Source –theamericanconservative.com – “…As befits these engines of global capitalism, these cities and their inhabitants are pulling away with growing momentum from their native countries and cultures. Untethered from their localities, they are being transformed into an archipelago of analogous islands….this process represents a divide between the cosmopolitans and the provincials…The wealth, dynamism, and consequent…

Source – oftwominds.com – “…“Money” is only useful if it is a means to acquire real wealth, which is the agency, opportunity and time to pursue your life’s work. There are many people who can spend $600,000 a year on various things (i.e. their “lifestyle”) who don’t feel “wealthy”–and if they don’t have agency and time…

Source – dailyreckoning.com – “…In 1933 President Franklin Roosevelt ordered an increase in the gold price from $20.67 per ounce to $35.00 per ounce, nearly a 75% rise in the dollar price of gold…He did this to break the deflation of the Great Depression, and it worked. The economy grew strongly from 1934-36″: The Golden…

Source – silverdoctors.com – “…Since 1973, OPEC oil has been quoted and traded using to U.S. dollars, otherwise known as “petrodollars.”  The “recycling” of petrodollars into U.S. Treasuries has been the life-blood of the U.S. economic and political system.  In addition to reducing a major source of funding for the the U.S. Government’s enormous deficit…

Source -stuartjeannebramhall.com – “…The researchers also assumed basic income would solve a demand problem in the economy — i.e., a lack of people spending their money to buy things. “Fundamentally, the larger the size of the UBI, the larger the increase in aggregate demand and thus the larger the resulting economy is,” they wrote”: Basic…

Source – wakingtimes.com – “…“The Vatican comprises two separate administrations, the City-State and the Holy See. The Vatican City-State, a 108.7-acre enclave within the city of Rome — the last remnant of the once powerful Papal States — is thriving financially. Its government provides municipal services for the world’s smallest sovereign nation. The City-State also…

Source – theantimedia.org – “…Since cryptocurrencies allow people to keep all of their money, this is a big problem for the lawmakers. Soon, people may even start to realize they can buy, sell, and trade freely without any government intervention. The horror”: The Feds Are Terrified Of Cryptocurrencies… But They’re Powerless To Stop Them The federal government…

Source – charleshughsmith.blogspot.ca – “…When the Empire of Finance collapses under the weight of its debt, perverse incentives, exploitation and inequality, the financial system of every nation-state within the Empire of Finance will collapse, too. Being the hegemon within the collapsing system won’t protect the hegemon from collapse. Every nation-state that has submitted to the Empire…

Source – norberthaering.de – “… The tempting attempts to impose de-cashing by a decree should be avoided, given the popular personal attachment to cash. A targeted outreach program is needed to alleviate suspicions related to de-cashing; in particular, that by de-cashing the authorities are trying to control all aspects of peoples’ lives, including their use…

Source – nakedcapitalism.com – ‘…We have empirically observed that wage increases not only do not increase unemployment, but they also serve as a catalyst for economic growth and towards social equity. The US economy has plenty of needs that can be fulfilled by giving well-paying jobs to its unemployed. The $15/hour wage is not only…

Source – mises.org – “…The fall in the money stock that precedes price deflation and an economic slump is actually triggered by the previous loose monetary policies of the central bank and not the liquidation of debt…The un-backed credit in turn leads to the reshuffling of real savings from wealth generators to non-wealth generators. This…

Source – sovereignman.com – “…The most disruptive technologies of our modern time: cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency is today’s printing press– a truly game-changing technology that the ruling elite sees as a threat to their control. This is why there have been so many ridiculous rules and tax policies that disincentivize cryptocurrency ownership– the technology is too disruptive”:…

Source – charleshughsmith.blogspot.ca – “…Can we finally admit that eight years of following the Keynesian coloring-book plan have not just failed, but failed spectacularly, and not just failed spectacularly, but made the economy even more vulnerable and fragile, as more and more future income must be devoted to service the skyrocketing debts?”: The Keynesian Cult…

Source – zerohedge.com – “…Following the 2009-2009 crisis, Americans reduced their debts to an unusual extent: a 12% decline from the peak in the third quarter of 2008 to the trough in the second quarter of 2013…Compared to 2008, balance sheets also look different now, with less housing-related debt and more, make that much, much…

Source – dissidentvoice.org – Challenging the Car and Capitalism: Cars kill — millions of humans and animals around the world every year — but do they also destroy our sense of community and solidarity that is the foundation of socialism and progressive politics? In North America there is a strong correlation between automobile-dominated landscapes and…

Source – newsweek.com  – How to Fix Poverty: Write Every Family a Basic Income Check: In the United States—as in all of the world’s wealthier nations—ending poverty is not a matter of resources. Many economists, including Timothy Smeeding of the University of Wisconsin (and former director of the Institute for Research on Poverty) have argued…