#138 Overturning a 100 year legacy: the UN tax vote
In an extended Taxcast edition this month, a century of tax rule setting by the former imperial powers has been overturned: we look at the UN vote on global tax reform. Taxcast host Naomi Fowler follo...
18 Dec 202356min
The People vs Microsoft
On the Taxcast this month, the story of what happened when the US tax authorities, the IRS, decided to crack down on Microsoft, one of the world's biggest tech companies. Worthy of a thriller movie wi...
30 Nov 202338min
Drug War Myths, Part 2
The US government has spent an estimated $1 trillion on their 'war on drugs.' But over 50 years later, the cross-border flows of illegal drugs, arms and money have increased. In the second part of a t...
26 Okt 202338min
Drug War Myths, Part 1
The US government has spent an estimated $1 trillion on their 'war on drugs.' But, over more than 50 years, the cross-border flows of illegal drugs, arms and money have increased. It's a mess. And it ...
28 Sep 202332min
Who owns the climate crisis?
We're experiencing the hottest global temperatures ever recorded. For millions of us, the climate crisis is already hitting hard. And we need to know, we must know - WHO are the beneficial owners of t...
27 Juli 202339min
Spoiled pets and private jets
In this episode Naomi Fowler looks at how the very wealthy shape the world, why the rest of us really, really can't afford them. And, how it never ends just with the pet mansions and the cashmere-line...
29 Juni 202341min
Monopolies and market power
When dominant multinationals get to run the world, it's not a happy place. Or a very secure one. For a long time governments have failed to take the threat from monopolies and the corporate concentrat...
25 Maj 202341min
Tax Saves Lives
It's horrific that there are so many people across the world who still don't have access to 'survival rights.' Things like basic sanitation, clean water, quality education, decent healthcare so that m...
1 Maj 202335min
