Category Archives: history
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
Posted in Crap-italism, Everything Is Rigged, Federal Reserve, fiat currency, freedom, history, Redistribution, Reverse socialism, socialism, Wage slavery, Wealth transfer
Tagged Federal Reserve, Jeremy Corbyn, Karl Marx, Labour Party, Lionel, Marxism, money supply, Richard Wolff, right to own, socialism
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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
Posted in Crap-italism, Federal Reserve, fiat currency, history, self-issued currency
Tagged 1970, central bank, Central Bank of Ireland, Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve Note, Felix Martin, IOUs, Irish Bank Closure, Money: The Unauthorized Biography, self-issued currency, St. Patrick's Day, thank you notes
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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
Confederate Flag Issue More Than Just A Distraction
Facebook is rotten with memes, status updates and listicles (“101 Stories More Important Than The Rebel Flag That You Morons Missed While Arguing About The Rebel Flag”) that dismissively tell us that caring about taking down the Confederate flag is … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, Confederacy, history, racism
Tagged Confederacy, Confederate flag, Dixiecrats, Facebook, journals, KKK, letters, Mayersville, Mississippi, Pat Tillman, rebel flag, Take Down The Rebel Flag, Vicksburg Post
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“Racial Wallpaper”: Take Down The Rebel Flag
As per usual, it’s hard to beat the commentary of Jon Stewart and his heartfelt take on the Charleston massacre was no exception to that rule. Stewart absolutely nailed the toxic stew of poverty, paranoia, and white supremacy–masked with slogans … Continue reading
Posted in freedom, history, racism, Terrorism, Tyranny
Tagged 1865, Buffalo Nickel, Charleston, Civil War, Jon Stewart, rebel flag, South Carolina, Take Down The Rebel Flag, Up On Blocks
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WHY WE ARE WAGE SLAVES: THE CIRCULAR LOGIC EXPLAINED
Extremely eye-opening discussion with economist L. Randall Wray about, among other things, how money is ultimately valuable only as payment for taxes, which is how labor is compelled and the government controls the populace. If you want to check it … Continue reading
Posted in Crap-italism, Debt, Debt Slavery, Everything Is Rigged, Feudalism, Financialization, history, Keiser Report, Redistribution, self-issued currency, Tax, Wage slavery
Tagged Africa, banks, Britain, colonialism, currency, From Alpha To Omega, L. Randall Wray, MMT, Modern Monetary Theory, podcast, self-issued currency, UK, US, wage slavery
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IS EVERYTHING REALLY RIGGED? LIKE, EVERYTHING? UNFORTUNATELY, YES…
But don’t take my word for it that everything is a hoax, an illusion. Read this litany from Paul Craig Roberts, former Assistant Treasury Secretary under Reagan, former Wall Street Journal editor, etc.: “As I write I cannot think of … Continue reading
Posted in Asset Bubble, Conspiracy, Debt Slavery, Everything Is Rigged, fiat currency, Financial Terrorism, history, Iran, Middle East, Police State, Uncategorized, Wealth transfer
Tagged Assad, Citizens United, Crimea, GDP, Iran, matrix, McCutcheon v. FEC, Paul Craig Roberts, Putin, Saddam Hussein
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LIBERTY ROAD MEDIA 