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GOP Lobbyists Help Brazil Recruit U.S. Companies to Exploit the Amazon
Lee Fang – The Intercept
September 2nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on GOP Lobbyists Help Brazil Recruit U.S. Companies to Exploit the Amazon)
Nestlé and the Privatization of Water
Franklin Frederick - Global Research
September 2nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Nestlé and the Privatization of Water)
The Lie of Global Prosperity: How Neoliberals Distort Data to Mask Poverty and Exploitation
Seth Donnelly | Monthly Review – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 26th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Lie of Global Prosperity: How Neoliberals Distort Data to Mask Poverty and Exploitation)
The Pharmaceutical Industry’s Front Men
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. | Children’s Health Defense Team – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Pharmaceutical Industry’s Front Men)
Waste Only: How the Plastics Industry Is Fighting to Keep Polluting the World
Sharon Lerner – The Intercept
July 29th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Waste Only: How the Plastics Industry Is Fighting to Keep Polluting the World)
Privatization Increases Corruption
Jomo Kwame Sundaram | IPS/Human Wrongs Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 29th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Privatization Increases Corruption)
The Rise of Corporate Nations
Lorenzo Marsili – Al Jazeera
July 22nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Rise of Corporate Nations)
Owned
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 15th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Owned)
Facebucks Are the Last Thing the World Needs
Prabir Purkayastha | Independent Media Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 8th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Facebucks Are the Last Thing the World Needs)
Thumbs Down to Facebook’s Cryptocurrency
Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel Economics Laureate | Project Syndicate – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 8th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Thumbs Down to Facebook’s Cryptocurrency)
Libra: Facebook’s Audacious Bid for Global Monetary Control
Ellen Brown | Web of Debt – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 1st, 2019 ( Comments Off on Libra: Facebook’s Audacious Bid for Global Monetary Control)
The Lowdown on Libra: What Consumers Need to Know about Facebook’s New Cryptocurrency
Ernest Foo – The Conversation
July 1st, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Lowdown on Libra: What Consumers Need to Know about Facebook’s New Cryptocurrency)
US Congress Calls for Facebook to Halt Cryptocurrency Project, Libra
Nivesh Rustgi | CoinGape – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 1st, 2019 ( Comments Off on US Congress Calls for Facebook to Halt Cryptocurrency Project, Libra)
The New Left Economics: How a Network of Thinkers Is Transforming Capitalism
Andy Beckett – The Guardian
July 1st, 2019 ( Comments Off on The New Left Economics: How a Network of Thinkers Is Transforming Capitalism)
Notes on Excessive Wealth Disorder
Paul Krugman | Nobel Economics Laureate – The New York Times
July 1st, 2019 ( 2 Comments »)
From Shahs to the CIA: The History of Western Intervention in Iran (Part 1)
Tyler Durden | Zero Hedge – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 24th, 2019 ( Comments Off on From Shahs to the CIA: The History of Western Intervention in Iran (Part 1))
From Shahs to the CIA: The History of Western Intervention in Iran (Part 2)
Tyler Durden | Zero Hedge – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 24th, 2019 ( Comments Off on From Shahs to the CIA: The History of Western Intervention in Iran (Part 2))
Shifting the Paradigm to a Maternal Gift Economy
Genevieve Vaughan | Gift Economy – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 24th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Shifting the Paradigm to a Maternal Gift Economy)
Neoliberalism Is a Political Project
David Harvey interviewed by Bjarke Skærlund Risager – Jacobin Magazine
June 17th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Neoliberalism Is a Political Project)
These Are the Banks and Financial Institutions Investing $748 Billion in Nuclear Weapon Producers
ICAN – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2019 ( Comments Off on These Are the Banks and Financial Institutions Investing $748 Billion in Nuclear Weapon Producers)
After Neoliberalism
Joseph E. Stiglitz | Nobel Laureate Economic Sciences – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
Big Pharma and Organized Crime–They Are More Similar than You May Think
Carolanne Wright | Wake up World – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Big Pharma and Organized Crime–They Are More Similar than You May Think)
Washington’s Huawei Hypocrisy… US Government Is Instrument of American Corporations
Finian Cunningham – RT
June 3rd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Washington’s Huawei Hypocrisy… US Government Is Instrument of American Corporations)
How to Pay for the War
L. Randall Wray | New Economic Perspectives – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 27th, 2019 ( Comments Off on How to Pay for the War)
Raw Ivory Sales: Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia Call for End to Ban
Nyasha Chingono – The Guardian
May 27th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Raw Ivory Sales: Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia Call for End to Ban)
98.3% of Ghana’s Gold Remains in the Hands of Multinational Corporations
Celina della Croce | Independent Media Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 27th, 2019 ( Comments Off on 98.3% of Ghana’s Gold Remains in the Hands of Multinational Corporations)
Capitalist Art and Hollywood Superheroes
Daniel Safi – New Matilda
May 20th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Capitalist Art and Hollywood Superheroes)
Corporations Are Funding Health and Nutrition Research – Here’s Why You Should Be Worried
Sarah Steele and Lejla Sarcevic – The Conversation
May 13th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Corporations Are Funding Health and Nutrition Research – Here’s Why You Should Be Worried)
The 5G Revolution: Millions of “Human Guinea Pigs” in Big Telecom’s Global Experiment
Michael Welch and Chris Cook – Global Research
May 13th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The 5G Revolution: Millions of “Human Guinea Pigs” in Big Telecom’s Global Experiment)
