Tag Archives: Economics

Our Real National Security Budget

$2 Trillion, Here We Come. By Andrew Cockburn Source: Spoils of War The Biden Administration has just published its proposed budget, generating copious commentary, much of it displaying a commensurate degree of misunderstanding, especially regarding our gargantuan national security spending. … Continue reading

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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

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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

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Why People Don’t Want To ‘Work’ Anymore

It’s not that people are lazy, there’s something much deeper going on that requires better questions. By Joe Martino Source: The Pulse Last time I wrote about the increasing mental health crisis happening around the world. I didn’t write it … Continue reading

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The fundamental crisis of the West

By Veniamin Popov Source: New Eastern Outlook A growing number of media outlets in America and in Europe have recently reached the conclusion that “rules-based international order” long espoused by the West has failed. In essence, this means that the … Continue reading

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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

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“WHO OWNS THE WORLD?” A SMALL GROUP OF BIG MONEY

By Peter Koenig Source: The 4th Media “Who Owns the World” is the title of an extraordinary documentary, describing how Big-Big Money controls not only every aspect of your life, but has a stranglehold on every government, the political UN … Continue reading

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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

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