http://chomsky.info/articles/20130305.htm

Can Civilization Survive Capitalism?The term “capitalism” is commonly used to refer to the U.S. economic system, with substantial state intervention ranging from subsidies for creative innovation to the “too-big-to-fail” government insurance policy for banks. The system is highly monopolized, further limiting reliance on the market, and increasingly so: In the past 20 years the share of profits of the 200 largest enterprises has risen sharply, reports scholar Robert W.

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Pop Goes the Law – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher EducationBalloon design by April Gomez, photography by Matt Roth Enlarge Image Balloon design by April Gomez, photography by Matt Roth The Law School Admission Council recently reported that applications were heading toward a 30-year low, reflecting, as a New York Times article put it, “increased concern over soaring tuition, crushing student debt, and diminishing prospects of lucrative employment upon graduation.”

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Top 5 Ways to Practice Non-Conformity in the Matrix – Waking Times ” Waking TimesSigmund Fraud, Staff Writer Waking Times The human mind is easily programmed, and human behavior is largely autonomous once the sub-conscious has a suggestion of what to do. By default, people seem inclined to conform to the ideas, environment and behaviors around them, at least as a means of survival and of fitting in.

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Brennan takes oath on draft Constitution-without Bill of RightsOh, dear. This is probably not the symbolism the White House wanted. Hours after CIA Director John Brennan took the oath of office-behind closed doors, far away from the press, perhaps befitting his status as America’s top spy-the White House took pains to emphasize the symbolism of the ceremony.

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France calls on Europe to ease off austerityBRUSSELS (AP) – France has called on fellow European nations to ease off on painful austerity policies to give the economy some breathing space and avoid social upheaval. Continuing a strict course of spending cuts and tax increases would only “nourish a social crisis that leads to populism,” French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici warned Thursday.

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Screen Propaganda, Hollywood and the CIA“One of the most pervasive trends in 21st century western culture has become somewhat of an obsession in America. It’s called “Hollywood history”, where the corporate studio machines in Los Angeles spend hundreds of millions of dollars in order to craft and precisely tailor historical events to suit the prevailing political paradigm.”

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‪’Capitalism Hits the Fan’: A Lecture by Richard Wolff on the Economic Meltdown‬ | BillMoyers.comEconomist Richard Wolff believes capitalism has spun out of control, is not salvageable in its current state, and that nothing short of a major systemic overhaul is needed to get America back on track and fix the problems that unraveled our economy.

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NOVA | Mind of a Rampage KillerPRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY Miles O’Brien EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Julia Cort EDITED BY Rob Tinworth ADDITIONAL PRODUCING BY Kate Tobin Michael Bicks Sarah Holt Terri Randall PRODUCTION MANAGER Stephanie Mills ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS Will Toubman Karinna Sjo-Gaber ADDITIONAL EDITING BY Rebecca Nieto Bill Lattanzi Vincent Liota CAMERA Cameron Hickey Thomas Danielczik Joseph

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