Ellen Brown: How to Escape the Federal Debt Trap
By Ellen Brown / Original to ScheerPost The U.S. national debt just passed $36 trillion, only four months after it passed $35 trillion and up $2 trillion for the year.…
In Tiny State of Maine, a Big Election Day Win Against Dark Money in Politics
"Our greatest hope is to restore people's faith in our democracy and increase participation across the board," said the chair of the campaign behind the measure likely bound for the…
US Cryptocurrency as an Offshore Banking Center
By Michael Hudson / CounterPunch The Wall Street Journal ran a revealing op-ed today (June 14, 2024) by Paul D. Ryan, “Crypto Could Stave off a U.S. Debt Crisis.” Mr.…
The Immiseration of the American Worker Is a Bipartisan Political Scam
Click to subscribe on: Apple / Spotify / Google Play/ Amazon / YouTube / Rumble On this episode of Scheer Intelligence, host Robert Scheer and Les Leopold discuss Leopold’s new…
More Than Half of America’s 20 Top Public Charities Are Donor-Advised Funds
The highest-earning DAF now takes in $11 billion more than the highest-earning working charity.
A Tale of Two Tragedies at Sea
Why should lost billionaires get an international rescue effort while hundreds of refugees are left to die at sea?
For Some NBA Draftees Who Overcame Adversity, Making the Transition to Fame and Fortune Is No Slam Dunk
Through the draft, newly-minted NBA players may skyrocket into an astronomically higher tax bracket overnight. But just because they’ve become instant millionaires doesn’t mean they’re going to easily transition into…
Ellen Brown: The Looming Quadrillion Dollar Derivatives Tsunami
By Ellen Brown / Original to ScheerPost On Friday, March 10, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapsed and was taken over by federal regulators. SVB was the 16th largest bank in…
Briahna Joy Gray: Inside Biden’s DIRTY MONEY Insurance Scheme
Briahna Joy Gray makes the case that the American healthcare system will only change if voters' standards change.
Meet the Grinch Stealing the Future of Gen Y and Z
Salaries in the U.S. aren’t keeping up with inflation, despite pandemic-related increases in some sectors. That’s a major threat to the future for all working Americans – especially the youngest.
The European Central Bank is Trapped. Here’s Why.
The credit-based global financial system we have constructed and participated in over the past century has to continually grow or die.
Plague Journal #9: Follow the Money, Discover the Stench
There is talk – just talk so far – about cancelling some of the massive, totally unnecessary death culture abundance. But just how much we even spend on it is…
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Lauren Greenfield: ‘Generation Wealth’ and the Loss of the Self
A discussion with Emmy Award-winning documentary photographer and filmmaker on her film “Generation Wealth" and the loss of the self.