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CounterSpin
Counterspin is FAIR's weekly radio show, hosted by Janine Jackson, Steve Rendall and Peter Hart. It's heard on more than 125 noncommercial stations across the United States and Canada. Counterspin provides a critical examination of the major stories every week, and exposes what the mainstream media might have missed in their own coverage.
This week on CounterSpin: Media are talking about the Panama Papers—the prodigious database leak from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, that specializes in shell companies popular with those looking to hide money from the law. But to the extent that they treat it as Shocking Transgressions of the Rich and Powerful, the press are missing the point. Mossack Fonseca is not a unique operation; there’s nothing special about Panama; and most of what’s going on is—if not “perfectly legal”—legal, anyway. We talk about using the Panama Papers to push for real change with investigative economist James Henry, author of The Blood Bankers: Tales from the Global Underground Economy
