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No Justice for Goldman in Banker's Jailing

by Tom Wright /
A U.S. federal judge on Thursday gave a two-year sentence to a senior Goldman banker – the first partner to be sentenced to jail in the Wall Street bank’s history. Tim Leissner, a German national, will go to jail in September for his role in the 1MDB corruption scandal.

Weekender: Deep Listening

by Farah Halime /
Hello, and welcome to the latest edition of Brazen Weekender! I’m Farah, the head of creative at Brazen, and I’m pleased to be writing my first ever Weekender contribution. I am fortunate to spend most of my time thinking about amazing stories and how best to tell them—

Weekender: Resistance and Revolution

by Bradley Hope /
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Brazen Weekender! This is Bradley Hope, your loyal servant, and this is the newsletter where I share what the team has been watching, reading and listening to this week. I'm going to be quite thematic this week, building on the

Weekender: Cobalt Blue, Twain, and Whale Bones

by Bradley Hope /
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Brazen Weekender! Long time no speak, this is Bradley Hope, your loyal servant, and this is the newsletter where I share what the team has been watching, reading and listening to this week. 📖 First up this week, When We Ceased to Understand

The Case for $JHOLOW

by Bradley Hope /
Welcome to Whale Hunting, a weekly newsletter and podcast delving into the hidden worlds of wealth and power from the team at Project Brazen. For more of Project Brazen's work – including the Tribeca-selected podcast Spy Valley, and Fur & Loathing, the bizarre story of an unsolved US chemical