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All Hail the Conquering Central Bankers – Or Else

February 8, 2021

If you are unclear what’s happening, frankly, you aren’t paying attention. The central banks, at the urging of the World Economic Forum, have come from behind the shadows to assert their will over the…

How a Wise Decoupling May Be a Good Thing for Both China and the West

November 11, 2020

History

Imagine a bird was led to believe that it was a fish. For a while it might get used to living under water, but it wouldn’t take long before it could sense that something was wrong. If the bird didn’t …

Follow the Money: Banking, Criminality and the US FinCEN Files

October 25, 2020

Opinion

It was all a fitting reminder of Bertolt Brecht’s remark that bank robbery lies in the province of amateurs. The real professionals of plunder establish banks. Last month, the labours of B…

How Is Money Created? Part II

September 28, 2020

Opinion

In Part I of this article, we looked at some of the prevailing confusions and contradictions within the money creation concept. We also determined that understanding commercial bank money creation wil…

How Is Money Created? Part I

September 27, 2020

Opinion

Without resorting to lofty rhetorics and convoluted hypotheses, this two-part article demonstrates – using experimental data and empirical evidence – exactly how and by whom new money is created into …

Hyperinflation, Fascism and War: How the New World Order May Be Defeated Once More

September 23, 2020

History

While the world’s attention is absorbed by tectonic shifts unfolding across America as “a perfect storm of civil war, and military coup threatens to undo both the elections and the very foundations of…

Lockdowns, Coronavirus, and Banks: “Following the Money”. Devastating Economic and Social Impacts

August 22, 2020

Opinion

It usually makes sense to follow the money when seeking understanding of almost any major change. The strategy of following the money in our current convergence of crises in late summer of 2020 leads …

The Dismemberment of the World

July 23, 2020

Opinion

The U.S. Federal Reserve serves as the great enabler. It is the engine that drives the U.S. thrust for primacy. The Fed’s ability to print apparently unlimited money; its backstopping of any amount of…