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Debt Rattle Feb 4 2014: The Shower Scene From Psycho

February 5, 2014 0

Source: The Automatic Earth Arthur Rothstein Worker at carbon black plant, Sunray, Texas 1942The world economy today looks like an episode of MASH, but without the cued laugh track. The pain and injuries and festering […]

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Why An Algorithm Wants Your Highly Skilled Job

January 23, 2014 0

   By Max Mason Healthcare is one sector that looks set to resist the ‘computerisation’ of traditional jobs. Photo: Virginia Star If you think your job is safe, think again. Advances in technology mean that […]

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Obama’s War on Freedom

January 17, 2014 0

By Stephen Lendman Perhaps no president in US history disappointed supporters more than Obama. He pledged “change you can believe it.” He promised hope. He did Lincoln one better. He fooled most people enough times […]

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Counterterrorism and the Totalitarian Temptation

January 10, 2014 1

Reuters   Why officials charged with eliminating the threat will always go too far By Conor Friedersdorf Through no fault of any individual, the logic of counterterrorism verges toward totalitarianism. National-security officials can keep us […]

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Is War With China Inevitable?

December 27, 2013 0

Submitted by Brandon Smith of Alt-Market blog, As a general rule, extreme economic decline is almost always followed by extreme international conflict. Sometimes, these disasters can be attributed to the human survival imperative and the […]

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