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Central Vermont: “YES!” On Communications Union District
[Community] Central Vermont: “YES!” On Communications Union District by Lisa Gonzalez Posted April 20, 2018 We recently learned that a group of communities in central Vermont had decided to ask voters if they should form a communications union district to...
As Cable News Obsesses Over a Porn Star, Senate Prepares to Put the Next Wall Street Crash in Motion
[Economic] As Cable News Obsesses Over a Porn Star, Senate Prepares to Put the Next Wall Street Crash in Motion By Pam Martens and Russ Martens Posted April 18, 2018 The U.S. Senate is about to set in motion the next financial crash on Wall Street but you would never...
How a small town reclaimed its grid and sparked a community revolution
[Community] How a small town reclaimed its grid and sparked a community revolution by Aditya Chakrabortty Posted April 14, 2018 In the east German city of Potsdam, the privatisation of water pushed charges up by a third within two years – so it was cancelled. City...
What if People Owned the Banks, Instead of Wall Street?
[Community] What if People Owned the Banks, Instead of Wall Street? by Jimmy Tobias Posted April 11, 2018 When Craig Brandt marched into the City Council chambers in Oakland, California, in the summer of 2015, he was furious about fraud. The long-time local attorney...
The Bayer-Monsanto Merger Is Bad News for the Planet
[Community] The Bayer-Monsanto Merger Is Bad News for the Planet by Ellen Brown Posted April 9, 2018 Global food control has nearly been achieved, by reducing seed diversity and establishing proprietary control with GMO seeds distributed by only a few transnational...
Transforming the way municipalities collect and spend their money
[Community] Transforming the way municipalities collect and spend their money by Oscar Perry Abello Posted April 5, 2018 It’s no surprise that Malia Cohen worries about what local public dollars are doing. As a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the...
Money Creation — What The World Thinks
[Community] Money Creation — What The World Thinks by Stan Jourdan Posted April 4, 2018 A recent survey covering 20 countries concludes that only 20% of the population is aware that money creation is being largely managed by the private banking sector and 13%...
Alarm Bells Sounded on Wall Street’s Derivatives
[Economic] Alarm Bells Sounded on Wall Street’s Derivatives By Pam Martens and Russ Martens Posted April 4, 2018 On February 14, the week after the Dow Jones Industrial Average experienced two separate days of more than 1,000-point losses, the House Financial...
Get Out of Big Banks NOW!
[Economic] Get Out of Big Banks NOW! by Randy Langel Posted March 29, 2018 A few months ago I discovered that US banks are not legally required to give you cash whenever you request a withdrawal It turns out that as soon as you deposit money in a bank, the funds...
Wall Street Is Winning By Going Dark
[Economic] Wall Street Is Winning By Going Dark By Pam Martens and Russ Martens Posted March 26, 2018 As front page news focuses more and more on the Russia-Trump investigation, there is rarely an in-depth journalistic investigation into the dangerous risks building...
Most ‘Wealth’ Isn’t the Result of Hard Work. It Has Been Accumulated by Being Idle and Unproductive
[Economic] Most ‘Wealth’ Isn’t the Result of Hard Work. It Has Been Accumulated by Being Idle and Unproductive By Laurie Macfarlane Posted March 26, 2018 One of the basic claims of capitalism is that people are rewarded in line with their effort and productivity....
Benefits of a Public Bank for Cities and Municipalities
[Economic] Benefits of a Public Bank for Cities and Municipalities by Mike Krauss, Steve Snyder and Nancy Goldner Posted March 25, 2018 The American people in cities and communities throughout our nation need a strong local banking industry, free of the destructive...
Time To Eliminate Your Wall Street Tax?
[Community] Time To Eliminate Your Wall Street Tax? By Rudy Avizius Posted March 22, 2018 Most homeowners can relate to this. Let’s suppose that you have taken out a mortgage for $100,000. By the time you have completed paying off your mortgage, it will probably have...
How to Set the Economy on Fire
[Economic] How to Set the Economy on Fire by Nomi Prins Posted March 18, 2018 There’s been lots of fire and fury around Washington lately, including a brief government shutdown. In Donald Trump’s White House, you can hardly keep up with the ongoing brouhahas from...
42 People Own the Same Wealth as the Bottom 3.7 Billion, Says Report
[Economic] 42 People Own the Same Wealth as the Bottom 3.7 Billion, Says Report by Amanda Froelich Posted March 12, 2018 Repeat after me: “I am free.” Now, say it again with conviction. Can you? Probably not. This is because the world we collectively share is anything...
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