Oil profits are fueling South Sudan’s civil war

Impoverished South Sudan is rich in natural resources and oil revenue is the country’s main hard currency export income—it’s not a leap to suggest that oil revenues are funding its side of the war, but one NGO is claiming that it is this very oil money that South Sudan’s leaders are using to get rich and terrorize civilians, according to documents reviewed by The Sentry, an investigative initiative co-founded by George Clooney.

Tax Reform Isn’t Only for Big Business

J.M. Smucker Co. announced last month that it would donate $1 million to charity, invest $20 million in employee pension plans, and give $1,000 bonuses to some 5,000 employees. The food manufacturer is hardly alone. More than 400 U.S. employers have announced similar moves as a result of tax reform’s passage. What House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi calls “crumbs” so far has amounted to a $30 billion income boost for millions of Americans.

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