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America is a country that is now utterly divided when it comes to its society, its economy, its politics. There are definitely two Americas. I live in one, on one block in Baltimore that is part of the viable America, the America that is connected to its own economy, where there is a plausible future […]
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An Idea! Let the Fed Drop Money into Your Bank Account Instead of Raining it Down on the Rich Dec 08, 2013 – 05:56 PM GMT By: Ellen_Brown The Fed could be an institution that serves all the people, not just the 1%. The Federal Reserve is the only central bank with a dual mandate. It […]
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“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” – Isaac Asimov The […]
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China Invented Every Form of Money China: Invented every single major form of currency: shell money, metal money, paper money, and fiat currency not backed by any tangible commodities Seized gold six centuries before Franklin Roosevelt, in order to prop up its fiat currency and prevent runaway inflation Debt Forgiveness Is The Basis for Modern […]
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Having recently showed the diverging “consumer comfort” between the haves and the have-nots, perhaps the following chart more than any other typifies the superficial society in the US today. The question is – what happened in 1999/2000 to break the “what’s good for Wall Street is good for Main Street” meme?
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Revelations about the breathtaking scope of government spying are coming so fast that it’s time for an updated roundup: The government is spying on essentially everything we do. It is not just “metadata” … although that is enough to destroy your privacy The government has adopted a secret interpretation of the Patriot Act which allows […]
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It’s no fun being a cynic, thinking that everything is bad and getting worse. It’s easy–especially in the security community–but it’s not fun. But, in light of the latest in the interminable string of revelations about the NSA’s efforts to eat away at the foundation of the security industry, the only alternative available is the […]
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