From a local accountant who tipped off a mob boss, to a national politician accused of being a Mafia fixer – in Italy, the lines between Masonry and Mafia are blurred. In The Business of Crime, VICE World News looks at different parts of the criminal economy, separating fact from myth. In this episode, we…… Read More
Think of the Freemasons and you probably think of a shadowy world of secret handshakes and dark allegations of corruption and even conspiracy. But how true is that? In a UK first Victoria Derbyshire reporter Claire Jones was given access to see exactly what goes on behind the scenes in the initiations, ceremonies and rituals…… Read More
Download a free audiobook version of “The Pillars of the Earth” and support TED-Ed’s nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed Check out our full book recommendation: https://shop.ed.ted.com/collections/ted-ed-book-recommendations/products/illuminati — The year was 1776. In Bavaria, new ideals of rationalism, religious freedom and universal human rights competed with the Catholic church’s heavy influence over public affairs. Adam Weishaupt, a law…… Read More