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Saturday Matinee: I fight, therefore I am
I fight therefore I am (in french: Je lutte donc je suis) is a documentary film about social and political struggles in Greece and Spain which provides an overview of the struggles in Europe against austerity, capitalism and fascism. A … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Art, culture, Economics, Film, Neoliberalism, Saturday Matinee, Video
Tagged activism, austerity, capitalism, Documentary Film, fascism, Greece, I fight therefore I am, Je lutte donc je suis
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What You May Not Know About Today’s Economic War
By Phil Butler Source: New Eastern Outlook Many people believe the world is spiraling in a downward freefall toward Armageddon. At the same time billions on Earth feel the sting of crippling poverty, sanctions, and austerity imposed by the elites … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Economics, elites, Financial Crisis, History, Neoliberalism, Social Control, society, State Crime
Tagged Alexis Tsipras, austerity, Bankers, Billionaires, Donbass, Economics, financial crisis, Germany, Goldman Sachs, Greece, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Neoliberalism, Poverty, Rothchilds, Ukraine, wall street
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In a highly indebted world, austerity is a permanent state of affairs
By Mark Blyth Source: Aeon By 2010, everyone had heard the ‘austerity’ rallying cry. Immediately following the 2008 financial crisis, especially in Europe, it resounded: ‘Stimulate no more, now is the time for all to tighten!’ And tighten governments did, … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Dystopia, Economics, Financial Crisis, History, Labor, Neoliberalism, Recession, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, Work
Tagged austerity, Bailouts, Debt, Economics, EU, financial crisis, Globalization, Greece, IMF, Neoliberalism, Precariat, recession, Wages
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Neoliberalism: Serving the Interests of the International Business Elitists
By Edward S. Herman Source: Dissident Voice Mark Weisbrot, a co-director with Dean Baker of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), has written an enlightening book that pulls together many of the analyses that CEPR has been producing … Continue reading
Posted in black ops, Corporate Crime, Economics, Empire, Energy, Environment, Financial Crisis, Geopolitics, History, Racism, Social Control, society, State Crime, war
Tagged Argentina, Book Review, central banks, CEPR, china, Debt, ECB, Economy/Economics, Edward S. Herman, Energy, environment, EU, Greece, Honduras, IMF, Italy, Mark Weisbrot, Neoliberalism, Portugal, Spain, Structural Adjustment Programs, venezuela, World Bank
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A New Lost Generation: Student Loans, Wage Slavery, and Debt Peonage
Dr. Nicholas Partyka Source: The Hampton Institute In literature, the term “lost generation” refers to a cohort of authors whose work defines the post-First World War era. This group includes literary notables like Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald, among … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, conditioning, culture, Economics, education, Financial Crisis, History, Labor, Recession, Social Control, society, Work
Tagged austerity, Debt Crisis, Debt Slavery, Debt Strike, Economic Bubble, economic crisis, Eurozone, Greece, Labor, Lost Generation, Over-Educated, Over-Qualified, Radicalization, recession, Student Debt, Student Loans, Work
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“Breaking the Fear Factor”: Opposing War, Financial Fraud and State Terrorism, Dismantling Propaganda
By Peter Koenig Source: Global Research We are living in a (western) world dominated by neoliberal dictators, criminals and crooks. And many of us, impregnated with the human idiocy, as so well described by Andre Vltcheck (The West Spreads Intellectual … Continue reading
Posted in 9/11, Activism, anti-war, black ops, CIA, civil disobedience, civil liberties, conditioning, consciousness, Conspiracy, corporate news, Corruption, culture, divide and conquer, Economics, Empire, False Flag, Financial Crisis, Geopolitics, History, Militarization, news, police state, propaganda, Recession, Social Control, society, State Crime, war, war on terror
Tagged 9/11, activism, Boston Bomber, Charlie Hebdo, CIA, economic crisis, fear, Financial Fraud, Greece, Howard Zinn, IMF, ISIS, Neoliberalism, propaganda, state terrorism, Stock Market Crash, Underwear Bomber
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25 Signs That The Global Elite’s Ship Is About To Sink
By Lance Schuttler Source: The Mind Unleashed Make no mistake about it. The tide has turned on the global elite and there will be no going back. A new day is rising for humanity as those who have planned for … Continue reading
Posted in consciousness, Conspiracy, Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Economics, Empire, Energy, Financial Crisis, Geopolitics, History, Recession, Social Control, society, State Crime, Technology
Tagged 9/11, AIIB, Alexis Tsipras, anonymous, BRICS, Deutsche Bank, Edward Snowden, G-7, Global Elites, Gold, Government Hack, Greece, Iran Nuclear Deal, ISIL, ISIS, JP Morgan, NYSE Hack, Oligarchy, Plutocracy, Rothschild, United Airlines Hack
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