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Tuesday, 15 September 2015

America’s Police State Is Rooted in Four Federal Wars

Consider the impact on the civil liberties of the American people of four of the non-stop wars that the U.S. government has been waging for a very long time: the war on drugs, the war on terrorism, the war on immigrants, and the war on wealth. These four wars have converted what was once a free country into a police state, making the United States the most over-incarcerated nation in the world. The war on drugs has subjected people to an untold...

Former New York Stock Exchange Head Says That The Stock Market Is Rigged

Image Credit / Wikimedia Richard Grasso acted as the chairman and chief executive of the New York Stock Exchange from 1995 to 2003, and he has come out in a recent interview saying that the stock market is rigged. Considering that he spent nearly a decade at the head of the institution, he would obviously have legitimate experience to speak on. The interview was reported by the Wall Street Journal this week and is set to appear...