Support: youtube.com/show/VLPLibNZv5Zd0dwIx8baZGDdkoPNg6LHAPDi?sbp=QAE%3D
#Trump #Putin #fakenews
00:00 - Corruption Support
00:10 - The Goldfinger
01:11 - Alexa, define corruption
01:36 - South Sudan: 15 years of plunder and counting
02:46 - Managing state affairs, one family dinner at a time
03:59 - Maybe Harry Truman was right…
05:01 - The kleptocrat never leaves office empty-handed
07:14 - Money’s so far away, it needs a translator
08:16 - Netanyahu’s three strikes
09:12 - The hidden empire of Vladimir Putin
10:10 - Is Trump the most corrupt president?
10:42 - The authoritarian bargain
12:02 - #fakenews
12:41 - Corruption everywhere all at once
13:27 - Suffocating democracy
14:23 - STOP THE COUNT!
15:10 - Uncorrupting corruption
Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7
Listen to the Uncanny Valley podcast ►► podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uncanny-valley-wired/id266391367
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