Big Pharma and the Rise of Gangster Capitalism
[Justice] Big Pharma and the Rise of Gangster Capitalism by Charles Hugh Smith Posted August 31, 2018 $8 per vial in competing developed-world nations and $38,892 in the U.S. That says it all. Thanks to decades of gangster films, we all know how gangster capitalism...Lawyer: Monsanto Bullied Scientists And Hid Weedkiller’s Cancer Risks
[Justice] Lawyer: Monsanto Bullied Scientists And Hid Weedkiller’s Cancer Risks by Mac Slavo Posted August 26, 2018 A lawyer on Monday argued that Roundup creator Monsanto hid the cancer-causing effects of their weedkiller and bullied scientists into making...The Media Needs to Radically Change the Way It Covers ‘Foiled Terror Plots’
[Media] The Media Needs to Radically Change the Way It Covers ‘Foiled Terror Plots’ by Adam H. Johnson Posted August 24, 2018 This holiday week, we saw yet another high-profile “foiled” terror plot. And once again, when one looks closely at the...Hostage Situation in California Ends Peacefully as Lawmakers Pay Ransom to Big Soda Companies
[Politics] Hostage Situation in California Ends Peacefully as Lawmakers Pay Ransom to Big Soda Companies by David Dayen Posted August 22, 2018 A hostage situation ended quietly in the California Capitol last Thursday, when lawmakers in Sacramento paid a hefty ransom...Kidnappers: The Tyranny of Child Protective Services Across the Nation
[Justice] Kidnappers: The Tyranny of Child Protective Services Across the Nation By Joe Jarvis Posted August 18, 2018 Sovereignman reports about a particularly tyrannical family court Judge, Lyris Younge of Pennsylvania. First, she removed a baby from her parents in...Quotable Sayings
You do not become a billionaire through labor. You become a billionaire through inheritance, corruption or economic rents – or, in most cases, some mixture of all three.
Grace Blakeley
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Mainstream American liberals think they’re clear-eyed because they can see the propaganda strings being pulled by Fox and Donald Trump, and mainstream American conservatives think they’re clear-eyed because they can see the propaganda strings being pulled by MSNBC and the Democrats, but the propaganda strings on both trace back to the same puppet master. And seeing that is just the beginning.
Caitlin Johnstone
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You alone are the judge of your worth and your goal is to discover infinite worth in yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks.
Deepak Chopra
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It is obvious that the US government is destroying Assange to signal to journalists the consequences of publishing information. It is therefore also obvious that any journalist who fails to use whatever platform they have to speak out against Assange’s persecution has no intention of ever publishing anything that the US government doesn’t want published. Their silence on or support for what is being done to this man can and should be taken as an admission that they are nothing other than state propagandists.
Caitlin Johnstone
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It’s quite fitting that the – imperially pre-determined – judicial fate of Julian Assange is being played out in Britain, the home of George Orwell.
Pepe Escobar
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