5G: The Big Picture
Jeremy Naydler | Take Back Your Power – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 13th, 2019 ( Comments Off on 5G: The Big Picture)
The Problem Is Capitalism
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 6th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Problem Is Capitalism)
Top Executives at Major Opioid Company Found Guilty of Criminal Racketeering
German Lopez | Vox – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 6th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Top Executives at Major Opioid Company Found Guilty of Criminal Racketeering)
The Dawn of the Dependence Economy: Your Attention Was Never the Endgame
Jesse Weaver | One Zero – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 6th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Dawn of the Dependence Economy: Your Attention Was Never the Endgame)
Sharing Efforts with Fair Distribution of Results
Editorial | Opinion Sur – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 6th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Sharing Efforts with Fair Distribution of Results)
Decadent “Western Community of Values”. Human Trafficking and Sex Slavery
Dr. Rudolf Hänsel – Global Research
May 6th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Decadent “Western Community of Values”. Human Trafficking and Sex Slavery)
We Already Know Who Will Win the War in Libya – Western Arms Dealers
Paul Rogers | Open Democracy – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 22nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on We Already Know Who Will Win the War in Libya – Western Arms Dealers)
How Bad Is Global Inequality, Really?
Jason Hickel – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 8th, 2019 ( Comments Off on How Bad Is Global Inequality, Really?)
How to Think about Breaking Up Big Tech
David Dayen – The Intercept
April 8th, 2019 ( Comments Off on How to Think about Breaking Up Big Tech)
Lyft and Other Gig-Economy Giants Cash In with IPOs Before Labor Laws Catch Up with Them
Lee Fang – The Intercept
April 8th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Lyft and Other Gig-Economy Giants Cash In with IPOs Before Labor Laws Catch Up with Them)
Failed Economics
Rex Weyler | Greenpeace – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 25th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Failed Economics)
Bloomberg Billionaires Index
Bloomberg News – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 25th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Bloomberg Billionaires Index)
Evolutionary Economics and the Question of Corporate Power
Matti Ylönen | E-IR – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 25th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Evolutionary Economics and the Question of Corporate Power)
Wealth Concentration Drives a New Global Imperialism
Peter Phillips – Global Research
March 25th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Wealth Concentration Drives a New Global Imperialism)
Brazil to Open Indigenous Reserves to Mining without Indigenous Consent
Sue Branford and Maurício Torres | Mongabay – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 25th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Brazil to Open Indigenous Reserves to Mining without Indigenous Consent)
The Attack on the Amazon Accelerates under Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro
Andre Cardoso | Tricontinental Institute for Social Research – Independent Media Institute
March 25th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Attack on the Amazon Accelerates under Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro)
Intergenerational Theft
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 25th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Intergenerational Theft)
Blood Money: Meet the Top 20 Companies Profiting from Endless War
Elias Marat | The Mind Unleash – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Blood Money: Meet the Top 20 Companies Profiting from Endless War)
Neoliberalism – The Ideology at the Root of All Our Problems
George Monbiot – The Guardian
March 4th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Neoliberalism – The Ideology at the Root of All Our Problems)
The Cancer of Bankers
Rudo de Ruijter | Court Fool – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Cancer of Bankers)
Disaster Capitalism in Brazil: Mining Greed Produces a Horrific Death Toll
Vijay Prashad | Independent Media Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 11th, 2019 ( 2 Comments »)
The Magic of Bankers
Rudo de Ruijter | Court Fool – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 11th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Magic of Bankers)
US Media Ignore—and Applaud—Economic War on Venezuela
Gregory Shupak | Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 11th, 2019 ( Comments Off on US Media Ignore—and Applaud—Economic War on Venezuela)
Leaked WikiLeaks Doc Reveals US Military Use of IMF, World Bank as “Unconventional” Weapons
Whitney Webb – MintPress News
February 11th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Leaked WikiLeaks Doc Reveals US Military Use of IMF, World Bank as “Unconventional” Weapons)
US Sanctions as a Tool to Perpetuate Neocolonialism
Nauman Sadiq – Global Research
February 4th, 2019 ( Comments Off on US Sanctions as a Tool to Perpetuate Neocolonialism)
“Truths” That Are Impositions: The Case of Large Corporations’ Profits
Roberto Sansón Mizrahi | Opinion Sur – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 4th, 2019 ( Comments Off on “Truths” That Are Impositions: The Case of Large Corporations’ Profits)
UN Rapporteur: US Sanctions against Venezuela Causing Economic and Humanitarian Crisis
Irish Examiner – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 4th, 2019 ( Comments Off on UN Rapporteur: US Sanctions against Venezuela Causing Economic and Humanitarian Crisis)
Mystery of the Venezuelan Gold: Bank of England Is Independent of UK Govt – But Not of Foreign Govt
George Galloway – RT
February 4th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Mystery of the Venezuelan Gold: Bank of England Is Independent of UK Govt – But Not of Foreign Govt)
The Private Wealth within Nations, Now and in the Future
Eric Zuesse – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 4th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Private Wealth within Nations, Now and in the Future)
1,500 Private Jets Fly into Davos for World Economic Forum Climate Talks–Oxymoron?
