US looking more and more like a developing country, says MIT prof
80 percent of population in debt, anxious about job security, besieged by crumbling infrastructure. No 1944 Posted by fw, April 27, 2017 “America is regressing to have the economic and political … Continue reading
The President who wowed Canada’s Parliament fails to impress Canadian professor
“President Barack Obama, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has failed to live up to the promises he made and the hopes he raised.” No 1723 Posted by fw, July 11, 2016 … Continue reading
How Wall Street transformed America into a kleptocracy, a nation ruled by “blood-sucking leeches”
“The most corrupt era in American history” captured in Michael Hudson’s new book, Killing the Host No 1611 Posted by fw, March 07, 2016 kleptocracy –literally, “rule by thieves” — a … Continue reading
Why the US economy has not recovered, will not recover
Successive duplicitous US governments have abandoned everyone except the rich. No 1596 Posted by fw, February 17, 2016 “The US economy died when middle class jobs were offshored and when the … Continue reading
The not so well-kept secret is out – America is a plutonomy where only the rich matter
“It is essential that corporate elites keep the façade of democratic control alive,” writes activist Michael Perino. No 1547 Posted by fw, December 20, 2015 “Several years ago, two leaked … Continue reading
Why is this the age of US citizen mass acquiescence rather than the age of resistance that erupted in the 1880s?
We are witnessing the rebirth of the Gilded Age, with Wall Street and Big Business owning the President and Congress No 1215 Posted by fw, December 25, 2014 “It’s called … Continue reading
Stock market boom is really a bubble – and it will burst
Distinguished economist explains what’s going on in the UK and US stock markets No 991 Posted by fw, February 27, 2014 “In the longer run, however, the best way to … Continue reading
Deep State: Shocking revelations of a rogue government operating in Washington
Deep State, the state within a state, is “hiding mostly in plain sight” No 985 Posted by fw, February 23, 2014 “Yes, there is another government concealed behind the one … Continue reading
America, once proud land of the free, home of the brave, now land of the throw-away underclass
America, capitalist empire that now monetizes irrelevant people by privatizing the prison system No 967 Posted by fw, February 02, 2014 “Work is meaning for all of us. And it’s … Continue reading
These are hard times for many in US, so why no uprising?
The answer is complex, but three reasons stand out, says Robert Reich No 966 Posted by fw, February 01, 2014 “Middle incomes are sinking, the ranks of the poor are … Continue reading
US debt crisis was contrived consequence of “crazy political battles”
We need a globalized currency to reduce global dependence on US dollar No 883 Posted by fw, October 17, 2013 “…it’s time to end the world economy’s dependence on the … Continue reading
US Budget deal outcome destroys all social gains won by workers during twentieth century
Tea Party Republicans dropped Obamacare demands in exchange for gutting of social programs No 882 Posted by fw, October 17, 2013 “There was not a single mass organization that denounced … Continue reading
Why a Messiah of Peace in the White House would likely be crucified if s/he tried to transition to a non-violent society
In America’s military-industrial-finance complex, waging war becomes a necessity for institutional survival No 700 Posted by fw, March 19, 2013 Tragically, the American people are unwittingly complicit in the evil … Continue reading
Former head of government financial regulatory agency gives her take on culture of collusion and greed among megabanks
Now a citizen activist, Sheila Bair explains how ordinary citizens can end up on the hook for bankers’ fraudulent trading practices No 524 Posted by fw, July 17, 2012 “[To … Continue reading
