Economic World War: Who Benefits? (And How Much Time is Left?)
Brandon Smith | When it comes to the big collapse, just know this: timing is everything.
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A Monetary Reset Where the Rich Don’t Own Everything (Part 1)
We have a serious debt problem, but solutions such as the World Economic Forum’s “Great Reset” are not the future we want. It’s time to think outside the box for some new solutions. In ancient Mesopotamia, it was called a Jubilee. When debts at interest grew too high to be repaid, the slate was wiped […]
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African Governments to Western Eco-Imperialists Who Tell Them Not to Drill Their Own Oil and Gas – Get Lost
By Chris Morrison | The Daily Sceptic | May 5, 2022 It was never going to work. Telling African countries to stop developing their economies by banning cheap, reliable fossil fuel is little more than an eco-imperialist dream. Writing in Monday’s Daily Telegraph, Uganda President Yoweri Museveni lauded the discovery of oil in Lake Albert, but noted […]
REPORT: “90% of nations planning Central Bank Digital Currency “
Kit Knightly Audio Version New Feature! A new report from the Bank of International Settlements estimates that up to 90% of national central banks are at least in the planning stages for launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC): Nine out of 10 central banks are exploring central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and more than …
Economic Devastation: The Real “Long COVID”
Colin Todhunter Audio Version New Feature! There is a terrifying prospect that in excess of a quarter of a billion more people will fall into extreme levels of poverty in 2022 alone. Without immediate radical action, we could be witnessing the most profound collapse of humanity into extreme poverty and suffering in memory. That is according to …
“Long COVID”: Economic Devastation and Quarter of a Billion Pushed Into Extreme Poverty
There is a terrifying prospect that in excess of a quarter of a billion more people will fall into extreme levels of poverty in 2022 alone. Without immediate radical action, we could be witnessing the most profound collapse of humanity into extreme poverty and suffering in memory. That is according to Oxfam International Executive Director Gabriela Bucher. […]
I Cannot Live on Tomorrow’s Bread
Takashi Murakami (Japan), Tan Tan Bo Puking – a.k.a. Gero Tan, 2002. On April 19, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its annual World Economic Outlook, which forecasted a severe slowdown in global growth along with soaring prices.‘For 2022, inflation is projected at 5.7 percent in advanced economies and 8.7 percent in emerging market and […]
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How the IMF Turned Ukraine Into a Western Vassal State
Prabhat Patnaik | If you are wondering how Ukraine’s economy was hollowed out, look no further than the parasites at the International Monetary Fund.
The Keep Africa Poor and Dependent Project
Exploited and abused for generations by white colonial powers and manipulative economic structures, there is a growing feeling of solidarity within parts of the African continent, as exemplified by the #NoMore movement. Covid vaccine inequality and environmental injustice, together with recent events in Ethiopia, have galvanized people. Ideas of African unity and rage against former […]
Rather Than Sink Main Street by Raising Interest Rates, the Fed Could Save It. Here’s How.
Inflation is plaguing consumer markets, putting pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates to tighten the money supply. But as Rex Nutting writes in a MarketWatch column titled “Why Interest Rates Aren’t Really the Right Tool to Control Inflation”: It may be heresy to those who think the Fed is all-powerful, but the honest answer […]