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In seinem neuen Buch beschreibt Bestseller-Autor Jürgen Roth den skrupellosen Machtmissbrauch einer gesellschaftlich destruktiven Elite: Politiker, die für Parteispenden ihr Veto bei den Strafverfolgungsbehörden einlegen. Wirtschaftsbosse mit schwarzen Kassen und ausgeklügelten …
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BlackRock, Vanguard und State Street - allein die drei größten Finanzkonzerne verwalten Vermögen im Wert von 15 Billionen US-Dollar. Mit Anteilen an fast allen großen Unternehmen und dem Kapital für politisches Lobbying über Partei- und Ländergrenzen hinweg haben sie eine bisher…