Living in a Resource Based Economy
Video – We are intrinsically connected to the planet. How do we go about living in a way that allows the human race to live well?
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Economic Slavery and Policy of Using Money
Video – The International Monetary System has been called modern day slavery. This video deals with how paper money is created, the policy of using it, about debt, inflation and interest.
The Bitcoin Novelty – A Revolutionary Idea
Kevin Sterne, Contributor Waking Times Even though the crypto currency, Bitcoin, isn’t exactly new, it still hasn’t infiltrated the mainstream ethos. But it’s getting there. You may have heard the term outside the fringe Internet message boards, or dark bar alleyways—that seemingly hacker-fancied geekdom thing that probably sprang from 4chan or Anonymous—but you probably didn’t …
The Cashless Society Almost Here And With Some Very Sinister Implications
Patrick Henningsen, New Dawn Waking Times Among the long list of items bundled by consensus reality merchants under the banner of ‘conspiracy theory’, is a world without cash – where technocrats rule over the populace, and everything and anything is exchanged via plastic and RFID chips. In this sterile and controlled Orwellian hi-tech society, the idea …
Illusory Money and the Economic System Construct
Julian Websdale, Contributor Waking Times The name ‘Rothschild’ first appeared in the 18th century when Mayer Amschel Bauer established his banking empire in Frankfurt, Germany, and changed the family name. The Bauers were a notorious satanic family in Middle Ages Germany and the major Rothschilds remain master black magicians to this day. Mayer Amschel’s father, …
When the Dollar Dies…
Gregg Prescott, M.S., In5D Guest Waking Times How close are we to the collapse of the dollar and complete debt forgiveness? U.S. citizens will be the last to know that the dollar is worthless. Pluto entered Capricorn in 2008 and right on schedule, we saw the collapse of hundreds of banks. Pluto stays in Capricorn until 2023 …
Debt, Foreclosure and Forgiveness
Uwe Blesching, Contributor Waking Times Make no mistake, bankruptcies or foreclosures, are a serious crisis. The sustained mental and emotional stress commonly experienced during the months or years of bankruptcy or foreclosure process is toxic stress. This type of stress has been shown to increase the risk of developing chronic de- generative diseases such as …
Speculations on a Probable Future Destruction of the Internet
Zakaria Bziker, Contributor Waking Times Kenitra, Internet after all is not without enemies… The Internet has become the Archimedean point in our daily life. Almost nothing gets done without it nowadays. The more we rely on it, the more it seems impossible to live without it. It is undoubtedly the most reliable machine Man has ever …
Understanding the Global Economic Collapse
Mike Molyneaux, Contributor Waking Times A key to the great prosperity, technological advantage and military supremacy of the United States is the system of global commerce and finance that places absolute trust in the value of the US dollar and the credit-worthiness the Federal Reserve Bank. Essentially the system relies on the willingness of workers …
Poverty as a Weapon of Mass Destruction and the Economic Policies That Loaded the Chamber
Christina Sarich, Staff Writer Waking Times 80% of the entire world population lives on less than $10 a day. Even if you live in a country where a gallon of gasoline doesn’t cost around $3.50, and a McDonald’s ‘Happy’ Meal – one of the worst and most nutritionally deficient, but arguably, cheapest meals around – costs about $5, …
The Shady Past of The Rockefeller Family & Its Haunting Effect on the World
Christina Sarich, Staff Writer Waking Times Perhaps you have heard of the Rockefellers, and the often romantic tale told of the riches that accompany their mark on Americana. John Davidson Rockefeller, (1839-1937) the patriarch of the family, was the first billionaire in the United States. Often we are told he lived the American dream, pulling himself …
Fun Money Replaces Funny Money
Christina Sarich, Contributor Waking Times The bitcoin bittersweet disappointment that allowed hackers to devalue the latest Internet currency to nearly half its value in a day, after supporting the fallen Cyprus economy for months, raises the question… Is it a lottery? As the economic activity of ordinary people continues to get sucked into the black hole of …
5 Crypto-Currencies You’ve Never Heard Of
J.P. Hicks, Contributing Writer Waking Times Since the theft of depositors in Cyprus, Bitcoin has reached amazing new heights in both popularity and value. Over a $1 billion of Bitcoins are now in circulation. People all over the world are beginning to realize the value of financial anonymity and the utility of using crypto-currencies. Peer-to-peer …
Casualties of Debt – Selling America’s Students to the Banks
Alex Pietrowski, Staff Writer Waking Times In today’s America, debt is a regular part of life. It drives our economy and enables our culture. Due to the expense of higher education, rising cost of living, consumerism, and the ongoing dollar crisis, it is becoming evermore difficult to live in the United States without accruing considerable …
Is Bitcoin the New Safe-Haven Currency? Bitcoins Surge After Cyprus Bank Raid
Waking Times Is Bitcoin now a safe haven currency? It wasn’t long ago when it was considered merely an interesting crypto-currency to buy illegal drugs on Silk Road. Now, citizens all over Europe appear to be flocking to Bitcoin as the European finance vultures circle above. Europeans woke up this week with a lot less …
Dirty Digging: The Unsavoury Truth Behind the Gold on Your Jeweller’s Shelves
Tara Gould, Wake Up World Waking Times Not everyone likes gold, some find it trashy and over stated, while others simply can’t get enough of the stuff. Gold is a massive billion dollar industry, and millions of people globally are dependent on small-scale gold mining to survive. But the majority work in harsh conditions with no …
We Want To Live In A World That Is…
Marco Torres & Michael Forrester, Prevent Disease Waking Times Free from the limitations that currently exist on Earth. A world of endless possibilities filled with nations of cooperative families and communities who have one goal–to function as a unit. One that can only survive through the purest, positive intent to benefit humanity. This is our …
Healthiest Foods Out of Reach For The Majority of The Population
Natasha Longo, Prevent Disease Waking Times To say that the cost of healthy living is out of reach for most people would be an understatement. Low to middle-class subsets of the population have difficulty affording their own rent and mortgage payments let alone clean organic and unprocessed foods. Nutritionally sound chemical-free diets have achieved many …
The Zeitgeist Movement: Getting to the Root of the Problem
Contributing Writer Waking Times I have awakened. I have opened my eyes, like so many others, and found myself in the midst of a collapsing system. There are more problems in every direction than we have resources for, homelessness among them. More nonprofits are popping up every day to help heed the call and help …
West Virginia Retirees Occupy – And Win!
The Century Aluminum factory in Ravenswood, W.Va., had seen struggles before. In 1990, 1,700 union workers at what was then called Ravenswood Aluminum Corporation were locked out in an effort to drastically cut wages. When the plant closed in 2009, laying off 651 workers, Century Aluminum promised workers that their health benefits would continue.