Bolivia’s President Evo Morales was overthrown in a military coup on November 10. He is now in Mexico. Before he left office, Morales had been … After Morales Ousted in Coup, the Lithium Question Looms Large in BoliviaRead more
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Interest Rate Derivatives Trading Explodes to $6.5 Trillion/Day
The volume of over-the-counter (OTC) interest rate derivatives traded globally soared by 141% in three years to $6.5 trillion per day in April 2019, according … Interest Rate Derivatives Trading Explodes to $6.5 Trillion/DayRead more
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Why Billionaires Don’t Really Like Capitalism
Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase. Jamie Dimon is worth $1.6 billion. That’s not because he succeeded in the free market. In 2008 the government … Why Billionaires Don’t Really Like CapitalismRead more
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The son of Julian Assange’s judge
The son of Julian Assange’s judge is linked to an anti-data leak company created by the UK intelligence establishment The son of Lady Emma Arbuthnot, … The son of Julian Assange’s judgeRead more
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This superpower had 10 years to prepare for this case
Assange in Court I was deeply shaken while witnessing yesterday’s events in Westminster Magistrates Court. Every decision was railroaded through over the scarcely heard arguments … This superpower had 10 years to prepare for this caseRead more
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Unaccountable private tyrannies are not libertarian
Legendary linguist, activist, and political theorist Noam Chomsky has been speaking out against U.S. interventionism from Vietnam to Latin America to the Middle East since … Unaccountable private tyrannies are not libertarianRead more
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Death by Oligarchy
Oligarchs are blinded by hubris, wealth and power. Their cloying sense of entitlement sees them outraged by even the most tepid reforms or mildest of … Death by OligarchyRead more
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Bolivia coup
Bolivia coup led by Christian fascist paramilitary leader and millionaire – with foreign support When Luis Fernando Camacho stormed into Bolivia’s abandoned presidential palace in … Bolivia coupRead more
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How the Energy Companies Took Us All
It’s a tale for all time. What might be the greatest scam in history or, at least, the one that threatens to take history down … How the Energy Companies Took Us AllRead more
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Remembering the 1968 Orangeburg Massacre
AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman. We’re broadcasting from the Martin Luther King Auditorium on the … Remembering the 1968 Orangeburg MassacreRead more