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How Empires Die
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds From a systems perspective, nation-states and empires arise when they are superior solutions to security compared to whatever arrangement they replace: feudalism, warlords, tribal confederations, etc. States and empires fail when they are … Continue reading
Posted in Consumerism, Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Empire, Financial Crisis, Inequality, Oligarchy, Recession, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, Technocracy
Tagged crapification, Economic Collapse, Economics, elites, empire, fairness, financial crisis, Government, imperialism, Middle Class, Planned obsolescence, Security
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What “Normal” Are We Returning To? The Depression Nobody Dares Acknowledge
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds Perhaps we need an honest national dialog about declining expectations, rising inequality, social depression and the failure of the status quo. Even as the chirpy happy-talk of a return to normal floods the airwaves, … Continue reading
Posted in conditioning, Corporate Crime, corporate news, culture, Dystopia, Economics, education, elites, Financial Crisis, Inequality, Labor, media, Oligarchy, Psychology, Recession, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, Work
Tagged American exceptionalism, Anger, Corporate Welfare, culture, despair, downward mobility, Economic Collapse, economic inequality, Economics, Education, financial crisis, Inequality, Middle Class, Oligarchy, psychology, recession, social defeat, society, Sociology, systemic injustice, unemployment, Wealth Disparity
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Sacrifice for Thee But None For Me
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds The banquet of consequences for the Fed, the elites and their armies of parasitic flunkies and factotums is being laid out, and there won’t be much choice in the seating. Words can … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, Corporate Crime, Corporate Welfare, Corruption, culture, Economics, elites, Empire, Financial Crisis, Labor, news, Oligarchy, Recession, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime
Tagged Cartels, economic crisis, Economics, elites, empire, Federal Reserve, Financial Colllapse, Financialization, Globalization, Job security, Middle Class, Monopolies, Oligarchy, purchasing power, Roman Empire, Sacrifice, social mobility
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The Erosion of the Middle Class — Why Americans Are Working Harder and Earning Less
By John Liberty Source: The Mind Unleashed “I don’t have to tell you things are bad. Everybody knows things are bad. It’s a depression. Everybody’s out of work or scared of losing their job. The dollar buys a nickel’s worth, … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, culture, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Empire, Financial Crisis, Health, Housing Crisis, Inequality, Labor, Neoliberalism, Oligarchy, Recession, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, Work
Tagged American Dream, Corporations, economic inequality, Economics, elites, financial crisis, healthcare, Income Disparity, Labor, Middle Class, Minimum Wage, Poverty, Power, recession, Wage Stagnation, Wages, Wealth Concentration, Wealth Gap, Welfare
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America’s Social Depression Is Accelerating
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds We need to value honesty above optimism. Once we can speak honestly, there is a foundation for optimism. Beneath the rah-rah statistics of “the greatest economy ever,” the social depression is accelerating. The … Continue reading
Posted in conditioning, consciousness, Corporate Crime, culture, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Empire, Financial Crisis, Health, Inequality, Labor, Neoliberalism, Oligarchy, Psychology, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, Work
Tagged American Dream, Anger, culture, downward mobility, Dystopia, economic inequality, Economics, Education, Employment, Expectations, financial crisis, Health, healthcare, Middle Class, Optimism, Overwork, Political Power, Precariat, Proletariat, psychology, recession, social depression, Social Fragmentation, society, Sociology
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The US Middle Class is Shrinking and Moving Towards a “Dual Economy”
MIT Economist Peter Temin, the author of “The Vanishing Middle Class,” explains how the US is moving towards two economies, one for the lower 80% and one for the upper 20% By Gregory Wilpert and Peter Temin Source: Real News … Continue reading
Posted in corporate news, culture, Dystopia, education, Empire, Financial Crisis, History, police state, Social Control, society, Sociology
Tagged Campaign Financing, College, Debt, Dual Economy, Economics, Elections, financial crisis, Infrastructure, Labor, Mass Incarceration, Middle Class, Peter Temin, Pew Research Center, Prisons, Public Education, Student Loans, The Vanishing Middle Class, Tuition, Voters, Work
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Disposable Americans: The Numbers are Growing
By Paul Buchheit Source: Information Clearing House As often noted in the passionate writings of Henry Giroux, poor Americans are becoming increasingly ‘disposable’ in our winner-take-all society. After 35 years of wealth distribution to the super-rich, inequality has forced much … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Dystopia, Economics, Financial Crisis, Health, Labor, Racism, Recession, Social Control, society, State Crime, Work
Tagged Blackstone, Debt, economic inequality, financial crisis, HealthcareSystem, Housing Market, Income Disparity, Institutionalized Racism, Middle Class, Real Estate, recession, Rent, Social Security, Wealth Gap
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Desultory Heroics 