It is somewhat ironic that this Thanksgiving, iconic director Ridley Scott has bestowed upon audiences an absolute turkey of a movie filled with an inexcusable and excessive amount of ham. The turkey is the House of Gucci, and the ham is supplied by the cavalcade of over-acting movie stars among …
Read More »Free market didn’t work: How a major business boss admitted the failure of capitalism
The Port of Tyne in South Shields in England’s north-east is not an obvious place for Britain’s business leaders to meet. The area was once central to the country’s industry, but has been decimated by government policy and a callous carelessness by politicians from all sides of the political spectrum …
Read More »End of capitalism, transgender kids, NATO, reverse racism, WWII, censorship and more: what Putin spoke about at Valdai
Putin spoke at length at the plenary session of the Valdai Club in Sochi on Thursday, taking questions from the moderator as well as the audience, both those physically present and over video link. NATO on Russia’s doorstep The Russian leader noted the trip by US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin …
Read More »The Cold War might be over, but the world is now facing something far worse – with capitalism joining communism in abject failure
Aside from despair, that situation bred creativity as well. Ruthless irony produced much dark humor and some good films, such as ‘Dr. Strangelove’. Dystopian fantasy looked forward to a world that would be a wasteland, but featured excitingly souped-up cars and statuesque rock stars in revealing chainmail suits, such as …
Read More »Even young REPUBLICANS are growing tired of capitalism, American pollsters say
An Axios poll published on Friday revealed that in the capitalist US, just 49% of Americans aged 18-to-34 actually support capitalism. And 51% say they have a positive view of socialism. For several years, polling has found support for socialism rising among Democrats and the young. As a result, Democrats …
Read More »Woke capitalism wants to dictate how we think and is one of the biggest threats to democracy
When a commentator writing for the American business magazine Forbes informs readers that woke capitalism is good for the profit margins, it becomes evident that capitalism has undergone a massive rebranding exercise. In his article ‘A Free-Market Defense of Coca-Cola, Delta, And ‘Woke’ Capitalism’, columnist John Tamny counsels conservatives who …
Read More »Wall Street capitalism is looting just like Minnesota rioters ‒ don’t let the disguise fool you
After another round of property destruction as Black Lives Matter protested over a police officer killing Daunte Wright ‒ and another round of trillion-dollar political giveaways by the Biden administration ‒ many are wondering aloud about the real looters in the US. Many privileged Americans believed they were undergoing a …
Read More »Lenin saved… by capitalism! Remote Russian region won’t tear down statue to Bolshevik icon because it’s too popular with tourists
Speaking to local media on Wednesday, Vasily Orlov, Governor of the Amur Region in Russia’s Far East, told journalists that a monument to the Soviet icon in the city of Blagoveshchensk had become a surprise hit with visitors. The frontier town is set on the banks of the Amur river, …
Read More »Caitlin Johnstone: The unspoken premise of modern capitalism is that the world will be saved by greedy tech oligarchs
“2020 was the year socialism went mainstream,” Haley tweeted today. “The dangerous ideology, which has failed everywhere it has been tried and ruined countless lives, is on its way to becoming the default economic policy of the Democratic Party. This terrifying trend threatens the future of every American.” Ah yes, America. The country …
Read More »What in God’s name? Pope Francis plans to ‘fix’ global capitalism – with the help of the Rothschilds, Rockerfellers and Mastercard
Anyone who may have entertained hopes that planet Earth might escape the insanity of 2020 without any more mind-blowing stories may wish to fasten their seatbelts for a hard landing. At a time when a global pandemic has swept away millions of jobs, and transformed a handful of global capitalists …
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