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Neoclassical building with "South Dakota" carved on entablature

When South Dakota Became the New Cayman Islands for Banks and Finance

One bank's desperation and a state's economic needs undermined regulations protecting consumers.

by Sean H. Vannatta via Made By History on October 14, 2021

Citibank: Exploiting the Past, Condemning the Future

In 2011, Citigroup published a 300-page 200th anniversary commemoration Celebrating the Past, Defining the Future. Is it a past to celebrate?

by Alan J. Singer via HNN on November 3, 2019

Workers with a steam plough on a sugar plantation in Puerto Rico.

How Wall Street Colonized the Caribbean

The expansion of banks like Citigroup into Cuba, Haiti, and beyond reveal a story of capitalism built on blood, labor, and race.

by Peter James Hudson via Boston Review on June 18, 2019

People holding Haitian Flag at a march

A Timeline Of U.S.–Haiti Relations

Key events in the relationship between the two nations, as compiled by The Onion.

via The Onion on July 23, 2021

U.S. Intervention in Haiti Would Be a Disaster—Again

The nation’s poverty and chaos has been shaped by Washington for decades.

by Jonathan M. Katz via Foreign Policy on July 13, 2021

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