Category Archives: Federal Reserve
5 Ways to Fix The Economy For The Better: Richard Wolff Interview
This interview is instantly my favorite thing Lionel has ever done. He interviews the brilliant economist Richard Wolff, and from the get-go, it’s a tour de force of common sense obliterating tired, hackneyed, jingoistic propaganda that somehow just won’t die … Continue reading
The #1 Reason To Suspect “False Flags” When “Radical Muslims” Commit Violence
Great article at Zero Hedge about the shooting in Orlando, and it ably and concisely breaks down the reason why so-called “conspiracy theorists” are so quick to suspect that an attack in a public place committed by “radical Muslims” is … Continue reading
“Secret Shame” of Middle Class vs. Shamelessness of Banks
, While there is certainly much to appreciate in “The Secret Shame of the Middle-Class,” Neal Gabler’s recent article in The Atlantic, I still felt that it ultimately acts as an indictment of, rather than a gesture of solidarity with, … Continue reading
Beat The Banks At Their Own Game: Self-Issued Currency In Action (Part Two)
(Part one, about Michael Tellinger and paying off bank “loans” with self-issued promissory notes, can be found here.) What better day to write and post a story involving Irish banks and Irish ingenuity than St. Patrick’s Day? Readers of this … Continue reading
Beat the Banks at Their Own Game: Self-Issued Currency In Action (Part One)
IMPORTANT NOTE/DISCLAIMER: The following article is not legal advice and was not written by an attorney. It is merely a collection of common-sense, rational observations written by a sane, rational layperson with common sense. It is recommended that you consult … Continue reading
Bailout vs. Bernie: Which is more “socialist?”
Oh, the smugness that doth flow from those who fancy themselves to be cold realists, allegedly harboring nary a scintilla of fantasy about the way the world doth “really work”—a way which these smug folk unfailingly describe with a single, … Continue reading
Where is the money gonna come from to pay for all that “free stuff?” From thin air, of course—time to accept the truth.
NOTE: This is not an article about, or necessarily in support of Bernie Sanders. Please don’t read it that way. He is just emblematic of the larger point being made herein and therefore has to be referred to multiple times… … Continue reading
Why Is All Money Ultimately Fake? Economist Steve Keen Explains. Time to Break Your Conditioning.
In a post-Oxi appearance on the Keiser Report (episode #780), noted economist Steve Keen spoke about the Greek economic situation specifically, then about the nature of debt generally, and in so doing perfectly encapsulated what I recently have been chastised … Continue reading