Corruption
Ten things you should know about the Panama Papers leak
How the wealthy and powerful hide their cash offshore — The Panama Papers is the biggest leak of tax haven data in history; but what does that mean and should you care?
Written by: Alex King
Escalating corruption scandal sparks anti-government protests in Brazil
Could a leaked phonecall bring down the Brazilian government? — Huck reports from the ground in São Paulo, where right-wing protestors spent the night on the streets calling for president Dilma Rousseff, who heads Brazil’s most progressive government in history, to step down.
Written by: Alex King
What Kesha's legal battle tells us about record label corruption
#FreeKesha — Pop star Kesha is trapped in a record contract with the man she alleges abused her, but it could potentially be the sort of scandal that radically alters an industry rotten at its core.
Written by: Adam White
The heavy metal bands fighting authority in the Middle East
Defiant Sounds — Huck 54 is packed with stories of defiance, like Iraqi heavy metal band Dark Phantom, whose provocative music rallies against government corruption. Constantly forced under the radar by political leaders and Islamic extremists, they are part of a wave of metal acts fighting the power across the the Middle East. Here are some of the loudest voices.
Written by: Adam White
Video: Everything you need to know about Bernie Sanders - in a hilarious bongo rap
Do the Bernie Bongo — YouTuber Matt Orfalea’s bongo rap tells you more about Bernie Sanders’ all-conquering presidential campaign than any nightly new report.
Written by: Alex King
In Pictures: Behind the scenes of Pussy Riot’s new video, 'Chaika'
Anti-corruption hip hop — Pussy Riot suit up as Russia’s chief prosecutor for their new music video criticising the country’s corrupt elite. Photographer Denis Sinyakov was at the shoot, documenting the anti-Kremlin punks' latest project.
Written by: Joshua Gabert-Doyon
Meet Rio’s favela surfers, fighting to save their home break from pollution
The battle for Cantão — Surfers from Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro’s largest favela, are coming together to protect their barrelling home break from chronic water pollution.
Written by: Kevin Damasio
How coverage of the Tory conference showed me the ugly face of British media
The press is rotten - here’s why it must change — Media activist Fiorella Lecoutteux was among the 80,000 strong demonstration at the annual Conservative conference in Manchester. But the coverage in the press sidelined the protestors, raising important questions about whose interests the media serves.
Written by: Fiorella Lecoutteux