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Chomsky on Financialization vs. Capitalism: “That doesn’t make me fall in love with the feudal system.”

Great article about real-world economics on the occasion of Noam Chomsky’s comments in a documentary called “The Divide.”  Noam is particularly on point in this one. Example: “INTERVIEWER: Does it give you any hope that some of the super-rich, such … Continue reading

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Money Is Fake—People Are Waking Up

A great article from Charles Hugh Smith appeared on Zero Hedge today.  It’s titled “The Changing World Of Work 2: Financialization = Insecurity,” which perfectly encapsulates the entire problem faced by society.  That is, financialization is the enemy of the … Continue reading

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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

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DEBT BY DESIGN: “IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO WORK YOUR WAY THROUGH COLLEGE NOW…”

And that’s the point of all these bubbles, and QE, and ZIRP, and inflation– it forces you to finance what you could once buy outright through working. This is the true end game of the “Nixon Shock,” petrodollar, credit bubbles, etc.   … Continue reading

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