Mike Norman Economics

Never let a crisis go to waste. The Intercept Disaster Capitalists Take Big Step Toward Privatizing Puerto Rico’s Electric Grid Kate Aronoff

It is a slippery slope and we have just entered a fast descent into Deep State censorship. This is a test case. If public pushback in the US in not significant, the process will be gradually ratcheted up until the bipartisan establishment regains control of the narrative. TPTB have realized that there is no alternative.The DuranFull on censorship! Twitter removes all RT and Sputnik ads from platform Alex ChristoforouSee alsoBlackmail and the latest attack on RTAlexander Mercouris

The move by social media company Twitter to ban two Russian news outlets from placing advertisements on the site is a "blatant violation" of international norms, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said, adding that retaliation measures are unavoidable.  RTTwitter decision on RT & Sputnik aggressive step, retaliation to follow – Russian Foreign MinistryAlsoTwitter bans all RT advertising, citing ‘election interference’See alsoSputnik InternationalRussia Will Respond to Twitter's RT,...

Censorship spreads.ReutersTwitter bans ads from two Russian media outlets

Technological innovation increases productivity, decreasing the need for human work and increasing the opportunity for leisure. It's a distribution issue. The problem is that under capitalism, gains are capitalized and losses are socialized. Under socialism, gains are socialized and losses are minimized. Who is going to win this race, those aiming at the top or those racing to the bottom?NEOTechnology & The Marxism of Jack Ma Caleb Maupin

Michael Sussmann, a lawyer from the same firm that hired Fusion GPS on order of Democrats, hired the Crowdstrike cyber-outlet to investigate the leak of DNC emails. Crowdstrike and the DNC denied the FBI access to the relevant servers but asserted that "Russian hacking" was the source of the leak.... The fake dossier, paid for by the Democrats, was used by the FBI under Obama to get FISA warrants to spy on Republican party operatives. We noted in January that the dossier was additionally...

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova reaffirmed her country's position on the issue of the intervention of the Washington-led international “anti-ISIS” coalition in Syria, pointing out that its presence under the pretext of fighting terrorism is illegal due to not being approved by the legitimate Syrian government.During the weekly session on Thursday, Zakharova pointed out that there are certain parties who always try to exploit the humanitarian issue in Syria for political...

Security versus privacy and censorship. It is necessary to improve the security of the Russian Internet (known colloquially as Runet). This was stated by President Vladimir Putin at a meeting of the Russian Security Council . For this he proposed to adopt additional normative acts. At the same time, the head of state stressed that it is not about limiting access to the internet and not about "total barriers and filters" for citizens."We must fight against those and those who use the...

One of the world’s top energy importers, China, is set to roll out a yuan-denominated oil contract as early as this year. Analysts call the plan, announced by Beijing in September, a huge move against the dollar’s global dominance. The so-called petro-yuan is a “wake up call” for investors who haven’t paid attention to the Chinese plans, according to the head of Graticule Asset Management Asia Adam Levinson, as quoted by Bloomberg. Earlier this year, the Chinese government announced...

Severe smackdown.Flassbeck EconomicsThank god, it’s over. Eight years of Wolfgang Schäuble Heiner Flassbeck