Rebecca Ratcliffe – The Guardian
January 28th, 2019 ( Comments Off on 1,500 Private Jets Fly into Davos for World Economic Forum Climate Talks–Oxymoron?)
Privatization Is at Core of Fascism
Eric Zuesse – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 28th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Privatization Is at Core of Fascism)
Oxfam: World’s Richest 26 Own Same Wealth as Poorest Half
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 28th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Oxfam: World’s Richest 26 Own Same Wealth as Poorest Half)
Global Economy on the Brink as Davos Crowd Parties On
Dr. Jack Rasmus – Global Research
January 28th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Global Economy on the Brink as Davos Crowd Parties On)
How Bill Browder Became Russia’s Most Wanted Man
Joshua Yaffa – The New Yorker
January 28th, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
How Capitalism Is Killing Us
Belen Fernandez – Al Jazeera
January 7th, 2019 ( Comments Off on How Capitalism Is Killing Us)
Why It’s so Hard for Most Countries to Be Economically Independent from the West—Look No Further than Brazil
Justin Podur | Independent Media Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 17th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Why It’s so Hard for Most Countries to Be Economically Independent from the West—Look No Further than Brazil)
The Turn towards a Global Police State is Structurally Rooted in Capitalism’s Achilles Heel
William I. Robinson | Films for Action – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 17th, 2018 ( Comments Off on The Turn towards a Global Police State is Structurally Rooted in Capitalism’s Achilles Heel)
China – A New Philosophy of Economics
Peter Koenig | Journal NEO – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 ( 1 Comment »)
We All Buy Slave-Made Products: Here’s How We Avoid Feeling Guilty
Michal Carrington, Andreas Chatzidakis and Deirdre Shaw – The Conversation
December 10th, 2018 ( 1 Comment »)
This Is How Capitalism Kills Us
Hamilton Nolan – Splinter News
December 3rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on This Is How Capitalism Kills Us)
Capitalism and the Wage System
Bertrand Russell – The Sun Magazine
November 5th, 2018 ( 1 Comment »)
Billionaires Made More Money in 2017 than Any Year in Recorded History
Sophie Weiner | Splinter – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Billionaires Made More Money in 2017 than Any Year in Recorded History)
Tax Havens and Other Dirty Tricks Let U.S. Corporations Steal $180 Billion from the Rest of the World Every Year
Jon Schwarz – The Intercept
October 29th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Tax Havens and Other Dirty Tricks Let U.S. Corporations Steal $180 Billion from the Rest of the World Every Year)
Big Business Strikes Back: The Class Struggle from Above
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Big Business Strikes Back: The Class Struggle from Above)
American Executives: Election of Far-Right Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil Is a “Bullish Opportunity for Us”
Zaid Jilani and Lee Fang – The Intercept
October 29th, 2018 ( Comments Off on American Executives: Election of Far-Right Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil Is a “Bullish Opportunity for Us”)
69 of the Richest 100 Entities on the Planet Are Corporations, Not Governments, Figures Show
Global Justice Now – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 22nd, 2018 ( Comments Off on 69 of the Richest 100 Entities on the Planet Are Corporations, Not Governments, Figures Show)
How Disaster Capitalism Has Ruined Puerto Rico

October 15th, 2018 ( Comments Off on How Disaster Capitalism Has Ruined Puerto Rico)
“Pinochet via Fujimori”: Wall Street’s New Man in Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro
Brasil Wire - TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2018 ( Comments Off on “Pinochet via Fujimori”: Wall Street’s New Man in Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro)
Global Wealth Concentration: The Global Power Elite Drive Amazon Share Value to a Trillion Dollars
Peter Phillips | Global Research – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 8th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Global Wealth Concentration: The Global Power Elite Drive Amazon Share Value to a Trillion Dollars)
One Man Could End World Hunger, but He Won’t
Lee Camp | Truthdig – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 8th, 2018 ( Comments Off on One Man Could End World Hunger, but He Won’t)
‘They’re Drug Dealers in Armani Suits’: Executives Draw Focus amid US Epidemic
Chris McGreal – The Guardian
October 8th, 2018 ( 1 Comment »)
While Nestlé Extracts Millions of Litres from Their Land, Indigenous Residents Have No Drinking Water
Alexandra Shimo – The Guardian
October 8th, 2018 ( Comments Off on While Nestlé Extracts Millions of Litres from Their Land, Indigenous Residents Have No Drinking Water)
Vulture Funds Stand to Make Millions in Wake of Hurricane Maria
Kate Aronoff – The Intercept
October 1st, 2018 ( Comments Off on Vulture Funds Stand to Make Millions in Wake of Hurricane Maria)
Revealed: Documents Show BP Quietly Paid Just $25 Million to Mexico after the Worst Oil Spill of the Century
Nathaniel Janowitz | BuzzFeed – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 1st, 2018 ( Comments Off on Revealed: Documents Show BP Quietly Paid Just $25 Million to Mexico after the Worst Oil Spill of the Century)
