“When donations are secret, a politician can quietly shake down a company. . . . Reliance on political spending lets companies engage in political shenanigans rather than sound competitive practice.“ So say my guests, Bruce Freed, president of the Center for Political Accountability and former White House advisor Charles Kolb. Joined by quality guru John R. West, Global Reach examines the intersection of corporate governance, the new culture of transparency in political spending & corporate performance. We’ll compare the US stance against foreign bribery (via the FCPA) vs dark money & the “le
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