Wall Street
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Gerald Celente: "Austerity riots will come to the US" — RT
While riots erupt in Greece over austerity measures imposed by the government, back home lay-offs are rampant on Wall Street with Goldman Sachs relieving over 200 employees from their positions today. Is there a way out before Americans begin to emulate the Greeks? Continue reading
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Ethnic Cleansing of Black Libyans
According to The Journal’s article, the ‘rebels’ refer to themselves as ‘the brigade for purging slaves, black skin.’ The Journal quotes a rebel commander Ibrahim al-Halbous saying, of Black Libyans, ‘They should pack up,’ and that ‘Tawergha no longer exists, only Mistrata.’ Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 11 June 2011
June 2011 — williambowles.info Qaddafi Forces, Libyan Rebels Battle at Key Oil Port Fox News AP AP June 10: A Libyan rebel fighter arrives at a hospital as others receive treatment in Misrata, Libya. MISRATA, Libya — A Libyan rebel spokesman said opposition forces were battling troops loyal to Muammar al-Qaddafi on Saturday in the Continue reading
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KILL BILL 2011: THE ONGOING SABOTAGE OF FINANCIAL REFORM By Danny Schechter
Some years back Thomas Franck nailed it in his book, “The Wrecking Crew.” It was subtitled “How Conservatives Rule” and showed how narrow self-interest and well practiced cynicism in the service of partisan warfare has crippled our political system resulting in a deep paralysis despite the threat of a collapse. Continue reading
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Anti-Empire Report, Number 94 2 June 2011 By William Blum
The United States is an equal-opportunity bomber. The only qualifications for a country to become a target are: (A) It poses an obstacle — could be anything — to the desires of the American Empire; (B) It is virtually defenseless against aerial attack. Continue reading
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How Cornel West Did the Obamites a Favor By Glen Ford
Unable to defend the indefensible, Black Obama supporters have been ‘rendered all but mute on issues of policy.’ They got their chance to reenter the political conversation when Princeton professor and media celebrity Cornel West, a former Obama supporter who is now a harsh critic, speculated on the racial workings of the president’s brain. That… Continue reading
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The West is Trapped in its Own Propaganda By Paul Craig Roberts
One of the wishes that readers often express to me came true on May 11. I was on the mainstream media. It was a program with a worldwide reach–the BBC World Service. There were others on the program as well, and the topic was Hillary Clinton’s remarks (May 10) about the lack of democracy and… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 18 May, 2011: One Lawman With the Guts to Go After Wall Street
18 May, 2011 — Information Clearing House Israel and Palestine Here comes your non-violent resistance By The Economist What will it take to make Americans recognise that the real Martin Luther King-style non-violent Palestinian protestors have arrived, and that Israeli soldiers are shooting them with real bullets? www.informationclearinghouse.info/article28120.htm Continue reading
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Walking Out on the Libyan Rebels (at Long Last)
Some leftists, at long last, are seen walking out on the Libyan rebels they once loved. . . . Continue reading
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The Ten Reasons The Banksters Get Away With It By Danny Schechter
There is no doubt that Administration policy gave crooks great latitude, as financial journalist Yves Smith explains, “The overly generous terms of the TARP, and the failure of Team Obama to force management changes on the industry in early 2009 was a fatal error. It has embedded and emboldened a deeply corrupt plutocracy.” Continue reading
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Prosecuting Wall Street Fraud: The US Economy is A Giant Ponzi Scheme By Washington’s Blog
Bill Gross, Nouriel Roubini, Laurence Kotlikoff, Steve Keen, Michel Chossudovsky and the Wall Street Journal all say that the U.S. economy is a giant Ponzi scheme. Continue reading
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Ruling on Behalf of Wall Street’s “Super Rich”: The Financial End Time has Arrived By Prof. Michael Hudson
Now that President Obama is almost celebrating his bipartisan willingness to renew the tax cuts for the super-rich enacted under George Bush ten years ago, it is time for Democrats to ask themselves how strongly they are willing to oppose an administration that looks like Bush-Cheney III. Is this what they expected by Mr. Obama’s… Continue reading
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Your Bank’s Crimes Crashed the Economy
In this scene from Danny Schechter’s investigative documentary ‘PLUNDER: THE CRIME OF OUR TIME’, fraud and collusion between mortgage companies, banks, and Wall Street firms is exposed. BandedArtists Continue reading
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Media Complicity in Financial Crimes By Danny Schechter
When I discovered that dodgy lenders and credit card companies pumped more than $3 billion into media advertising, which inflated the housing bubble between 2002 and 2007, I thought I had my answer. Yet, even I, as savvy as I thought I was, missed an important link which was hidden in plain sight — who… Continue reading
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PLUNDER: THE CRIME OF OUR TIME By Danny Schechter
Video: Danny Schechter on the financial crisis and Wall Street as a crime narrative Continue reading
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Gerald Celente: Wall Street Boys run the show, only Ron Paul has firm grasp
U.S. President Barack Obama has signed into law the biggest financial overhaul since the Great Depression. The main goal is to prevent another economic crisis. Meanwhile, Gerald Celente, the director of the Trends Research Institute, argued that the banks and Wall Street approve of this bill because it is a white wash. “It does nothing… Continue reading
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William Blum: Anti-Empire Report, Number 83 – Some thoughts on 'patriotism' written on July 4
I was once asked after a talk: ‘Do you love America?’ I answered: ‘No’. After pausing for a few seconds to let that sink in amidst several nervous giggles in the audience, I continued with: ‘I don’t love any country. I’m a citizen of the world. I love certain principles, like human rights, civil liberties,… Continue reading
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Anti-Empire Report 12 May 2010: Anti-communist mania by William Blum
If you shake your head and roll your eyes at the nonsense coming out of the Teabagger followers of Sarah ‘Africa is a country’ Palin and other intellectual giants like Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh … If you have thoughts of moving abroad after the latest silly lies and fantasies like ‘Obama the Marxist’ and… Continue reading
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Democracy Now Interviews Danny Schechter on His New Film “Plunder”
We speak with investigative journalist, filmmaker, and author Danny Schechter, ‘the News Dissector.’ His latest film features interviews with industry insiders to reveal how the financial crisis was built on a foundation of criminal activity. It’s called “Plunder: The Crime Of Our Time.” Continue reading
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MEDIA LENS ALERT: VICTORY FOR THE OVERLORDS – OBAMA’S HEALTHCARE REFORM
In November 2008, the historic importance of Barack Obama’s presidential victory was a relentless theme across the media spectrum. Even the pretence of a mainstream commitment to balanced reporting vanished from sight in deference to the self-evident Truth. Continue reading
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