6 former NBC/MSNBC journalists speak out about the shadiness that went on behind the scenes at their pro-war, anti-progressive network. Executives dictate what they cover and push them out if necessary.

by The-Truth-Fairy Phil Donahue: Phil Donahue on His 2003 Firing from MSNBC, When Liberal Network Couldn’t Tolerate Antiwar Voices In 2003, the legendary television host Phil Donahue was fired from his prime-time MSNBC talk show during the run-up to the U.S. …

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What Caused the Recession of 2019-2021?

by Charles Hugh-Smith The banquet of consequences is now being served, but the good seats have all been taken. As I discussed in We’re Overdue for a Sell-Everything/No-Fed-Rescue Recession, recessions have a proximate cause and a structural cause. The proximate cause is …

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The 7 Major Flaws of the Global Financial System

via visualcapitalist: Since the invention of banking, the global financial system has become increasingly centralized. In the modern system, central banks now control everything from interest rates to the issuance of currency, while government regulators, corporations, and intergovernmental organizations wield unparalleled …

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Dear Libertarians: Trade Deficits Matter

by Spencer P Morrison, NEE Steve Hanke recently set out to prove “why President Trump’s trade message and protectionist policies are rubbish” in a Forbes article. Instead, the Johns Hopkins University economist exposed himself as a word-mincing, logic-twisting sophist—just like every other intellectual …

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It’s global warming! Record snow in Hawaii

by Dr. Eowyn Someone please notify Al Gore and his mini me, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Last weekend, it snowed in tropical Hawaii! Snow falls in Maui, 191 mph wind recorded in Hawaii https://t.co/m42FsSNZyd pic.twitter.com/8qv9CxAUrb — 25NewsKXXV (@25NewsKXXV) February 12, 2019 H/t Clash …

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Does this mean anything to you?

https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1095721253426679808 Uh Oh, CITIFX Economic Surprise Index, Global starting to turn, this could be bad news for the stock market pic.twitter.com/OHgbNpdEO7 — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) February 13, 2019 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1095812569082793984 Q4 2018 GDP estimate is really below +2.0% waiting for the government …

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Worrisome news on Europe’s and Chinese economy

Via #Bloomberg, additional worrisome news on #Europe's #economy: "Industrial production … is falling at the fastest pace since the financial crisis, and deteriorating demand is evident as the region finds itself squeezed between international and domestic drags." #markets pic.twitter.com/lwQYDkpxtP — …

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