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Tag Archives: Economic Collapse
Net Zero, the Digital Panopticon and the Future of Food
By Colin Todhunter Source: Off-Guardian The food transition, the energy transition, net-zero ideology, programmable central bank digital currencies, the censorship of free speech and clampdowns on protest. What’s it all about? To understand these processes, we need to first locate … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, Corporate Crime, culture, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Empire, Energy, Environment, Financial Crisis, Health, Inequality, Neoliberalism, news, Oligarchy, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, surveillance state, Technocracy
Tagged Agenda 2030, Authoritarianism, BlackRock, COVID, Digital Panopticon, Dystopia, Economic Collapse, Economics, Fabio Vighi, financial crisis, Food, food sovereignty, Food System, Global Elites, Global Warming, Great Reset, healthcare, Lockdowns, Neoliberalism, Net Zero, police state, surveillance state, Technocracy, Ted Reece, United Nations, WEF
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The US Economy Looks Good On Paper – Here’s Why It’s Actually A Disaster In Progress
By Brandon Smith Source: Alt-Market.us One of my favorite false narratives floating around corporate media platforms has been the argument that the American people “just don’t seem to understand how good the economy really is right now.” If only they … Continue reading
Posted in corporate news, culture, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Empire, Financial Crisis, History, Inequality, Labor, news, Oligarchy, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, Work
Tagged BitCoin, central banks, Consumerism, Debt, Economic Collapse, Economics, Federal Reserve, financial crisis, GDP, Great Depression, Inflation, labor market recovery
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Economic Earthquake Ahead? The Cracks Are Spreading Fast
By Brandon Smith Source: The Burning Platform One of my favorite false narratives floating around corporate media platforms has been the argument that the American people “just don’t seem to understand how good the economy really is right now.” If … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Deep State, Economics, Empire, Financial Crisis, History, Inequality, Labor, Neoliberalism, news, Oligarchy, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime
Tagged banking crisis, BitCoin, Debt, Economic Collapse, economic inequality, Economics, empire, Federal Reserve, financial crisis, GDP, Gold, Great Depression, Inflation, Oligarchy
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The “Phantom Legion” Problem
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds Everything is presented as rock-solid until it falls apart. Of the many signs of systemic decay in the late Roman Empire, one of particular relevance to our era is the Phantom Legion, military … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Economics, Financial Crisis, Health, History, Oligarchy, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, Technocracy
Tagged Bureaucracy, Corruption, Economic Collapse, Economics, financial crisis, healthcare, phantom legion, Roman Empire, Systemic Corruption
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Global Economic War Is Coming And The Threat To The US Dollar Is Real
By Brandon Smith Source: Alt-Market.us In a recent statement posted to social media, Tucker Carlson explained succinctly his many reasons for traveling to Russia to interview President Vladimir Putin. His decision, mired in an avalanche of outrage from leftist media talking … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, culture, Deep State, Dystopia, Economics, Empire, Financial Crisis, Geopolitics, NATO, Oligarchy, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, war
Tagged BRICS, China, Economic Collapse, Economics, Europe, Federal Reserve, financial crisis, geopolitics, Great Depression, Great Reset, hyperinflation, IMF, NATO, Russia, TUCKER CARLSON, Ukraine, US Dollar, Vladimir Putin, war
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How to Navigate Our Low-Trust, Increasingly Dysfunctional Society and Economy
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds Politicians and corporate managers have an enviable record of self-enrichment but very little to show in terms of putting the long-term interests of the citizenry above their own short-term gains. This week’s … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, culture, Economics, education, elites, Empire, Financial Crisis, Health, Inequality, Oligarchy, Philosophy, society, Sociology
Tagged Corruption, culture, Economic Collapse, economic inequality, Economics, elites, financial crisis, high-trust society, Inflation, localization, low-trust society, Oligarchy, Ralph Waldo Emerson, self-reliance, society, Sociology, Wealth Concentration
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Could America Have a French-Style Revolution?
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds Combine all these factors and the result is a potentially volatile mixture awaiting a catalyst. In the past, I reckoned the odds of America experiencing a revolution akin to France 1789 were … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, culture, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Financial Crisis, History, Inequality, Oligarchy, Revolution, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime
Tagged culture, Economic Collapse, economic inequality, Economics, elites, financial crisis, France, French Revolution, history, Oligarchy, Revolution, Social Collapse, society, Wealth Concentration
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When Shelter Becomes a Speculative Asset, Society Unravels
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds Does anyone really believe that the renunciation of massive, sustained stimulus of speculation in housing would leave housing valuations unchanged because valuations are solely the result of “shortages”? Let’s begin by stipulating … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, culture, Economics, Financial Crisis, Housing Crisis, Inequality, news, Oligarchy, Recession, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, Technocracy
Tagged Economic Collapse, economic inequality, Economics, Federal Reserve, financial crisis, Housing Bubble, Housing Crisis, Inflation, Mortgage Backed Securities, speculation
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