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Tag Archives: Cronyism
The Looming Financial Nightmare: So Much for Living the American Dream
By John W. Whitehead Source: The Rutherford Institute “When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Deep State, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Empire, Financial Crisis, Geopolitics, History, imperialism, Inequality, Neoliberalism, Oligarchy, police state, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, war, wasted taxpayer dollars
Tagged American Dream, Cronyism, Debt, Economic Collapse, Economics, elites, empire, fascism, financial crisis, geopolitics, Government Corruption, Gross National Product, imperialism, Irwin A. Schiff, national debt, Oligarchy, Plutocracy, tax protest, Taxes, war
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The Man Who Bought the Clintons: the Political Business of Terry McAuliffe
(Editor’s note: In light of yesterday’s announcement that Hillary Clinton’s former campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe is being investigated by federal prosecutors for illegal foreign campaign donations made directly to him and through the Clinton Foundation, it’s worth revisiting this article … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, Corruption, Dirty Politics, Economics, Financial Crisis, Labor, news, society, State Crime
Tagged Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Cronyism, Democratic National Committee, DNC, Elections, Electoral Politics, Gary Winnick, Global Crossing, Hillary Clinton, Howard Dean, political corruption, Terry McAuliffe, The Clinton Foundation
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Hillary Clinton’s Business of Corporate Shilling & War Making
Source: Media Roots As the circus of the 2016 presidential election grinds on, Hillary Clinton has posited herself as the candidate of the people. But not many “candidates of the people” have vacation homes in the Hamptons that cost $200,000 per … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, Conspiracy, Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Dirty Politics, Economics, History, Neocons, Social Control, society, State Crime
Tagged Abby Martin, Clinton Foundation, Crony Capitalism, Cronyism, Donald Trump, Election 2016, Empire Files, Hillary Clinton, Neocons, Oligarchy, Plutocracy, political corruption, Presidential Elections, wall street
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The Calling: How Cronyism Worsens Income Inequality (and Freed Markets Reduce It)
By Steven Horwitz Source: Future of Freedom Foundation I recently gave an introductory Public Choice talk sponsored by Students for Liberty at the University of Ottawa. The next speaker was my friend Anne Rathbone Bradley, who was Skyping in from … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, Corporate Welfare, Corruption, culture, Economics, Labor, Law, Privatization, Recession, society, Work
Tagged Cronyism, FFF, Future of Freedom Foundation, Income Inequality, Libertarians, Oligarchy, Plutocracy, Rent Seeking, Sharing Economy, Steven Horwitz, Wealth Disparity
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