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Interview 617 – Radio Liberty: The Boy Who Cried Sequestration

03/05/20131 Comment

Every Monday afternoon James Corbett joins Dr. Stan Monteith of Radio Liberty to talk world finance, economics, and geopolitics. This week we discuss the faux-panic surrounding the sequestration non-cuts. Just like the boy who cried wolf, the government that cries fiscal crisis too many times will stop being believed, and there are signs this is already happening in the market. We also talk about world reserve currencies, parallels with the currency wars of the 1930s, the specter of military confrontation, and field calls on a host of issues.

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Interview 614 – James Petras on The Latin American Economy

02/28/20136 Comments

Professor James Petras of Binghamton University joins us to discuss the prospects for the Latin American economy in a global economy that is increasingly dominated by developing markets and emerging powers like China. We talk about the region’s links to the emerging Asian markets, internal trade, and deepening regional ties in bodies like MERCOSUR and UNASUR. We also discuss the issue of international law and Petras’ concept of “International jurisprudence.”

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Argentina: In the Shadow of the IMF

02/26/20131 Comment

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Interview 613 – Radio Liberty: The Austerity Conundrum

02/26/20132 Comments

Every Monday afternoon James Corbett joins Dr. Stan Monteith of Radio Liberty to talk world finance, economics, and geopolitics. This week we discuss the austerity conundrum, in which governments convince people of their necessity by creating a government-controlled economy and then pulling the rug out through austerity measures. From Italy’s elections to the sequestration “cuts” in the U.S., more people are buying into the government line that the only solution is increased government spending (and taxes). But is there any other model for prosperity? Find out in this week’s Radio Liberty conversation.

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New World Next Week – 2013/02/21

02/22/20130 Comments

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Interview 609 – New World Next Week with James Evan Pilato

02/22/20130 Comments

This week on the New World Next Week: UNEP offers a blemished banquet to demonstrate food waste; Supreme Court hears case on farmers’ right to re-plant Monsanto seeds; and the FBI investigates a suspected insider trade on the Heinz buyout.

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Interview 607 – Pepe Escobar on Brazil’s Economy

02/20/20133 Comments

Roving reporter Pepe Escobar joins us from São Paulo, Brazil to discuss the Brazilian economy. We talk about Brazil’s role in the Latin American context and in the broader global context with its position in the BRICS group.

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Interview 606 – Radio Liberty: The Silent Gold Rush

02/19/20131 Comment

Every Monday afternoon James Corbett joins Dr. Stan Monteith of Radio Liberty to talk world finance, economics, and geopolitics. This week, topics discussed include “The Silent Gold Rush” where gold prices are dipping toward an expected May market bottom even as central banks are buying more gold than any other time since 1964, the Shanghai Gold Exchange is seeing all-time record volumes, and Indian gold imports are hitting 18 month highs. We also discuss the Federal Reserve system and what is backing up international exchange in the current funny money fiat system.

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Interview 605 – James Corbett on A Fireside Chat

02/17/20130 Comments

James Corbett joins Lance White of “A Fireside Chat with Zany Mystic” to discuss the economic collapse, the secret government, the matrix of control, Sibel Edmonds on Gladio B, and much more.

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G7 Lies, South American Economy, Swiss Gold

02/15/20132 Comments

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