World’s Top 5 ‘Most Evil’ Corporations
RT – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 1st, 2018 ( Comments Off on World’s Top 5 ‘Most Evil’ Corporations)
Slave Labor Found at Starbucks-Certified Brazil Coffee Plantation
Daniela Penha | Repórter Brasil, Mongabay – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 24th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Slave Labor Found at Starbucks-Certified Brazil Coffee Plantation)
America’s Militarized Economy
Eric Zuesse – The Unz Review
August 20th, 2018 ( Comments Off on America’s Militarized Economy)
Venezuela’s Monetary Revolution Vis-à-vis Economic Sanctions
Nino Pagliccia – Global Research
August 13th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Venezuela’s Monetary Revolution Vis-à-vis Economic Sanctions)
Capitalism Killed Our Climate Momentum, Not “Human Nature”
Naomi Klein – The Intercept
August 6th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Capitalism Killed Our Climate Momentum, Not “Human Nature”)
U.S. Opposition to Breast-Feeding Resolution Stuns World Health Officials
Andrew Jacobs – The New York Times
July 9th, 2018 ( Comments Off on U.S. Opposition to Breast-Feeding Resolution Stuns World Health Officials)
“War Is Good for Business”: Insider Trading, Secret Information and the US-Led Attack against Syria
Prof Michel Chossudovsky – Global Research
April 23rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on “War Is Good for Business”: Insider Trading, Secret Information and the US-Led Attack against Syria)
CEO Pay, Bank Profits, Corporate Cash Set New Records
Barry Grey | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 23rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on CEO Pay, Bank Profits, Corporate Cash Set New Records)
Space Mining Will Produce World’s First Trillionaire
RT – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 23rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Space Mining Will Produce World’s First Trillionaire)
New Lows Reached with Drug Ads
Martha Rosenberg | Intrepid Report – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 9th, 2018 ( Comments Off on New Lows Reached with Drug Ads)
How Big Wireless Made Us Think That Cell Phones Are Safe: A Special Investigation
Mark Hertsgaard and Mark Dowie – The Nation
April 9th, 2018 ( Comments Off on How Big Wireless Made Us Think That Cell Phones Are Safe: A Special Investigation)
The World’s Most Dangerous Terrorist Group and Its Leader
Rob Kall – OpEdNews
April 9th, 2018 ( Comments Off on The World’s Most Dangerous Terrorist Group and Its Leader)
Disaster Capitalism in Puerto Rico
Stephen Lendman | Intrepid Report – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 26th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Disaster Capitalism in Puerto Rico)
How Rich Are the Rich? If Only You Knew
Gil B. Manzon Jr. – The Conversation
February 12th, 2018 ( 1 Comment »)
World’s Richest 1% Acquired 82% of Wealth in 2017: Oxfam
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 12th, 2018 ( Comments Off on World’s Richest 1% Acquired 82% of Wealth in 2017: Oxfam)
Volkswagen: The Scandal That Never Ends
Zoya Teirstein | Grist – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 5th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Volkswagen: The Scandal That Never Ends)
The Billionaire Boom: 82% of Global Wealth Produced Last Year Went to Richest 1%
Ben Dangl - CounterPunch
February 5th, 2018 ( Comments Off on The Billionaire Boom: 82% of Global Wealth Produced Last Year Went to Richest 1%)
Richest 1 Percent Bagged 82 Percent of Wealth Created Last Year – Poorest Half of Humanity Got Nothing
OXFAM International – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 29th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Richest 1 Percent Bagged 82 Percent of Wealth Created Last Year – Poorest Half of Humanity Got Nothing)
The Invention of Capitalism: How a Self-Sufficient Peasantry Was Whipped into Industrial Wage Slaves
Yasha Levine | The eXiled – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 22nd, 2018 ( Comments Off on The Invention of Capitalism: How a Self-Sufficient Peasantry Was Whipped into Industrial Wage Slaves)
Signaling More Independence from the US, the World Bank Phases Out Its Support for Fossil Fuels
Jason Kirk – The Conversation
January 22nd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Signaling More Independence from the US, the World Bank Phases Out Its Support for Fossil Fuels)
How Pharma Uses the Charge of ‘Stigma’ to Sell Psychiatric Drugs
Martha Rosenberg | Intrepid Report – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 1st, 2018 ( Comments Off on How Pharma Uses the Charge of ‘Stigma’ to Sell Psychiatric Drugs)
Life-Saving Cancer Drug Sees 1400% Price Hike
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 1st, 2018 ( Comments Off on Life-Saving Cancer Drug Sees 1400% Price Hike)
Income of World’s Top .001% Skyrockets by 636%: Report
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 18th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Income of World’s Top .001% Skyrockets by 636%: Report)
Global Inequality Is on the Rise – but at Vastly Different Rates across the World
Antonio Savoia – The Conversation
December 18th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Global Inequality Is on the Rise – but at Vastly Different Rates across the World)
