SCOOP! Putin Is A Paid Lobbyist For Big U.S. Defense Contractors.
SHORT TAKES: Going Where The Money Is; Child Labor Is Still A Thing; $15-An-Hour Is Still Poverty; Delgado, The Empty-Suited Coward
LONG TAKE
Ok, so, I’m kidding. After all, Vlad is already a billionaire, having siphoned off a nice hunk of Russia’s national treasure through his secret deals with his oligarchs (in the U.S., oligarchs like Jeff Bezos have it much easier—they just buy off politicians and use the tax code to plunder the country). Putin doesn’t need a few million bucks ex…