Category Archives: Feudalism
DETROIT: GOT A WRENCH? TURN YOUR WATER BACK ON
By now, everyone has heard the appalling story about water shutoffs in Detroit: Residents of Detroit, Michigan who are $150 or two months past-due on their water bills are having their water shut off by the bankrupt city. Now, even … Continue reading
THE WORLD CUP–OF FREEDOM
Even though I continue to passively ignore the World Cup (nothing against soccer, just not a fan of sports on TV), I did happen to read that horrible Ann Coulter piece about how soccer signifies a nation’s moral decay. I’m … Continue reading
AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM–EXCEPTIONALLY TOLERANT OF FRAUD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uT4GAFIyCI So this story appeared in my Facebook feed this morning–“Another Banker Dead: IRAN Executes Rothschild Billionaire On $2.6 Billion Bank Fraud ~ Used Fraudulent Funds To Implement Agenda 21 In Buying State Property.” So I check it out with … Continue reading
NO, IT’S NOT YOUR IMAGINATION: YOUR REAL WAGES ARE GOING DOWN
You know that cold dread that drops into the pit of your stomach when you check your balance and see that you’re down to your last few dollars and payday is still a week away? Too much month at the … Continue reading
FIGHT BANKS, GO TO JAIL–OR BE KILLED?
So let’s see…Mary McCulley fights US Bank–wins $6 million–but goes to jail on dubious charges. Other bank fighters are facing the same possible fate, as previously mentioned in a story from almost exactly 6 months ago: “LOS ANGELES, Calif. – … Continue reading
PART 2: WHAT “RECOVERY”? WHO CAN AFFORD ANYTHING?
Who can afford anything? Not many people, it seems. As noted in yesterday’s post, half of America cannot afford the house they are “buying,” while at the same time rents are skyrocketing, with the number of people who pay half … Continue reading
NOT NEGATIVE, JUST TRUE: “EXPENSES SOAR, WAGES STALL”
A few days ago, the website of The Washington Post ran a story with this headline–“Happy Days No More: Middle-class families squeezed as expenses soar, wages stall.” No shit, Sherlock. The article tells us the following: “Wages for millions of … Continue reading
WHO OWNS WHAT: BANKS AND THE NEW FEUDALISM
In a new Salon article, David Dayen eloquently sums up root cause of the new feudalism, which is being helped along by the federal government and federal courts: “Many focus on how the failure to prosecute financial crimes, by Attorney … Continue reading