A Religion Called Economy
Michele Migliorino | Countercurrents – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 11th, 2017 ( Comments Off on A Religion Called Economy)
The Richest 1% Now Own More than 50% of the World’s Wealth
David Meyer – Fortune
November 27th, 2017 ( Comments Off on The Richest 1% Now Own More than 50% of the World’s Wealth)
How the Rich Stay Rich
Doug Henwood interviews Brooke Harrington – Jacobin Magazine
November 27th, 2017 ( Comments Off on How the Rich Stay Rich)
Wealth Inequality ‘Crisis’ as Richest 1 Percent Account for Half the World’s Wealth
Spencer Woodman – International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
November 20th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Wealth Inequality ‘Crisis’ as Richest 1 Percent Account for Half the World’s Wealth)
About the Paradise Papers Investigation
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 13th, 2017 ( Comments Off on About the Paradise Papers Investigation)
Puerto Rico Suffers while Defending against Disaster Capitalism
Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan – Democracy NOW!
November 6th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Puerto Rico Suffers while Defending against Disaster Capitalism)
Disaster Capitalists Take Big Step toward Privatizing Puerto Rico’s Electric Grid
Kate Aronoff – The Intercept
October 30th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Disaster Capitalists Take Big Step toward Privatizing Puerto Rico’s Electric Grid)
Puerto Rico Rejects Loan Offers, Accusing Hedge Funds of Trying to Profit Off Hurricanes
David Dayen – The Intercept
October 2nd, 2017 ( Comments Off on Puerto Rico Rejects Loan Offers, Accusing Hedge Funds of Trying to Profit Off Hurricanes)
Making the Rich Richer – How Big Banks Became Our Masters
Rana Foroohar – The New York Times
October 2nd, 2017 ( Comments Off on Making the Rich Richer – How Big Banks Became Our Masters)
Nestlé Makes Billions Bottling Water It Pays Nearly Nothing For
Caroline Winter | Bloomberg – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 25th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Nestlé Makes Billions Bottling Water It Pays Nearly Nothing For)
Ordinary People Left Behind by God & the Free Market
Slavoj Žižek – Russia Today
September 18th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Ordinary People Left Behind by God & the Free Market)
Hurricane Irma Unleashes the Forces of Privatization in Puerto Rico
Kate Aronoff, Angel Manuel Soto and Averie Timm – The Intercept
September 18th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Hurricane Irma Unleashes the Forces of Privatization in Puerto Rico)
For the Love of Money: Wall Street’s Money Addiction
Sam Polk – The New York Times
September 18th, 2017 ( Comments Off on For the Love of Money: Wall Street’s Money Addiction)
With Enormous Harvey Damage, Naomi Klein Warns against ‘Disaster Capitalism’ Redux
Julia Conley – Common Dreams
September 4th, 2017 ( Comments Off on With Enormous Harvey Damage, Naomi Klein Warns against ‘Disaster Capitalism’ Redux)
After The Financial Crisis: How the Ultra-Wealthy Have Prospered
Nick Beams | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 4th, 2017 ( Comments Off on After The Financial Crisis: How the Ultra-Wealthy Have Prospered)
These Five Countries Are Conduits for the World’s Biggest Tax Havens
Javier Garcia-Bernardo, Eelke Heemskerk, Frank Takes and Jan Fichtner – The Conversation
July 31st, 2017 ( Comments Off on These Five Countries Are Conduits for the World’s Biggest Tax Havens)
Supply-Side Economics Explained
Paul Craig Roberts – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 24th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Supply-Side Economics Explained)
Read It and Weep: QE, the Largest Transfer of Wealth in History
Dan Glazebrook – Russia Today
July 24th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Read It and Weep: QE, the Largest Transfer of Wealth in History)
World’s Debt Over Three Times Greater Than Economic Output
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 10th, 2017 ( Comments Off on World’s Debt Over Three Times Greater Than Economic Output)
Barclays PLC Charged with Fraud by UK Serious Fraud Office
Jean Shaoul | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 3rd, 2017 ( Comments Off on Barclays PLC Charged with Fraud by UK Serious Fraud Office)
Vulture Capitalists Fight over Pickings from Bankrupt Puerto Rico
Rafael Azul | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 22nd, 2017 ( Comments Off on Vulture Capitalists Fight over Pickings from Bankrupt Puerto Rico)
Two Swedish Economists Foresaw the Backlash against Globalisation – Here’s How to Mitigate It
Rodrigo Zeidan - The Conversation
May 15th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Two Swedish Economists Foresaw the Backlash against Globalisation – Here’s How to Mitigate It)
Growing Inequality under Global Capitalism
Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram – Inter Press Service-IPS
May 8th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Growing Inequality under Global Capitalism)
Libor: Bank of England Implicated in Secret Recording
Andy Verity - BBC
April 17th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Libor: Bank of England Implicated in Secret Recording)
