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Insuring a Systemic Collapse

Insuring a Systemic Collapse

The present and future effects of a Covid shutdown on international society will have significant consequences on our employment, economy, taxes, and even those mechanisms that protect and insure us. New laws and regulations that would be considered a violation of consumer rights and protections, labour codes, and to some degree human compassion, are taking […]

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What their reaction to the Cyprus bank tax says about Russia’s government – and the opposition

What their reaction to the Cyprus bank tax says about Russia’s government – and the opposition

They said it couldn’t be done. But at last, the Kremlin and some of its fiercest liberal critics have found themselves on the same team. The fact that the issue in question is their opposition to the proposed Cypriot bank levies says as much about the regime as the opposition. Try to guess who said […]

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Ukraine Bank Crisis May Act as US-Europe Example

Ukraine Bank Crisis May Act as US-Europe Example

Clifford Levy writes an incisive peice about the current Ukranian financial crisis in today’s New York Times. The Ukrain experience has close parallels to what’s happening in the U.S. and western Europe, but on a smaller stage. Could this be where we are headed..??

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