Category Archives: Financial Terrorism
Socialism scare more accurately aimed at capitalism
It’s hilarious when the capitalists try to fearmonger over trying something that might actually help people. Socialism leads to “complete economic calamity?” Isn’t that what capitalism did in 2008? And 1987? And 1971? And 1929? And is about to do … Continue reading
First Look: New Linda Tirelli Suit Against Bank of America
Attorney Linda Tirelli, a rockstar in the arena of foreclosure defense, has just filed an adversarial bankruptcy suit in the Southern District of New York naming the following as defendants: Bank of America, Nationstar, U.S. Bank, and Recontrust. As many … 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
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
Quantum Theory of Fake Money and Fraud: “The black hole of debt is starting to warp the financial universe”
Professor Max “Planck” Keiser again breaks down for us what is really going on in Episode 827 of the Keiser Report. Professor Stacy “Einstein” Herbert tells us that in the past few episodes, she and Max had been talking about … Continue reading
How the rich got richer and continue to do so: evading risk.
On the most recent episode of the Keiser Report, Max and Stacy open the show with a discussion of the chart below, which shows that the top 1 percent of the world’s population owns half of the world’s wealth, and … Continue reading
R. Crumb also hates banks! “2008 was the biggest robbery in history…”
I’ve been an R. Crumb fan for years, and these comments of his about the ongoing ripoff of society by the banks–from a new article in the New York Observer–only deepen my admiration for him: “…The documentary The Sorrow and … Continue reading
“Why Have Any Laws?” Good question with a surprising answer.
That’s actually a good question from Mr. Mandvi in the above meme: “Why have any law?” Of course, he’s talking about gun laws. But it’s far more important to ask that question about matters other than gun regulations. What about … 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