Who Owns the World? Tracing Half the Corporate Giants’ Shares to 30 Owners
David Peetz and Georgina Murray | Griffith University – The Conversation
April 17th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Who Owns the World? Tracing Half the Corporate Giants’ Shares to 30 Owners)
Wealth of World’s Billionaires Soars amid Stock Market Surge
Shannon Jones | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 3rd, 2017 ( Comments Off on Wealth of World’s Billionaires Soars amid Stock Market Surge)
Neo-Feudal Society: Tax Havens for Big Multinationals Is ‘Robbery of Population’
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 3rd, 2017 ( Comments Off on Neo-Feudal Society: Tax Havens for Big Multinationals Is ‘Robbery of Population’)
Secret Companies Allow Corrupt Cash to Flood Key Real Estate Markets
IPS World Desk – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 3rd, 2017 ( Comments Off on Secret Companies Allow Corrupt Cash to Flood Key Real Estate Markets)
The East India Company: The Original Corporate Raiders
William Dalrymple – The Guardian
March 20th, 2017 ( Comments Off on The East India Company: The Original Corporate Raiders)
Leading Psychiatrists Follow Top-Dog Bankers’ Guide to Career Advancement
Bruce E. Levine – CounterPunch
March 20th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Leading Psychiatrists Follow Top-Dog Bankers’ Guide to Career Advancement)
Impact Investing and Venture Philanthropy’s Role in Sowing the Seeds of Financial Opportunity
Tim Scott | Dissident Voice – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 27th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Impact Investing and Venture Philanthropy’s Role in Sowing the Seeds of Financial Opportunity)
Corruption Brings Down an Empire: Odebrecht in Brazil
Mario Osava | Human Wrongs Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 20th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Corruption Brings Down an Empire: Odebrecht in Brazil)
China and Trumpism: The Political Contradictions of Global Capitalism
William I. Robinson - teleSUR
February 20th, 2017 ( Comments Off on China and Trumpism: The Political Contradictions of Global Capitalism)
Inequality (I): Half of World’s Wealth in the Pockets of These Eight Men
Baher Kamal – Inter Press Service-IPS
January 23rd, 2017 ( Comments Off on Inequality (I): Half of World’s Wealth in the Pockets of These Eight Men)
Inequality (II): “It Will Take 170 Years for Women to Be Paid as Men Are”
Baher Kamal – Inter Press Service-IPS
January 23rd, 2017 ( Comments Off on Inequality (II): “It Will Take 170 Years for Women to Be Paid as Men Are”)
Inequality (III): Less Employment… And More ‘Junk’ Jobs
Baher Kamal – Inter Press Service-IPS
January 23rd, 2017 ( Comments Off on Inequality (III): Less Employment… And More ‘Junk’ Jobs)
US Senate Report Details Price-Gouging by Pharmaceutical Companies
Zaida Green | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 9th, 2017 ( Comments Off on US Senate Report Details Price-Gouging by Pharmaceutical Companies)
The 500 Richest People in the World Got $237 Billion Richer in 2016
Alan Pyke | Think Progress – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 2nd, 2017 ( Comments Off on The 500 Richest People in the World Got $237 Billion Richer in 2016)
Edward Bernays, the Father of American Propaganda
Gary G. Kohls, MD | Duty to Warn – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 5th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Edward Bernays, the Father of American Propaganda)
Privatization Cure Often Worse Than Malady
Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Anis Chowdhury – Inter Press Service-IPS
November 7th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Privatization Cure Often Worse Than Malady)
The Universal Right to Capital Income
Yanis Varoufakis | Project Syndicate – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 7th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
‘There’s No Will to Prosecute Crony Capitalism or Corruption like Case of Barroso & Goldman Sachs’
Max Keiser – Russia Today
November 7th, 2016 ( Comments Off on ‘There’s No Will to Prosecute Crony Capitalism or Corruption like Case of Barroso & Goldman Sachs’)
Independent Work: Choice, Necessity, and the Gig Economy
James Manyika, Susan Lund, Jacques Bughin, Kelsey Robinson, Jan Mischke, and Deepa Mahajan | McKinsey – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 ( Comments Off on Independent Work: Choice, Necessity, and the Gig Economy)
The Gig Economy: More Than 160 Million in US and EU Rely on “Independent Work”
Genevieve Leigh | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Gig Economy: More Than 160 Million in US and EU Rely on “Independent Work”)
Why the Rich Can’t Be Trusted with Money
Larry Beinhart – Al Jazeera
October 31st, 2016 ( Comments Off on Why the Rich Can’t Be Trusted with Money)
The Perils of Market-Driven Education
Noam Chomsky, CJ Polychroniou and Lily Sage | ZNet – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 24th, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Perils of Market-Driven Education)
Capitalism Is Doomed — Without Alternatives, So Are We
Jake Johnson – Common Dreams
October 24th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
Why Wall Street’s Scandals Keep Coming
Maureen O'Hara | Market Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 24th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Why Wall Street’s Scandals Keep Coming)
