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43) The Violence of Colonialism and the Exploitation of Africa
43) The Violence of Colonialism and the Exploitation of Africa
“When missionaries came to Africa, we had the land, they had the bible. We closed our eyes to pray. When we opened them, they had the land…
Roddriver
Aug 30, 2021
42) The Crimes of the Pharmaceutical Industry
42) The Crimes of the Pharmaceutical Industry
“The history of medicine is littered with wonderful early results which over a period of time turn out to be not so wonderful…
Roddriver
Aug 24, 2021
41) Patents: Controlling Knowledge to Extract Wealth
41) Patents: Controlling Knowledge to Extract Wealth
It is estimated that poor countries pay $45 billion dollars per year to rich countries because of intellectual property laws
Roddriver
Aug 17, 2021
40) The Illusion of US and British Government Aid
40) The Illusion of US and British Government Aid
“The principal beneficiary of America’s foreign assistance has always been the United States”
Roddriver
Apr 20, 2021
39) Exploitative Trade Rules: The World Trade Organisation
39) Exploitative Trade Rules: The World Trade Organisation
“The WTO is the place where governments collude in private against their domestic pressure groups”
Roddriver
Apr 19, 2021
38) How the US Enforces Exploitative Economic Policies: The IMF and the World Bank
38) How the US Enforces Exploitative Economic Policies: The IMF and the World Bank
“Everything we did was to have the South privatized or die…we created economic bedlam in Latin America and Africa”
Roddriver
Apr 18, 2021
37) How the Rich Keep Workers Poor — Outsourcing and Sweatshops
37) How the Rich Keep Workers Poor — Outsourcing and Sweatshops
Sweatshops mean sewage on the floor, physical violence, extreme temperatures, inadequate ventilation, fire hazards and poisonous materials
Roddriver
Apr 17, 2021
36) How to Keep Poor Countries Poor — The Absurdity of Comparative Advantage
36) How to Keep Poor Countries Poor — The Absurdity of Comparative Advantage
“a development strategy based on agricultural commodity exports is likely to be impoverishing” (World Bank)
Roddriver
Apr 16, 2021
35) Free Trade Is Code For Forced Trade
35) Free Trade Is Code For Forced Trade
“Not since the conquistadores plundered Latin America has the world experienced a flow (of wealth from poor countries to rich) in the…
Roddriver
Apr 15, 2021
34) Shock Therapy: How Austerity and Privatisation Destroy Nations
34) Shock Therapy: How Austerity and Privatisation Destroy Nations
“This system is just another rigged game to enable the movers and shakers to get richer”
Roddriver
Apr 14, 2021
33) State of the world — Poverty is Everywhere
33) State of the world — Poverty is Everywhere
“Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings”…
Roddriver
Apr 13, 2021
32) Debt as a Weapon to Exploit Other Countries
32) Debt as a Weapon to Exploit Other Countries
“The total amount of third world debt has already been repaid six times over in interest”[i]
Roddriver
Apr 12, 2021
31) Tax havens and Capital Flight
31) Tax havens and Capital Flight
“I believe that banks are more dangerous than armies” (Former US President Thomas Jefferson)
Roddriver
Apr 2, 2021
30) Global Casinos: Financial Markets are a Fraudsters Paradise
30) Global Casinos: Financial Markets are a Fraudsters Paradise
“When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be…
Roddriver
Apr 1, 2021
29) What The 2007 Financial Crisis Taught Us About Corrupt Bankers
29) What The 2007 Financial Crisis Taught Us About Corrupt Bankers
“Of all the ways we have to run a banking system, the one we have today is the worst” (Mervyn King, former Governor of the Bank of England)
Roddriver
Mar 30, 2021
28) How the Rich Distort Politics
28) How the Rich Distort Politics
“extreme wealth inevitably corrupts… it buys political power, it silences dissent, it serves primarily to perpetuate ever-greater wealth”
Roddriver
Mar 29, 2021
27) Excessive Wealth Disorder is Destroying Our Societies
27) Excessive Wealth Disorder is Destroying Our Societies
When some people are too rich, this creates huge downsides for many other people, and for society in general.
Roddriver
Mar 9, 2021
26) How Individuals Become Excessively Wealthy
26) How Individuals Become Excessively Wealthy
“A billion dollars is far more than anyone might reasonably claim to deserve, however much he believes he has contributed to society”
Roddriver
Feb 21, 2021
25) How Governments and the Media Help Corporations Get Away With Their Crimes
25) How Governments and the Media Help Corporations Get Away With Their Crimes
“the primary purpose of government is to protect those who run the economy from the outrage of injured citizens”
Roddriver
Feb 16, 2021
24) Corporate Criminals
24) Corporate Criminals
“It is time the nation woke up and realized that it’s not the armed robbers or drug dealers who cause the most economic harm, it’s the…
Roddriver
Feb 16, 2021
23) Bloodsucker Capitalism: How Big Companies Extract Wealth From Everyone Else
23) Bloodsucker Capitalism: How Big Companies Extract Wealth From Everyone Else
“no one makes a billion dollars. You TAKE a billion dollars. You take it from your workers…you plunder it from the environment…you strip…
Roddriver
Feb 13, 2021
22) There is No Such Thing as a Free Market
22) There is No Such Thing as a Free Market
“There isn’t one grain of anything in the world that is sold in a free market. Not one! The only place you see a free market is in the…
Roddriver
Feb 12, 2021
21) Really Existing Capitalism is Crony Capitalism
21) Really Existing Capitalism is Crony Capitalism
“We foreign bankers are in favor of free markets when we’re out to make a buck and believe in the state when we are about to lose a buck.”…
Roddriver
Feb 9, 2021
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