Friends of Europe: Not Friendly, Not Thoughtful — Comment by Robert Steele

Friends of Europe (€2,281,515 a year budget) is delighted to send you the report of its last Security Jam, launched today at a debate with General Philip Breedlove, NATO Supreme Allied Commander in Europe and Ambassador Alain Le Roy, incoming Secretary General of the European External Action Service. European Union and NATO leaders must act …

Eagle: The Purchase of the Republic — Extraordinary Graphics, Griftopia in One Article

The Purchase of Our Republic A Democracy in Name Only The massive consolidation of wealth, combined with the removal of any limits on money in campaigns, has allowed for the purchase of our government. Y. Falkson Americans know that something is wrong, deeply wrong. They see signs of the problem everywhere: income inequality, growing concentration …

Yale The Politic: The Intelligence Gathering Conundrum + Toxic Secrecy RECAP

SHORT URL This Post: http://tinyurl.com/Steele4Yale The Politic Introducing The Yale Undergraduate Journal of Politics The Intelligence Gathering Conundrum As distrust of the U.S. abounds, reliable intelligence is more difficult to procure. By Zachary Mohriing “Snowden and Manning fucked us. Who would want to work with us?” asked one former CIA officer.  Edward Snowden and Bradley …

Review (Guest): The Nearly Free University and the Emerging Economy: The Revolution in Higher Education

Charles Hugh Smith Publisher’s Overview: With the soaring cost of higher education, has the value a college degree been turned upside down. College tuition and fees are up 1000% since 1980. Half of all recent college graduates are jobless or underemployed, revealing a deep disconnect between higher education and the job market. It is no …

Eagle: The Financial System Does Not Just Enable Theft, IT IS THEFT

The Financial System Doesn’t Just Enable Theft, It Is Theft It’s not just inflation that is theft. Charles Hugh Smith Of Two Minds, 31 July 2013 It is painfully self-evident that our financial system doesn’t just enable theft, it is theft by nature and design. If you doubt this, please follow along.Inflation is theft, but …