Shareholders have demanded that the CEO of Soco International be fired after handwritten receipts for $42,250 in alleged bribes to Congolese army officials were published … Soco International Accused of Paying Bribes for Congo Oil ExplorationRead more
Economics
Posted inEconomics / ToMl
Debt-free money: A brief reply to Randall Wray
L. Randall Wray is exercised by my suggestion that he has engaged in semantic sleight-of-hand. To summarise my argument: it is an obvious fact that … Debt-free money: A brief reply to Randall WrayRead more
Posted inEconomics / Multimedia / Sex / Women
The Moral Bankruptcy of the Left on Prostitution
Days of Revolt 018 Lee Lakeman, Alice Lee, Chris Hedges — source therealnews.com
Posted inEconomics / ToMl
Debt-free money and banana republics
Some time ago, I labeled the “debt-free money” campaign a non sequitur in search of a policy. (See here.) However, this non sequitur refuses to … Debt-free money and banana republicsRead more
Posted inEconomics / ToMl
Debt-free money
While we are on the topic of monetary cranks, I thought it might be useful to quickly address a cranky idea that often comes up … Debt-free moneyRead more
Posted inEconomics / Tax / ToMl
Inside the Secretive World of Tax-Avoidance Experts
A sociologist realized that if she were ever going to understand global inequality she would have to become one of the people who helps create … Inside the Secretive World of Tax-Avoidance ExpertsRead more
Posted inCrime / Economics / Tax / ToMl / USA Empire
US government, Soros funded Panama Papers
[tweet 717458064324964352] Washington is behind the recently released offshore revelations known as the Panama Papers, WikiLeaks has claimed, saying that the attack was “produced” to … US government, Soros funded Panama PapersRead more
Posted inEconomics / Politics / ToMl
Where are Marx and Lenin when we need them?
Marx and Lenin were ahead of their time. Marx wrote before offshoring of jobs and the financialization of the economy. Lenin presided over a communist … Where are Marx and Lenin when we need them?Read more
Posted inEconomics / News / USA Empire
Obama Strategist Helps Uber Secure $3.5 Billion From Saudi Arabia
The manager of Barack Obama’s successful 2008 presidential campaign has helped the car service Uber secure a $3.5 billion investment from the kingdom of Saudi … Obama Strategist Helps Uber Secure $3.5 Billion From Saudi ArabiaRead more
Posted inEconomics / Inequality / ToMl / USA Empire
20 Americans Have More Wealth Than Half the Entire US Population
A new report released this week by the Institute for Policy Studies looks into the fortunes of the Forbes 400 and compares their wealth to … 20 Americans Have More Wealth Than Half the Entire US PopulationRead more