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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 European white guy from a very long line of white guys, I want to thank all the brown, black, yellow and red people for a marvelous three-century joy ride. During the past 300 years of the industrial ...

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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 ...

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The Great Reset | World Economic Forum

The Great Reset: A Unique Twin Summit to Begin 2021 “The Great Reset” will be the theme of a unique twin summit in January 2021, convened by the World Economic Forum. “The Great Reset” is a commitmen ...

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Pandemic dreams of New York egg creams | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust June 12, 2020 A legit New York egg cream contains neither eggs nor cream. It’s a fountain drink consisting of carbonated water, milk (animal or p ...

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Here’s What A White Ally Looks Like | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust June 11, 2020 In 1937, baseball was a segregated, primarily Eastern sport… but in the off-season, major leaguers often competed against Negro Lea ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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When Profits and Politics Drive Science: The Hazards of Rushing a Vaccine at 'Warp Speed' | Ellen Brown

Image source: stat.comJune 4, 2020 (Web of Debt) -- More than 100 companies are competing to be first in the race to get a COVID-19 vaccine to market. It’s a race against time, not because the death ...

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Chomsky: Trump Is A 'Sociopathic Megalomaniac' Who Made US 'Singularly Unprepared' For Pandemic

Noam Chomsky. Photo credit: Oliver Abraham (oliverabraham (at) gmx.de)May 25, 2020 (Common Dreams) -- World-renowned intellectual and author Noam Chomsky called President Trump a "sociopathic megalom ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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