President Eisenhower, a five-star general, warned Americans 57 years ago to no effect that the military/security complex was already a threat to the American people’s ability to control their government. Today the military/security complex is the Government.

by Paul Craig Roberts The hubris and arrogance of Washington have been at work since the Clinton regime to destroy the power and relevance of the United States. This website has an international audience. The most asked question from this audience …

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Americans are increasingly not free to choose

Americans are increasingly not free to choose: 🍺Two corporations control 90% of the beer Americans drink🥩 Four players control the entire U.S. beef market🏦Five banks control about half of the U.S.’s banking assets https://t.co/E5VOg59LtD — Bloomberg Opinion (@opinion) November 26, …

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Why Are So Few Americans Able To Get Ahead?

Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, Our entire economy is characterized by cartel rentier skims, central-bank goosed asset bubbles and stagnating earned income for the bottom 90%. Despite the rah-rah about the “ownership society” and the best economy …

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