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Viral Inequality: From Jeff Bezos to the struggle of Indian Farmers
Billionaires have profited enormously from lockdown, whilst mega corporations are buying out and shutting down independent stores and farms. By Colin Todhunter Source: OffGuardian According to a new report by Oxfam, ‘The Inequality Virus’, the wealth of the world’s billionaires … Continue reading
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Tagged Agribusiness, agrifood, Amazon, Big Tech, Billionaires, coronavirus, Corporate Consolidation, corporatocracy, Covid-19, Dystopia, economic inequality, empire, Facebook, farmers, geopolitics, imperialism, India, Jeff Bezos, lockdown, Mass Poverty, Mukesh Ambani, Neoliberalism, Oligarchy, Oxfam Report, Technocracy, wall street
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An Unprecedented 1,640 CEOs Departed in 2019; Now Execs Are Dumping Stock at Highest Pace Since 2006
By Pam Martens and Russ Martens Source: Wall Street on Parade A rather fascinating picture is emerging that suggests that things were not as rosy in the U.S. economic landscape prior to the pandemic as President Donald Trump and his … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Financial Crisis, History, Inequality, news, Oligarchy, Recession, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime
Tagged Economic Collapse, economic inequality, Economics, elites, Federal Reserve, financial crisis, Glass-Steagall Act, Oligarchy, wall street
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If the “Market” Never Goes Down, The System Is Doomed
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds The reliance on “good news” narratives dooms our financial system and economy to a death spiral once reality breaks through the induced euphoria. “Markets” that never go down aren’t markets, they’re signaling … Continue reading
Posted in corporate news, culture, Economics, elites, Empire, Financial Crisis, media, Neoliberalism, news, Recession, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime
Tagged Cancer, central banks, Corporate Crime, Economic Collapse, Economics, financial crisis, Market Crash, Narrative, wall street
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Meet BlackRock, the New Great Vampire Squid
By Ellen Brown Source: Web of Debt BlackRock is a global financial giant with customers in 100 countries and its tentacles in major asset classes all over the world; and it now manages the spigots to trillions of bailout dollars … Continue reading
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Tagged bailout, BlackRock, CARES act, central banks, Covid-19, Economics, Federal Reserve, financial crisis, Oligarchy, Pandemic, Philipp Hildebrand, Standing Emergency Fiscal Facility, Stock Market, wall street
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Trust No One
By Michael Krieger Source: Liberty Blitzkrieg The title of today’s post is not meant to be taken literally. I trust plenty of people. I trust friends who’ve demonstrated their trustworthiness over the years. I trust my family. Having people in … Continue reading
Posted in consciousness, Corporate Crime, corporate news, culture, media, Media Literacy, news, Philosophy, Psychology, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime
Tagged Corporations, Covid-19, culture, Government, Mainstream Media, media, Media Literacy, Philosophy, Politicians, Social Media, society, Trust, Twitter, wall street
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Another Bank Bailout Under Cover of a Virus
By Ellen Brown Source: Web of Debt Insolvent Wall Street banks have been quietly bailed out again. Banks made risk-free by the government should be public utilities. When the Dodd Frank Act was passed in 2010, President Obama triumphantly … Continue reading
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Tagged bail-ins, Bank Bailouts, CARES act, central banks, coronavirus, Covid-19, Dodd Frank Act, Economic Collapse, Economics, economy, Federal Reserve, financial crisis, Great Depression, Pandemic, Public Banks, repo market, wall street
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Why Assets Will Crash
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds This is how it happens that boats that were once worth tens of thousands of dollars are set adrift by owners who can no longer afford to pay slip fees. The increasing … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, culture, Economics, elites, Financial Crisis, Housing Crisis, Inequality, news, Oligarchy, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime
Tagged Bailouts, coronavirus, Covid-19, Economic Collapse, economic inequality, Economics, elites, Federal Reserve, finanacial crisis, Housing Crisis, Oligarchy, Pandemic, wall street, Wealth Concentration
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