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Global wealth is increasingly concentrated in the hands of a small wealthy elite. These wealthy individuals have generated and sustained their vast riches through their

By Robert O’Harrow Jr., Sari Horwitz and Steven Rich Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Friday barred local and state police from using federal

[click on the image for a larger version ] By Mike Whitney January 15, 2015 “ICH” – “Counterpunch” – Is America in the throes of

The 2015 State of the Union Address will be given by the 44th President Barack Obama on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, in the chamber of

(Photo Credit: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg) By Simon Kennedy The road to normal is proving to be bumpy. Stunning monetary-policy shifts in Switzerland and India sent markets

[click on the image for a larger version] by Elena Holodny On Wednesday Russia’s announced that it will shift all its natural gas flows to

[click on the image for a larger version] by Jim Clifton The U.S. now ranks not first, not second, not third, but 12th among developed

[click on the image for a larger version] By Catherine Austin Fitts There is nothing more impressive than grace under fire. Over the last two

by Rick Falkvinge Activists from the Pirate Party’s youth wing have wiretapped high-level political surveillance hawks at Sweden’s top security conference. They set up an

According to the Allianz Risk Barometer 2015 cybercrime continues to rise rapidly in the ranking of disruptive scenarios. In Germany, the United Kingdom and the