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Category Archives: Oligarchy

Costless Diversion in Modern Oligarchy

May 11, 2018

Originally posted on Comments on Inequality:
I argue in my book Capitalism as Oligarchy that inequality isn’t a side-effect of something we happen…

The State as a ‘machine’ of repression

December 9, 2016

[Norm’s note: this is a re-post of an older post but with an update.  Scott Noble has completed part two …

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Brazil’s Petite Bourgeoisie Have Had Enough! The Color Impeachment is Underway (Colonia Approaches)

April 18, 2016

IRAQ: The War Legacy and the ‘Staggering’ Suffering of Its Civilian Population…

January 22, 2016

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Death Is An Occupational Hazzard | Critical Thinking Newsletter

January 22, 2016

Norm’s note: what follows is an excerpt from today’s Daily Pickings newsletter issued by the  Critical Thinking website: The symbiotic relationship between banking and …

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Currency Wars: Zimbabwe Adopts the Chinese Yuan

December 25, 2015

Originally posted on The Most Revolutionary Act:
According to the Guardian (and Al Jazeera, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the Globe and Mail, the…

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Reykjavik Rising

December 21, 2015

. Hat tip to Dr Stuart Jeanne Bramhall .  You can read her review of the documentary here. Norm’s note: two things were at …

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The Refugee Crisis: Understanding the Globalist Weapons of Mass Migration Campaign

December 9, 2015

[H/T to Memory Hole for this]

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The UK military, Jeremy Corbyn and the threat of dictatorship — Chris Marsden | World Socialist Web Site

November 12, 2015

source: World Socialist Web Site by Chris Marsden The UK military, Jeremy Corbyn and the threat of dictatorship 11 November 2015 …

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The complexities of American “democracy” explained . . .

October 2, 2015

Hat tip to JoAnn Chateau  for this over at Aware & Fair. Original  title: Lawrence Lessig: We the People, and …

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Speculators circling Puerto Rico latest mode of colonialism

August 1, 2015

Originally posted on Systemic Disorder:
Puerto Rico’s governor may have said the commonwealth’s debt is unpayable, but that doesn’t mean Puerto…

The Greek Coup: Liquidity as a Weapon of Coercion

July 30, 2015

Originally posted on WEB OF DEBT BLOG:
“My father made him an offer he couldn’t refuse. Luca Brasi held a gun to his…

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The Trail of the Troika (HD 720p) | A must-see to understand the situation in Greece — Harald Schumann

July 21, 2015

[Norm’s note: After or even before you view (or don’t view) this exploration of the Greek debt crisis, you might …

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Greece as Eurozone ‘Economic Protectorate’

July 15, 2015

Originally posted on Jack Rasmus:
With Greece having agreed late last week to virtually all the Euro finance ministers’ prior demands…

TPP promises health care for profits, not patients

June 18, 2015

Originally posted on Systemic Disorder:
Health care will take a large step toward becoming a privilege for those who can afford…

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The Saker interviews Michael Hudson | The Saker

June 13, 2015

[Source: The Saker (Hat tip to Information Clearing House for this.)] Dear friends It is my immense privilege and honor to submit to you …

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Enough with the Holy Founders’ Undemocratic Constitution — Paul Street | Information Clearing House

June 2, 2015

Enough with the Holy Founders’ Undemocratic Constitution By Paul Street June 02, 2015 “Information Clearing House” – U.S. Senator Bernie …

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“The Vietnam Syndrome”: Fascists Flipping Burgers in Saigon or Stalingrad — Dr. T. P. Wilkinson | Global Research

May 25, 2015

By Dr. T. P. Wilkinson Global Research, May 23, 2015 For the vast majority of Westerners, that is to say …

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The bin Laden assassination and the lies of the “war on terror” — Patrick Martin | World Socialist Web Site

May 13, 2015

[Norm’s note: you can read an excerpt of Seymour Hersh’s “The Killing of Osama bin Laden” here, along with many …

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“Appeal of the stoned kievan 2015” | Kazzura 2nd Channel

April 11, 2015
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