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Jeffrey Epstein "Suicide"

Sat, 10 Aug 2019 20:00:00 +0000

Jeffrey Epstein, the “billionaire hedge fund manager” who, allegedly, systematically lured hundreds of teenage women into prostitution within his mansion and penthouse, on his private plane “The Lolita Express”, and on his private island; who, allegedly, “entertained” the likes of Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, and many other powerful people. Has, allegedly, “committed suicide” while under suicide watch, in jail, after the first day of his court proceedings which would have resulted in the names of those involved being revealed. His death means the case is now closed and there will be no further investigations into the matter.

Concentration of Wealth and Power

Mon, 26 Mar 2018 22:28:37 +0000

10 Principles of Concentration of Wealth and Power

Concentration of wealth yields concentration of power, particularly so as the cost of elections skyrockets, which forces the political parties into the pockets of major corporations. This political power quickly translates into legislation that increases the concentration of wealth, so fiscal policy like tax policy, deregulation, rules of corporate governance, and a whole variety of measures. Political measures designed to increase the concentration of wealth and power which in turn yields more political power to do the same thing, and that’s what we’ve been seeing.

Nobody Can Do This Alone

Sat, 17 Mar 2018 04:21:45 +0000

For me the biggest relief over these years is learning that I’m not solely responsible for saving our species from extinction.

The hardest thing to come to terms with is that most of the species is ignorant of the dangers we face, or responsible in their own small way for pushing us closer to the edge.

Alone you cannot save us from the impact climate change will have on our ability to produce enough food for our survival.

Your President is Horrible, Your Boss is Worse, and Your Board Even More So

Mon, 05 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000

The day after he won the election, people in our New York office were crying, devistated that such a horrible person had taken control of one of the most evil imperialist nations to exist.

They’re some of the lucky ones in America, though not truly that lucky in the scheme of things. The company they work for is, comparitively much more generous than other American organizations.

Around that time our office was also subjected to the picketing of the Verizon store below us, the shouts of the subjugated workers all day long were distracting to our workers, who were sent home early because it was obvious no work was being done.

The Origins of Money, HipCrime Vocab

Fri, 10 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000

the HipCrime Vocab is a source of many in-depth essays analyzing power in our society, where it came from, how it is distributed, and the ways in which the systems enforce control.

What’s a hipCrime?
Well you committed one when you opened this blog. Keep it up, it’s our only hope!

The author just completed an insightful and dense series The Origins of Money , and at ten posts, I have to say I’m relieved that’s it come to an end :p