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The American Empire self-destructs.
By Michael Hudson Source: Michael-Hudson.com But nobody thought that it would happen this fast. Empires often follow the course of a Greek tragedy, bringing about precisely the fate that they sought to avoid. That certainly is the case with the … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Deep State, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Empire, Energy, Financial Crisis, Geopolitics, imperialism, Militarization, military spending, Neoliberalism, news, Oligarchy, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, war
Tagged Agriculture, China, Dollar Standard, Economics, empire, Energy, Europe, Federal Reserve, food prices, geopolitics, IMF, imperialism, Inflation, Joe Biden, NATO, Neoliberalism, Russia, Sanctions, U.S. Treasury, war, war profiteers, World Bank
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The Fear Pandemic and the Crisis of Capitalism. Sleepwalking Towards A Global Economic Crisis?
By Colin Todhunter Source: Global Research In October 2019, in a speech at an International Monetary Fund conference, former Bank of England governor Mervyn King warned that the world was sleepwalking towards a fresh economic and financial crisis that would have devastating … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, black ops, censorship, Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Deep State, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Financial Crisis, Inequality, Neoliberalism, news, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, surveillance state, Technocracy
Tagged Big Pharma, Covid-19, Dystopia, Economic Collapse, economic inequality, Economics, Fabio Vighi, fascism, Federal Reserve, financial crisis, geopolitics, Great Reset, International Monetary Fund, Lockdowns, Mass Poverty, Matt Taibbi, Mervyn King, Neoliberalism, onomic Forum, Oxfam, Pandemic, Technocracy, Totalitarianism, tyranny, Wealth Concentration, World Bank
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Locked Down and Locking in the New Global Order
By Colin Todhunter Source: CounterPunch On 12 March, British PM Boris Johnson informed the public that families would continue to “lose loved ones before their time” as the coronavirus outbreak worsens. He added: “We’ve all got to be clear, this … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, Corporate Crime, culture, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Environment, Financial Crisis, Health, police state, Psy-ops, Recession, Science, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, surveillance state, Technocracy
Tagged Agribusiness, Agrochemicals, Baskut Tuncak, Boris Johnson, coronavirus, Corporate Bailouts, Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi, Dystopia, economic crisis, Economics, environment, Fiona Godlee, Gates Foundation, Global Economy, Glyphosate, Hilal Elver, Housing Crisis, lockdown, Michel Chossudovsky, NHS, Norbert Haring, Pesticides, Peter Hitchens, Peter Koenig, pharmaceutical companies, police state, Poverty, Public Health, Robert J Burrowes, surveillance state, World Bank
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Neoliberal Economics Destroyed the Economy and the Middle Class
By Paul Craig Roberts Source: PaulCraigRoberts.com According to official US government economic data, the US economy has been growing for 10.5 years since June of 2009. The reason that the US government can produce this false conclusion is that costs … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, Corporate Welfare, Corruption, culture, Economics, elites, Empire, Financial Crisis, imperialism, Inequality, Neoliberalism, Oligarchy, Recession, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime
Tagged capitalism, Consumerism, Debt, Economic Collapse, economic inequality, Economics, Federal Reserve, financial crisis, Financialization, financialized economy, GDP, income gap, International Finance Corporation, Michael Hudson, Neoliberalism, US Department of Commerce, Wage Stagnation, Wealth Disparity, World Bank
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Offering Choice but Delivering Tyranny: The Corporate Capture of Agriculture
By Colin Todhunter Source: Off-Guardian Many lobbyists talk a lot about critics of genetic engineering technology denying choice to farmers. They say that farmers should have access to a range of tools and technologies to maximise choice and options. At … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Authoritarianism, Corporate Crime, culture, Economics, Empire, Environment, Health, imperialism, Inequality, Neoliberalism, NGOs, Oligarchy, Science, society, Sociology, Technocracy, Technology
Tagged Africa, Agribusiness, Agroecology, Bayer, Big Ag, Biotech, Cargill, Eric Holt-Giménez, Fertilizers, Genetic Engineering, Global Food System, GM Crops, GMOs, Green Revolution, IMF, India, Industrial Foods, Monsanto, Neoliberalism, organic agriculture, Steven Druker, tyranny, Ukraine, Vandana Shiva, World Bank
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Saker interview with Michael Hudson on Venezuela, February 7, 2019
By The Saker and Michael Hudson Source: The Saker Introduction: There is a great deal of controversy about the true shape of the Venezuelan economy and whether Hugo Chavez’ and Nicholas Maduro’s reform and policies were crucial for the people of … Continue reading
Posted in black ops, CIA, culture, Economics, Empire, Energy, Financial Crisis, Geopolitics, History, imperialism, Neoliberalism, news, State Crime
Tagged Big Oil, Citgo, Debt, Economics, empire, EU, geopolitics, Gold, Hugo Chavez, IMF, imperialism, Iran, Latin America, Michael Hudson, NATO, Neoliberalism, Nicolas Maduro, Russia, U.S. oil industry, US Foreign Policy, venezuela, World Bank
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Degrowth: closing the global wealth divide
Contradicting the dominant paradigm that economic growth equals development, degrowth theorists argue that serious cutbacks are crucial to protect life on our planet. By Riccardo Mastini Source: ROAR Today, some 4.3 billion people — more than 60 percent of the … Continue reading
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Tagged capital flight, Climate Change, Colonialism, Consumerism, Consumption, Corporate Globalization, Degrowth, developing countries, Development, economic inequality, Economics, global development, Global Footprint Network, Global North, Global South, Globalization, Growth, Human Population, IMF, Jason Hickel, Multinational Corporations, Natural Resources, NGOs, Poverty, Progress, Sustainability, The Divide, The Divide: A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and Its Solutions, Trade Agreements, trade misinvoicing, World Bank
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Exposing the Giants: The Global Power Elite
By Robert J. Burrowes Developing the tradition charted by C. Wright Mills in his 1956 classic The Power Elite, in his latest book, Professor Peter Phillips starts by reviewing the transition from the nation state power elites described by authors … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank for International Settlements, Bilderberg Group, BlackRock, CFR, Corporate Globalization, corporate media, Economics, G20, G30, G7, geopolitics, Global Elites, Group of 30, IMF, imperialism, International Capital, International Monetary Conference, International Monetary Fund, J.P Morgan Chase, Management Firms, NATO, NGOs, Oligarchy, peter phillips, Plutocracy, the Council on Foreign Relations, The Power Elite, Trilateral Commission, US Foreign Policy, war, WEF, World Bank, World Economic Forum, World Trade Organization, WTO
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