Last year it was 8 men, then down to 6, and now it’s probably just 5.The super-rich are absconding with our wealth, and the plague of inequality continues to grow. An analysis of 2016 data found that the poorest five deciles of the world population own about $410 billion in tot...
(ANTIMEDIA) — Following new sanctions against Russia that President Donald Trump signed into law last week, Moscow responded Monday by announcing Russia will speed up work on reducing the country’s dependence on Western payment systems and the U.S. dollar in general, accordin...
One of the world’s 7 remaining absolute monarchies, Vatican City in the heart of Rome, Italy, is a peculiar city within a city, and one of the wealthiest establishments on earth. If you’ve ever been to the Vatican, which is actually a sovereign nation, you’ve seen the ...
Since Bolivian leader Evo Morales came to power in 2006, the country’s overall standard of living has risen. Increases in spending on health, education, and lifting residents out of poverty programs has increased by more than 45%.Much of Bolivia’s success has been credit...
The Economist magazine published an article almost thirty years ago, discussing the prospect of a world currency that should be expected around the year 2018. The 1988 article foreshadows a methodical movement towards a centralized world currency that we have, in many ways, ...
You may have heard that Venezuelan economic crisis is being caused by the evils of socialism. Many articles in both the Alternative and Mainstream Media are quick to judge the Venezuelan economic crisis without a deeper investigation. We are opposed to socialism since it is ...
A former elite international banker-turned-whistleblower has come out to give humanity a super dose of reality about how the world is run and how we can beat it.By Matt Agorist, Guest authorIn April, we reported on Ronald Bernard, who is a Dutch entrepreneur whose drive and busin...
Congress submits bill making it illegal to hold cash, Bitcoin, or other assets outside of a bank without informing them in writingJust as the War on Drugs was never actually about slowing down or stopping the import and use of illegal narcotics, so too was the spurious War on Ter...
I recently traveled to Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum, and was surprised to find blockchain on the minds of many of the leaders convened there. Even those who were not particularly knowledgeable about blockchain were aware that they should know about it. I part...
The Illuminati“Popular history texts and encyclopedias generally paint the Illuminati as having its origins in 1776 Bavaria.However, the origins go back much further. The Illuminati are tied directly through masonry to the sun and Isis cults of ancient Egypt.“The term “Illu...
Tell someone you are going to a convention of accountants and you might get a few yawns, yet money and how it works is probably one of the most interesting things on earth. It is fascinating and almost magical how money appeared on our planet. Unlike most developments we enj...
The mother of all insider trades was pulled off in 1815, when London financier Nathan Rothschild led British investors to believe that the Duke of Wellington had lost to Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo. In a matter of hours, British government bond prices plummeted. Roths...