Panama: The Hidden Trillions
Alan Rusbridger | The New York Review of Books - TRANSCEND Media Service
October 17th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Panama: The Hidden Trillions)
The Network of Global Corporate Control
Stefania Vitali, James B. Glattfelder and Stefano Battiston | Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ETH Zürich – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 17th, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Network of Global Corporate Control)
Haiti’s Hurricane Devastation: A Tragedy Rooted in Capitalist Oppression
Bill Van Auken | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 17th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Haiti’s Hurricane Devastation: A Tragedy Rooted in Capitalist Oppression)
The Economist Magazine Warns of Revolutionary Consequences of Unprecedented Corporate Power
Gabriel Black | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 3rd, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Economist Magazine Warns of Revolutionary Consequences of Unprecedented Corporate Power)
Agriculture: Trade Wars and Food Wars. Obama and the Multi-Nationals
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 26th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Agriculture: Trade Wars and Food Wars. Obama and the Multi-Nationals)
Heroin, Nazis, and Agent Orange: Inside the $66 Billion Merger of the Year
Lydia Mulvany | Bloomberg – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 26th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Heroin, Nazis, and Agent Orange: Inside the $66 Billion Merger of the Year)
Pharma Company Funding Anti-Pot Fight Worried about Losing Business, Filings Show
Lee Fang – The Intercept
September 19th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Pharma Company Funding Anti-Pot Fight Worried about Losing Business, Filings Show)
Wells Fargo Fined $185M for Fake Accounts – 5,300 Were Fired
Kevin McCoy - USA Today
September 12th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Wells Fargo Fined $185M for Fake Accounts – 5,300 Were Fired)
Pfizer Gobbles Up Cancer Drug Maker in $14 Billion Deal
Brad Dixon | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 29th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
New Panama Papers: Secret Offshore Deals Deprive Africa of Billions in Natural Resource Dollars
Will Fitzgibbon - The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
August 1st, 2016 ( Comments Off on New Panama Papers: Secret Offshore Deals Deprive Africa of Billions in Natural Resource Dollars)
There’s No Business like the Arms Business – Weapons “R” Us (But You’d Never Know It)
William D. Hartung - TomDispatch
August 1st, 2016 ( Comments Off on There’s No Business like the Arms Business – Weapons “R” Us (But You’d Never Know It))
Ireland Jails Three Top Bankers Over 2008 Banking Meltdown
Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 1st, 2016 ( Comments Off on Ireland Jails Three Top Bankers Over 2008 Banking Meltdown)
Cairn Energy Demands India Pay $5.6 Billion or Drop Back Tax Claim
Pratap Chatterjee | CorpWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 25th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Cairn Energy Demands India Pay $5.6 Billion or Drop Back Tax Claim)
Fascinating Graphics Show Who Owns All the Major Brands in the World
Jesus Diaz – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 25th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Fascinating Graphics Show Who Owns All the Major Brands in the World)
Uruguay Defeats Philip Morris in Major Win for Anti-Smoking Advocates
Pratap Chatterjee | CorpWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 18th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Uruguay Defeats Philip Morris in Major Win for Anti-Smoking Advocates)
The 1% Are Recovering from 2008 Recession While 99% Are Still Waiting
Jana Kasperkevic – The Guardian
July 11th, 2016 ( Comments Off on The 1% Are Recovering from 2008 Recession While 99% Are Still Waiting)
New Violation Tracker Tool Helps Public Track U.S. Corporate Misconduct
Pratap Chatterjee | CorpWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 11th, 2016 ( Comments Off on New Violation Tracker Tool Helps Public Track U.S. Corporate Misconduct)
Brexit and the Derivatives Time Bomb
Ellen Brown | Web of Debt – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 4th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Brexit and the Derivatives Time Bomb)
TransCanada Files NAFTA Suit Demanding More Than $15 Billion for Keystone XL Rejection
Michael Brune | EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 27th, 2016 ( Comments Off on TransCanada Files NAFTA Suit Demanding More Than $15 Billion for Keystone XL Rejection)
[Some Good News!] Brexit Strips World’s 400 Richest People of US$ 127bn – Bloomberg
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 27th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
DuPont May Dodge Toxic Lawsuits by Pulling a Disappearing Act
Sharon Lerner – The Intercept
June 20th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
Neoliberalism Nakedly Exposed
Robert Hunziker – CounterPunch
June 20th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Neoliberalism Nakedly Exposed)
The Federal Reserve Cartel (Part 2): The Banking Houses of Morgan and Rockefeller
