July 2015

The Underdog in 2016…..and a truthteller or another deceiver

September 1, 2015 / Society, World Politics / By / Leave a Comment

YOU Might Very Well Be the Cause of Cancer”: Read Bernie Sanders’ 1970s-Era Essays The presidential candidate’s old writings were rambling, raw, and sometimes misinformed—but undeniably Bernie. —By Tim Murphy | Mon Jul. 6, 2015   Last month Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent socialist seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, repudiated a 1972 essay he …

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The President Shines with Light on Iran

August 1, 2015 / World Politics / By / Leave a Comment

Obama Bravely Ignores the Clamoring of the Warmongers with Iran Deal Posted: 07/20/2015 10:11 am EDT Updated: 07/20/2015 10:59 am EDT NEW YORK — The accord struck in Vienna to rein in Iran’s nuclear activities has warmongers fulminating. Citizens worldwide should support U.S. President Barack Obama’s brave effort to outmaneuver them, taking heart from the …

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Euro was intended to impose a Shock Doctrine straightjacket on Europe

July 20, 2015 / Premium Content, Society / By / Leave a Comment

Little-Known History of the Euro: Crisis Was Baked In from the Start   You’ve heard that the Euro was created to provide two benefits for Europe: 1. Unite Germany, France and other countries in a peaceful political situation, to prevent repeats of World War I and II   2. Create a macro-zone to compete against …

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Who Runs the Federal Reserve Bank

July 20, 2015 / Society, World Politics / By / Leave a Comment

Who Runs the Fed? Timothy A. Canova ? Summer 2015         The 2008 financial crisis challenged many orthodox assumptions in finance and economics, including the proper role and accountability of central banks. The U.S. Federal Reserve, commonly known as the Fed, is the world’s most powerful central bank.

How Regimes Can Quell Social Movements Before they Begin

December 13, 2015 / Society / By / Leave a Comment

    By Gregory Maus/foreign affairs Dictators constantly face a dilemma: crushing dissent to terrify (but anger) the populace or tolerating protests and offering reforms to keep the public at bay (but embolden dissidents in the process). Instead of relying on gut instinct, experience, or historical precedent, autocrats now have advances in data analytics and …

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Good On You, Greece – But Don’t Waver Now

July 17, 2015 / Society, World Politics / By / Leave a Comment

    Earlier this week the embattled Greeks delivered still more body blows to the rotten regime of Keynesian central banking and the crony capitalist bailout state to which it is conjoined. By defaulting on its IMF loan, walking away from the troika bailout program and taking control of its insolvent domestic banking system, Alexis …

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The Superpower Conundrum

July 20, 2015 / Society, Terrorism / Security, World Politics / By / Leave a Comment

Editor, Tom Dispatch.com The Superpower Conundrum Posted: 07/02/2015  The Rise and Fall of Just About Everything Cross-posted with TomDispatch.com The rise and fall of great powers and their imperial domains has been a central fact of history for centuries.  It’s been a sensible, repeatedly validated framework for thinking about the fate of the planet.  So …

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