Costless Diversion in Modern Oligarchy
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…
Category Archives: Oligarchy
The State as a ‘machine’ of repression
[Norm’s note: this is a re-post of an older post but with an update. Scott Noble has completed part two …
Brazil’s Petite Bourgeoisie Have Had Enough! The Color Impeachment is Underway (Colonia Approaches)
IRAQ: The War Legacy and the ‘Staggering’ Suffering of Its Civilian Population…
Death Is An Occupational Hazzard | Critical Thinking Newsletter
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 …
Currency Wars: Zimbabwe Adopts the Chinese Yuan
Originally posted on The Most Revolutionary Act:
According to the Guardian (and Al Jazeera, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the Globe and Mail, the…
Reykjavik Rising
. Hat tip to Dr Stuart Jeanne Bramhall . You can read her review of the documentary here. Norm’s note: two things were at …
The Refugee Crisis: Understanding the Globalist Weapons of Mass Migration Campaign
[H/T to Memory Hole for this]
The UK military, Jeremy Corbyn and the threat of dictatorship — Chris Marsden | World Socialist Web Site
source: World Socialist Web Site by Chris Marsden The UK military, Jeremy Corbyn and the threat of dictatorship 11 November 2015 …
The complexities of American “democracy” explained . . .
Hat tip to JoAnn Chateau for this over at Aware & Fair. Original title: Lawrence Lessig: We the People, and …
Speculators circling Puerto Rico latest mode of colonialism
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
Originally posted on WEB OF DEBT BLOG:
“My father made him an offer he couldn’t refuse. Luca Brasi held a gun to his…
The Trail of the Troika (HD 720p) | A must-see to understand the situation in Greece — Harald Schumann
[Norm’s note: After or even before you view (or don’t view) this exploration of the Greek debt crisis, you might …
Greece as Eurozone ‘Economic Protectorate’
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
Originally posted on Systemic Disorder:
Health care will take a large step toward becoming a privilege for those who can afford…
The Saker interviews Michael Hudson | The Saker
[Source: The Saker (Hat tip to Information Clearing House for this.)] Dear friends It is my immense privilege and honor to submit to you …
Enough with the Holy Founders’ Undemocratic Constitution — Paul Street | Information Clearing House
Enough with the Holy Founders’ Undemocratic Constitution By Paul Street June 02, 2015 “Information Clearing House” – U.S. Senator Bernie …
“The Vietnam Syndrome”: Fascists Flipping Burgers in Saigon or Stalingrad — Dr. T. P. Wilkinson | Global Research
By Dr. T. P. Wilkinson Global Research, May 23, 2015 For the vast majority of Westerners, that is to say …
The bin Laden assassination and the lies of the “war on terror” — Patrick Martin | World Socialist Web Site
[Norm’s note: you can read an excerpt of Seymour Hersh’s “The Killing of Osama bin Laden” here, along with many …
