Surprise Attack: French Megabank Slams Draghi’s Currency War by Wolf Richter • Mar 24, 2015 • 3 Comments “Nothing is happening inside the Eurozone that favors growth.”
West-Coast Port Fiasco Does ‘Permanent, Irrevocable Damage’ by Wolf Richter • Mar 6, 2015 • 14 Comments Both sides hold gun to nation’s head. Gun backfires.
Crunch Time for the Global Corporatocracy by Don Quijones • Mar 1, 2015 • 15 Comments The treaty that must not be named in the US.
Smaller Businesses Dread the Wrath of US-EU “Free-Trade” Deal by Don Quijones • Feb 18, 2015 • 5 Comments Like most modern trade deals, TTIP isn’t about “free trade.” It’s about protecting Big Business. SMEs are crying foul.
Global Drug Trade Gets More Efficient, Defies US War on Drugs, Revolt Builds in Latin America by Don Quijones • Jan 27, 2015 • 5 Comments The German connection.
Europe Gets Cold Feet on “TTIP,” Americans Should Too, But Obama Needs it for his Legacy by Don Quijones • Jan 19, 2015 • 3 Comments A watertight means for multinational corporations to trump national legislatures.
LEAKED: Secret Negotiations to Let Big Brother Go Global by Don Quijones • Dec 25, 2014 • 6 Comments A leaked document details the ugly ramifications of the Trade in Services Act being hashed out in total secrecy between the US, the EU, and other countries.
Bloody Hell: Argentina’s Import Controls Cause Tampon Shortage by Bianca Fernet • Dec 19, 2014 • 7 Comments The real consequences of ingenious policies (warning: humor lurking).
Russia’s Proposed Interbank System Threatens Global Economy by Contributor • Dec 13, 2014 • 5 Comments Its alternative global economic and financial system that rejects US rules has consequences.
Saudi Arabia Declares Oil War on US Fracking, hits Railroads, Tank-Car Makers, Canada, Russia; Sinks Venezuela by Wolf Richter • Dec 1, 2014 • 12 Comments The bloodletting is spreading.
