India’s rapid move to a cashless society was part of Prime Minister Morodi’s campaign against corruption and tax avoidance but the consequences of the sudden cancellation of all 500 and 1,000 rupee bills has led to an economic crisis and widespread accusations that it is an attack on the poor. With uneven access to digital Continue Reading →
Brisbane residents appalled by the slaughter in Aleppo last week joined global protests against the involvement of our governments in supporting and prolonging the civil war in Syria. The ongoing annihilation of the people of Aleppo by the Syrian Government in an attempt to wipe out the rebel strongholds in the city was the catalyst Continue Reading →
The Indonesian Government last week arrested more than 500 Papuans following mass protests across the nation opposing fifty fifth anniversary of Indonesian rule on Monday 19th December. Over half a million people are known to have been killed by the Indonesian government in those 55 years and thousands of activists remain in prison and enforced Continue Reading →
To subscribe or unsubscribe email John James Anyone who has surplus funds should be holding gold and silver because the dollar should be priced as toilet paper. The Fed’s massive increase in supply of money is not matched by goods and services. We don’t have hyperinflation because most of that money went into financial assets Continue Reading →
The US Senate last week voted to supply terrorist militias in the Middle East with anti-aircraft missiles, causing widespread concern among allies, enemies and moderate Middle-Eastern governments. The resolution is part of a $US619 billion plan for military action in the Middle East before Trump comes to power. The plan continues the strategy of opposing Continue Reading →
Gangs of America outlines the deliberate undermining of legislatures by corporations Guardian columnist George Monbiot hardened his view on Corporate Feudalism on December 6th, writing that under the onslaught of the placeless, transnational capital McDonald’s exemplifies, democracy as a living system withers and dies. Monbiot joins the ranks of Ted Nace, Noam Chomsky and other Continue Reading →