Global Power Project: Connecting Josef Ackermann, the Institute of International Finance and the Euro Debt Crisis

When the European debt crisis hit headlines in 2010, the Institute of International Finance was again on the scene and playing a major part, like it did during the 1980s debt crisis. At the center this time was the CEO of Deutsche Bank, Josef Ackermann.

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Global Power Project: Exposing the Institute of International Finance, Part 1

The Institute of International Finance represents the very "visible hand" of financial markets, wielding immense influence and boasting unparalleled access to central bankers and top policymakers from around the world.

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Global Power Project, Part 10: TransCanada Corporation, Kings of the Keystone Pipeline

The government of Canada has, for years, been writing laws and implementing major policies at the direct suggestion of the oil industry — most recently TransCanada, which is seeking a green light to complete the Keystone XL.

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Global Power Project, Part 9: Banking on Influence With Morgan Stanley

The bank that has committed a raft of fraud, illegal foreclosures, energy price fixings and food market speculations took in more than $107 billion of U.S. taxpayer funds in the bailouts.

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Global Power Project, Part 8: Banking on Influence with Wells Fargo

As the world's largest bank, Wells Fargo is able to commit countless crimes -- fraud, illegal foreclosures, money laundering, you name it -- and continues to get away with them by paying relatively small fines.

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Global Power Project, Part 7: Banking on Influence with Citigroup

Citigroup, the largest single recipient of US taxpayer bailout funds with some $476 billion in cash and guarantees, didn't just defraud investors: it foreclosed on hundreds of U.S. military members who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Global Power Project, Part 6: Banking on Influence With Bank of America

Bank of America and others continue to get "backdoor bailouts" through the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, which acts as a legal guarantor and protector of the Wall Street chain gang of criminal conglomerates.

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Global Power Project, Part 5: Banking on Influence With Goldman Sachs

We examined a total of 83 individuals at Goldman Sachs, including executives, members of the board of directors and several advisory boards, to uncover their connections within some of the world's powerful institutions.

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Global Power Project, Part 4: Banking on Influence with JPMorgan Chase

In the midst of the financial crisis in 2008, JPMorgan Chase became not only a major criminal, but also a prime beneficiary of people's suffering.

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Global Power Project, Part 3: The Influence of Individuals and Family Dynasties

Dynastic power, like class power, does not function as a conspiracy but rather as a network of institutions, corporations, banks, think tanks and foundations with indirect political influence.

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