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A Universal Basic Income Is The Bipartisan Solution To Poverty We’ve Been Waiting For
What if the government simply paid everyone enough so that no one was poor? It’s an insane idea that’s gaining an unlikely alliance of supporters. By Ben Schiller Source: FastCoexist.com There’s a simple way to end poverty: the government … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Economics, Financial Crisis, History, Labor, Philosophy, Recession, society, Sociology, Technology, Work
Tagged automation, Basic Income, Bureaucracy, Conservatives, Income Inequality, Liberals, Libertarians, Poverty, Precariat, Robots, technology, Universal Basic Income, Wealth Gap, Wealth Redistribution, Welfare, Workfare
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Welcome to 1984
By Chris Hedges Source: truthdig The artifice of corporate totalitarianism has been exposed. The citizens, disgusted by the lies and manipulation, have turned on the political establishment. But the game is not over. Corporate power has within its arsenal potent … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Authoritarianism, civil disobedience, Corporate Crime, corporate news, Corruption, culture, Dirty Politics, divide and conquer, Dystopia, Economics, Empire, History, media, Neocons, propaganda, Revolution, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime
Tagged 1984, activism, bernie sanders, Breaking Through Power, Chris Hedges, Citizen’s Revolutionary Week, civil disobedience, corporate media, Corporate Power, Corporatism, Democracy, Donald Trump, Duopoly, Election 2016, Election Rigging, Electoral College, fascism, Financial Elites, George Orwell, Hillary Clinton, Income Inequality, Mass Revolt, military-industrial complex, Presidential Elections, protest, Ralph Nader, Revolution, Social Change, Superdelegates, Two Party System
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The 1 Percent’s Houses Are Getting Bigger and Swankier While Average Americans Struggle To Make Rent
For a view of the inefficiencies of the free market, there’s no clearer view than the U.S. housing market, where there are as many as 29 empty homes for every homeless person. By Bob Larson Source: In These Times Today’s … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Economics, Financial Crisis, Recession, Social Control, society, Sociology
Tagged 1%, 99%, Global Elites, Homelessness, Housing, Income Inequality, Luxury, Poverty, Wealth Disparity, Wealth Gap
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Skynet Ascendant
By Cory Doctorow Source: Locus Online As I’ve written here before, science fiction is terrible at predicting the future, but it’s great at predicting the present. SF writers imagine all the futures they can, and these futures are processed by … Continue reading
Posted in Art, consciousness, Corporate Crime, culture, Economics, Film, History, media, Philosophy, Social Control, society, Technology
Tagged Corporations, corporatocracy, Cyberpunk, Dystopia, Income Inequality, The Matrix, The Terminator, Thomas Piketty, Wealth Disparity
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The Rise of “Criminal Capitalism”
By James Petras Source: Dissident Voice About 75% of US employees work 40 hours or longer, the second longest among all OECD countries, exceeded only by Poland and tied with South Korea. In contrast, only 10% of Danish workers, 15% … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Economics, Financial Crisis, History, Law, Social Control, society
Tagged activism, Bail-Outs, Big Banks, Corporate Crime, corporatocracy, Criminal Capitalism, Crony Capitalism, Deregulation, Dissident Voice, Economic Disparity, Income Inequality, LIBOR, Oligarchy, Plutocracy, Rent Seeking, Wealth Gap
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Pillage and Class Polarization: The Rise of “Criminal Capitalism”
By Prof. James Petras Source: GlobalResearch.ca About 75% of US employees work 40 hours or longer, the second longest among all OECD countries, exceeded only by Poland and tied with South Korea. In contrast, only 10% of Danish workers, 15% … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Economics, Financial Crisis, History, Law, Recession, Social Control, society, State Crime
Tagged Bailouts, Big Banks, CEO Pay, Class Warfare, Corporate Crime, Cost of Living, Economic Parasites, Economic Predators, Federal Reserve, Income Inequality, LIBOR, Rent Seeking, wall street, White Collar Crime
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Billionaire Fears The Poor RIsing Up Against The Rich
By Stephen D. Foster Jr. Source: Popular Resistance A billionaire finally had a epiphany and told all his wealthy friends about it. Johann Rupert is the filthy rich owner of Richemont, a luxury goods company that serves as parent company … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, civil disobedience, Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Economics, Financial Crisis, Recession, Revolution, society
Tagged 1%, 99%, Economic Collapse, Economic Disparity, Global Poverty, Income Inequality, Mass Poverty, recession, Revolution, Social Unrest, Uprising, Wealth Gap
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U.S. Wealth-Concentration: The Most-Accurate Current Estimates
By Eric Zuesse Source: Washington’s Blog CURRENT REALITIES: Wealthiest Tenth (10%) of Americans Own 75% of America; They Draw 40% of All U.S. Income. Wealthiest Hundredth (1%) of Americans Own 43% of America; They Draw 20% of All U.S. Income. Wealthiest Thousandth (0.1%) of … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Economics, Empire, History, Recession, Social Control, society, State Crime
Tagged 1%, 99%, Bailouts, Democracy, financial crisis, Income Inequality, Oligarchy, Plutocracy, wall street, Wealth Disparity
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Desultory Heroics 