Dean Henderson – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 20th, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Federal Reserve Cartel (Part 2): The Banking Houses of Morgan and Rockefeller)
The Federal Reserve Cartel (Part 3): The Freemasons and the House of Rothschild
Dean Henderson – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 20th, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Federal Reserve Cartel (Part 3): The Freemasons and the House of Rothschild)
The Federal Reserve Cartel (Part 4): Knights of the Roundtable and the Illuminati
Dean Henderson – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 20th, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Federal Reserve Cartel (Part 4): Knights of the Roundtable and the Illuminati)
The Federal Reserve Cartel (Part 5): A Financial Parasite
Dean Henderson – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 20th, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Federal Reserve Cartel (Part 5): A Financial Parasite)
The Federal Reserve Cartel (Part 6): The Solution
Dean Henderson – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 20th, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Federal Reserve Cartel (Part 6): The Solution)
Bilderberg Group Meeting: What Actually Happens at the World’s Most Secretive Gathering of Global Elites, and Who Is Attending?
Adam Lusher – The Independent
June 13th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Bilderberg Group Meeting: What Actually Happens at the World’s Most Secretive Gathering of Global Elites, and Who Is Attending?)
Bayer and Monsanto: A Marriage Made in Hell
Martha Rosenberg and Ronnie Cummins | Organic Consumers Association – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 30th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Bayer and Monsanto: A Marriage Made in Hell)
Wall Street’s New Man in Brazil: The Forces Behind Dilma Rousseff’s Impeachment
José L. Flores – CounterPunch
May 30th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Wall Street’s New Man in Brazil: The Forces Behind Dilma Rousseff’s Impeachment)
We Have Entered the Looting Stage of Capitalism: Germany’s Assault on the IMF
Paul Craig Roberts – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 30th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
How Big Pharma Uses Charity Programs to Cover for Drug Price Hikes
Benjamin Elgin and Robert Langreth | Bloomberg – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 23rd, 2016 ( Comments Off on How Big Pharma Uses Charity Programs to Cover for Drug Price Hikes)
The Real Target of the Panama Papers
Pepe Escobar – teleSUR
May 16th, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Real Target of the Panama Papers)
Nothing Is Real: “It’s All Being Played to Keep People Believing the System Is Working”
Tyler Durden, Zero Hedge – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 2nd, 2016 ( Comments Off on Nothing Is Real: “It’s All Being Played to Keep People Believing the System Is Working”)
Valeant CEO to Tell Senate He’s Really, Really Sorry for Raising the Price of Life-Saving Heart Drugs 700 Percent
Claire Landsbaum – New York Magazine
May 2nd, 2016 ( Comments Off on Valeant CEO to Tell Senate He’s Really, Really Sorry for Raising the Price of Life-Saving Heart Drugs 700 Percent)
Oxfam: US Corporate Tax Cheats Hiding $1.4 Trillion in Profits in Offshore Accounts
Patrick Martin, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Oxfam: US Corporate Tax Cheats Hiding $1.4 Trillion in Profits in Offshore Accounts)
Oxfam: Most of World Bank’s Private Investments Linked to Tax Havens
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Oxfam: Most of World Bank’s Private Investments Linked to Tax Havens)
What the Panama Papers Mean for Global Development
Tharanga Yakupitiyage – Inter Pres Service-IPS
April 25th, 2016 ( Comments Off on What the Panama Papers Mean for Global Development)
Broken at the Top – The Oxfam Report
Oxfam America – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 18th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Broken at the Top – The Oxfam Report)
The Corruption Revealed in the Panama Papers Opened the Door to Isis
Patrick Cockburn – CounterPunch
April 18th, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Corruption Revealed in the Panama Papers Opened the Door to Isis)
Sixty-Two Billionaires Own Half the World
Samuel Harris – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 18th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Sixty-Two Billionaires Own Half the World)
Panama Papers: Reigniting the Debate for a Global Tax Body
Share the World’s Resources – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 18th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Panama Papers: Reigniting the Debate for a Global Tax Body)
The Panama Papers and the 1%
Mel Gurtov, PeaceVoice – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 18th, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Panama Papers and the 1%)
Panama Papers: City of London Is ‘Beating Heart’ of Tax Cheats Empire
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 18th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Panama Papers: City of London Is ‘Beating Heart’ of Tax Cheats Empire)
The Zombie Doctrine
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 18th, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Zombie Doctrine)
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