Paul Craig Roberts: Summary of USG Financial Fraud from Clinton to Obama

The US Economy Has Not Recovered and Will Not Recover CounterPunch, 19 February 2016 The US economy died when middle class jobs were offshored and when the financial system was deregulated.   . . .   The Federal Reserve’s zero interest rate policy was designed to support the balance sheets of the mega-banks and denied Americans interest …

Nafeez Ahmed: Terror, climate chaos, financial crisis are the costs of ‘doing business’

Terror, climate chaos, financial crisis are the costs of ‘doing business’ The techno-narcissism of predatory neoliberal capitalism is locked into an endless war with the bastard monster of its own creation – Islamic State. Fifteen years into the 21st century, humanity has made little progress in addressing major threats to civilisation. In fact, on terrorism, …

Ty Simpson: Blockchain & Non-Financial Innovation [Blockchain = Integrity]

Ten companies using the blockchain for non-financial innovation Companies discusses: ascribe, bitproof.io, UProov, Colu, Warranteer, Everledger, Filament, Genecoin, Provenance, Wave, IBREA, Phi Beta Iota: Ty Simpson helps us see that blockchain is about EVERYTHING, not just money. It is particularly (my view) about assuring the integrity of all information — including especially true cost information …

Sepp Hasslberger: How Would Nature Design A Financial System? Community Credit!

Credit is just as good as money. We can give each other credit. That means we can use our own money, no longer depending on the banks and the speculators… Community Credit: The Next Generation of Financial Architecture How would nature design a financial system? What we can see today, if we choose to look …

Berto Jongman: Global Financial War?

A respected Russian blogger… Russia’s #1 Blogger Explains How the US Plans to Destroy the World The most convenient time of all for a new strike is October-November, 2015. Apparently, at this time, an acute economic crisis is planned. As in 2008.

Worth a Look: Killing the Host – How Financial Parasites and Debt Bondage Destroy the Global Economy

In Killing the Host, economist Michael Hudson exposes how finance, insurance, and real estate (the FIRE sector) have seized control of the global economy at the expense of industrial capitalism and governments. The FIRE sector is responsible for today’s extreme economic polarization (the 1% vs. the 99%) via favored tax status that inflates real estate prices while deflating the “real” economy …