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Money for the People: Grillo’s Populist Plan for Italy
by Ellen Brown Default on the public debt, nationalization of the banks, and a citizen dividend could actually save the Italian economy. Comedian Beppe Grillo was surprised himself when his Five Star Movement got 8.7 million votes in the Italian general… more »
It Can Happen Here: The Confiscation Scheme Planned for US and UK Depositors
by Ellen Brown Confiscating the customer deposits in Cyprus banks, it seems, was not a one-off, desperate idea of a few Eurozone “troika” officials scrambling to salvage their balance sheets. A joint paper by the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation… more »
Who’s Playing with the Imam Sadr Case and Why? Is Kuwait Trying to Scapegoat the Palestinians?
by FRANKLIN LAMB Damascus The Imam Musa Sadr, Sheik Mohammad Yaacoub, and journalist Abbas Badreddine case, like the Tell Tale Heart in Edgar Allen’s Poe novel, will not stop crying out for justice despite more than three decades of political efforts to… more »
Depositor Haircuts Spreading
by Stephen Lendman A previous article called them the new normal. Bad ideas spread fast. Canada endorses Cypriot harshness. Its "Jobs Growth and Long-Term Prosperity: Economic Action Plan 2013" says so. On March 21, it was submitted. It endorsed… more »
TransPacific Partnership Will Undermine Democracy, Empower Transnational Corporations
By Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese The leaders of the member nations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) pose for a group photo, November, 2010. (Photo: Gobierno de Chile) Our country's democratic values could be under threat if President Obama fast… more »
Commemorating Land Day
by Stephen Lendman On March 30, Palestinians worldwide observe Land Day. They've done so since 1976. Nationwide protests and general strike action erupted. At issue was Israel's land confiscation policy and brutal occupation harshness. In early 1975,… more »
Regime Change Begins at Home
by Stephen Lendman Charles Derber's book by that title says it's the only way to free America from corporate rule. It transformed America from "we the people" to what CEOs say goes. It put monied interests in charge. Presidents, legislators, and high… more »
Depositor Haircuts: The New Normal
by Stephen Lendman On March 29, Cyprus Mail said banks opened Thursday. They did so amid calm. Long lines queued. People waited patiently. A feared stampede didn't materialize. Whether it's the calm before the storm remains to be seen. Looting Cypriot… more »
Cyprus Postmortems: Part II
by Stephen Lendman On March 28, Cyrus Mail said banks opened for the first time in almost two weeks. They did so at midday local time. Cypriots face draconian restrictions. How they'll react remains to be seen. Capital controls limit withdrawals,… more »
NYT Editors Ignore GMO Health Dangers
by Stephen Lendman It doesn't surprise. Times policy is irresponsible. It's unprincipled. It's reprehensible. It's longstanding. It supports wealth, power and privilege. It endorses what demands condemnation. It ignores GMO dangers. Doing so betrays its… more »
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