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Freedom Rider: How the billionaires rule
Predatory capitalism has driven down wages and created a dystopia for workers. By Margaret Kimberley Source: Intrepid Report President Calvin Coolidge said, “The business of America is business.” The expression is memorable because it always rang true. But nearly 100 … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Authoritarianism, Corporate Crime, Corporate Welfare, Corruption, culture, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Empire, Financial Crisis, Inequality, Oligarchy, Recession, society, Sociology, State Crime
Tagged Amazon.com, culture, Dystopia, Economic Collapse, economic inequality, Economics, elites, financial crisis, General Strike, Jeff Bezos, Oligarchy, Plutocracy, Poverty, rulng class, society, unemployment
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Is Inflation “Transitory”? Here’s Your Simple Test
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds Is inflation “transitory” in your household budget? Really? Where? The Federal Reserve has been bleating that inflation is “transitory”–but what about the real world that we live in, as opposed to the … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Economics, elites, Financial Crisis, Housing Crisis, Inequality, Neoliberalism, news, Oligarchy, Recession, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology
Tagged Economic Collapse, economic inequality, Economics, Federal Reserve, financial crisis, Inflation, Oligarchy, Wealth Concentration, Wealth Gap
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The Future is Hawaii
By Peter Van Buren Source: We Meant Well I have seen the future. It looks a lot like Hawaii. What I saw there (absent the beautiful beaches, confused tourists, and incredible nature) was a glimpse of the future for much … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Dystopia, elites, Empire, Financial Crisis, Health, Housing Crisis, imperialism, Militarization, military spending, Neoliberalism, Oligarchy, police state, Racism, Recession, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime
Tagged Covid-19, culture, Dystopia, economic inequality, econoomics, elites, Hawaii, Homelessness, Larry Ellison, Militarization, military spending, Oligarchy, Pandemic, Poverty, society, Welfare
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America’s Fatal Synergies
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds America’s financial system and state are themselves the problems, yet neither system is capable of recognizing this or unwinding their fatal synergies. why do some systems/states emerge from crises stronger while similar … Continue reading
Posted in civil liberties, Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Financial Crisis, History, Inequality, Oligarchy, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime
Tagged Benign Synergies, Economic Collapse, economic inequality, Economics, elies, Fatal Synergies, financial crisis, Global Crisis, Oligarchy, political corruption, Wealth Concentration
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The Number Of Billionaires In America Has Absolutely Exploded During The Pandemic
By Michael Snyder Source: Investment Watch Blog For the wealthy and the ultra-wealthy, happy days are here again. Even though we have just been through one of the most difficult 12 months in our history, the number of billionaires has increased … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, culture, Economics, elites, Financial Crisis, Inequality, Labor, Neoliberalism, Oligarchy, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, Work
Tagged Billionaires, Covid-19, Economic Collapse, economic depression, economic inequality, Economics, elites, financial crisis, food prices, Oligarchy, Pandemic, Plutocracy, unemployment, wall street, Wealth Gap, Wealthy Class
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Jeff Bezos Embodies the Cruel Autocracy of Neoliberal Capitalism
Amazon CEO and richest-man-in-the-world Jeff Bezos wants you to work as much as he does—for one millionth of the pay By Branko Marcetic Source: In These Times “Is Jeff Bezos a horrible boss and is that good?” That was the question … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, culture, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Environment, Financial Crisis, Inequality, Labor, Neoliberalism, Oligarchy, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, Technocracy, Work
Tagged Amazon.com, Autocracy, Blue Origin, Economic Collapse, economic inequality, Economics, environment, financial crisis, Jeff Bezos, Kshama Sawant, Labor, Neoliberalism, Oligarchy, Plutocracy, washington post, Work
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What’s Changed and What Hasn’t in a Tumultuous Year
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds Inequality is America’s Monster Id, and we’re continuing to fuel its future rampage daily. What’s changed and what hasn’t in the past year? What hasn’t changed is easy: 1. Wealth / income inequality … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Dystopia, Economics, Financial Crisis, Labor, Oligarchy, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, Work
Tagged central banks, Dystopia, Economic Collapse, economic inequality, Economics, elites, financial crisis, Income Inequality, Over-speculation, tourism, Wage Stagnation, Wealth
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Is the American Dream Still Alive? (Infographic)
Source: Strategic Culture Foundation The post-WWII United States was at the peak of its soft power. One of its pillars was the American Dream. Every American could expect that his children would be better off – better off in every … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, culture, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Financial Crisis, Inequality, Labor, Oligarchy, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, Work
Tagged American Dream, compensation, Economic Collapse, economic inequality, Economics, financial crisis, Health, Labor, Oligarchy, Plutocracy, Productivity, society, Wage Gap, Wage Stagnation
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