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Is the U.S. Becoming a Third World Nation?
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds This is a chart of an informal kleptocracy which cloaks itself in the faux finery of democracy and a (rigged) “market” economy. Back in the day, nations that didn’t qualify as either … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, corporate news, Corporate Welfare, Corruption, culture, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Financial Crisis, Inequality, Oligarchy, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, Technocracy
Tagged America, corporate media, Crumbling Infrastructure, Dystopia, Economic Collapse, Economics, elites, Failed State, financial crisis, Inequality, Kleptocracy, Late Stage Capitalism, Pay to Play, Poverty, Precariat, Pundits, super-wealthy, Technocrats, Third World
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Pizzagate Update 11/22: Does Norway Pedo Ring Bust Have Clinton Connections?
Last Sunday, as reported by the Associated Press and a variety of both independent and corporate news sources, a large pedophile ring involving 51 people was busted in Norway, leading to the arrest of 20 people, three convictions and a … Continue reading
Posted in Conspiracy, Corruption, culture, Hackers, hacktivism, news, society, State Crime
Tagged Clinton Foundation, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, John Podesta, Norway, Pay to Play, Pedo Ring, pedophiles, pizzagate, Podesta Emails, WikiLeaks
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Who Lost: A Biased Media, Pundits, Pollsters, Political Parties, Warmongers, the Corporatocracy, Pay-to-Play Grifters, Neoliberals
Editor’s Note: While the parties mentioned may have lost in the short run, it’s likely they’ll soon regroup for future assaults on humanity and the planet. By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds Fake Progressives are perfectly fine with … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, corporate news, Corruption, culture, Dirty Politics, Dystopia, Election Fraud, media, Neoliberalism, news, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, war
Tagged corporate media, corporate news, corporatocracy, Democrats, Donald Trump, Election 2016, Fake Progressives, Hillary Clinton, Mainstream News, Neoliberals, Oligarchy, Pay to Play, Plutocracy, Political Parties, Polls, Presidential election, Progressives, Pundits, Republicans, war, war profiteers
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Hillary and the Clinton Foundation: Exemplars of America’s Political Rot
By Eric Draitser Source: CounterPunch Hillary Clinton may be enjoying a comfortable lead in national polls, but she is far from enjoying a comfortable night’s sleep given the ever-widening maelstrom of scandals engulfing her presidential bid. And while Clinton delights … Continue reading
Posted in black ops, Conspiracy, Corporate Crime, Corporate Welfare, Corruption, culture, Dirty Politics, Economics, Empire, Geopolitics, Hackers, History, Militarization, military spending, Neocons, news, society, State Crime, war, war on terror
Tagged Abu Dhabi, Al Qaeda, Arms Sales, Bill Clinton, Clinton Foundation, Clinton Foundation donors, Doha, Donald Trump, Election 2016, Eliot Cohen, empire, General John Allen John Negroponte, George Soros, Hackers, Hillary Clinton, Huma Abedin, Imperialists, Julian Assange, Koch Brothers, Libya, Max Boot, Military Contracts, military-industrial complex, Muslim Brotherhood, Neocons, neoconservatives, Oligarchy, Pay to Play, Plutocracy, Presidential Elections, Putin, Qatar, Riyadh, Robert Kagan, Saudi Arabia, Saudi regime, State Department, Syria, war, war on terror, war profiteers, Warren Buffett, WikiLeaks
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