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The Enjoyment Of Servitude

Man's Almost Infinite Appetite For Distractions.

By Aldous Huxley

Even in Rome there was nothing like the non-stop distractions now provided by newspapers and magazines, by radio, television and the cinema. Continue

Colonized by Corporations

By Chris Hedges

In Robert E. Gamer’s book “The Developing Nations” is a chapter called “Why Men Do Not Revolt.” In it Gamer notes that although the oppressed often do revolt, the object of their hostility is misplaced. They vent their fury on a political puppet, someone who masks colonial power, a despised racial or ethnic group or an apostate within their own political class. Continue

Learning From The Eurocrisis

By Michael Hudson

The banks really have no power at all except the power to bribe, and in Europe—in South America, the power to assassinate, which they do quite frequently. Continue

Deja Vu: JP Morgan Credit Default Swaps Put Markets on Brink

By Silver Vigilante

The element of Occupy Wall Street that supports the establishment left-wing might find themselves today dumbfounded to explain how their candidate of choice, Barack Obama, has allowed JPMorgan to accrue derivatives positions which have proven hazardous to the global economy.Continue

Ron Paul Statement on Campaign Going Forward: 2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul issued the following statement to supporters and the general public concerning the continuation of his historic bid for the GOP nomination.

Italy mulls using army to stem political violence: Although protests against Italy's austerity programme have been largely peaceful, last week a well-known anarchist group claimed responsibility for an attack in which a Finmeccanica executive was shot in the leg.

Anti-bailout bloc to shun Greek crisis talks: The leader of far-left bloc Syriza has rejected an invitation from the Greek president to join a final round of coalition talks, all but ensuring new elections in the debt-stricken country.

Mass anti-austerity protests sweep through Spain: At least 100,000 protesters angered by the country's grim economic prospects turned out for street demonstrations in 80 cities across Spain. This marked the one-year anniversary of a movement that inspired similar activist groups in other countries.