Tearing Down the Idols of Colonialism | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudWhy Tunisia, Africa Must Demand French Apology Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust June 29, 2020 The visit by newly-elected Tunisian President Kais Saied to France on June 22 was intende ...

Waltzing at the Doomsday Ball | Joe Bageant

Predator drone firing a hellfire missile. (Public domain)Capitalism is dead, but we still dance with the corpse Joe Bageant -- World News Trust July 6, 2010 -- AJIJIC, JALISCO, Mexico -- As an Anglo ...

Meet BlackRock, the New Great Vampire Squid | Ellen Brown

June 22, 2020 (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 tri ...

Mohamed El-Erian: I’m ‘Uncomfortable’ Betting On Continued ‘Huge Recovery’ In The Stock Market | Matthew J. Belvedere

Mohamed El ErianJune 8, 2020 CNBC KEY POINTS Mohamed El-Erian, who in early March correctly called a coronavirus-driven bear market, told CNBC he’s reluctant to buy the recent reopening rally. “For m ...

It's Official: U.S. Economy Is In A Recession | NPR

June 8, 2020 (NPR) -- It may seem obvious, with double-digit unemployment and plunging economic output. But if there was any remaining doubt that the United States is in a recession, it's now been re ...

Another Bank Bailout Under Cover Of A Virus | Ellen Brown

Love you more... Insolvent Wall Street banks have been quietly bailed out again. Banks made risk-free by the government should be public utilities. May 18, 2020 (Web Of Debt) -- When the Dodd-Frank A ...

US Election 2020 -- A New America Takes Over | LEAP GEAB 145

May 15, 2020 (LEAP) -- The next U.S. presidential election, despite its relatively normal exterior, is already showing some new features. For example: 1) It’s not the main point of interest on the pl ...

Market Manipulation In The Age Of Pandemic Is Destroying Traditional Safe Havens | University of Sussex

Credit: Dmitry Demidko on UnsplashMay 14, 2020 (Phys.org) -- The coronavirus pandemic has created enormous volatility in global financial markets but prices of safe-haven assets such as gold and bitc ...

Crushing the States, Saving the Banks | Ellen Brown

The Fed’s Generous New Rules May 2, 2020 (Web Of Debt) -- Congress seems to be at war with the states. Only $150 billion of its nearly $3 trillion coronavirus relief package -- a mere 5 percent -- ha ...

What the Pandemic Revealed: a Morally Bankrupt Culture | Charles Hugh Smith

Monopolies, quasi-monopolies and cartels are inherently exploitive and thus evil. May 1, 2020 (OfTwoMinds.com) -- What was "normal" for the past two decades was to turn a blind eye to the moral and f ...

A Universal Basic Income Is Essential And Will Work | Ellen Brown

A central bank-financed UBI can fill the debt gap, providing a vital safety net while preventing cyclical recessions. Ellen Brown -- Web Of Debt April 19, 2020 According to an April 6 article on CNBC ...