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74Colonel House - CFR founder, promoter of the League of Nations and President Wilson most influencial advisor
by thecounterpunch
"Mr. House is my second personality. He is my independent self. His thoughts and mine are one." — President Woodrow Wilson quoted by Charles Seymour, The Intimate Papers of Colonel House,... published 15 months ago
64Nelson Aldrich: the Rockefeller's Middle Man who crafted the Income Tax and the Central Federal Reserve System
by thecounterpunch
"There are two distinct classes of men...those who pay taxes and those who receive and live upon taxes." -- Thomas Paine (1737–1809), pamphleteer and revolutionary "You know, gentlemen, that I do not owe... published 15 months ago
64Freedom to Fascism: the film
by thecounterpunch
This film, though controversial, is a must-seen. The producer is not unknown: Aaron Russo has already produced "Trading Places" with Eddie Murphy. The DVD film is sold on his site but it is such important for... published 16 months ago
61the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
by thecounterpunch
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is the only one having a permanent voting seat on the Federal Market Committee. According to researcher Eric Samuelson as of November 1997, it has 19,752,655 shares... published 15 months ago
58Why Democracy doesn't really matter as long as the People stay ignorant on One Single Issue
by thecounterpunch
I've made my education in two engineering schools in France. I had the chance to get a deep financial education in the second one. Nevertheless it was a classical one and I was never told at school the real... published 15 months ago
56Latest Economics Study by James K. Galbraith: the Federal Reserve does not target inflation but "too low" unemployment
by thecounterpunch
From the Levy Economics Institute: The Fed’s Real Reaction FunctionMonetary Policy, Inflation, Unemployment,Inequality—and Presidential Politics by James K. GalbraithOlivier GiovannoniAnn J.... published 11 months ago
62Did the $4.8 billion loan from the IMF to Russia finance the Chelsea football club and the Runicom trading group
by thecounterpunch
From the Times: For the first time, the Swiss have revealed why they were forced to abandon their investigation: Russia and the United States, it has emerged, refused to divulge what they knew about the... published 15 months ago
53Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, scored more than $8.5 million from Penguin Press
by thecounterpunch
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, scored more than $8.5 million from Penguin Press.It is to be in U.S. stores by mid to late 2007. Major publishers are set to bid on the memoir of former... published 14 months ago
69Federal Reserve Act: the most Influential Act in US/World History since the Constitution
by thecounterpunch
"In his final Senate years, Aldrich chaired the National Monetary Commission. His Aldrich Plan, providing for flexible cash reserves, was the forerunner of the Federal Reserve System." -- Senate.gov "This... published 15 months ago
68The U.S. Federal Reserve Bank and the Bank of England paid for the hostages in Iran according to the book Revelation$
by thecounterpunch
Yesterday, I received a strange comment on one of my hubpage from a woman asking for help about her father who had been vice-president of Chase Manhattan Bank and had died mysteriously in 1998. I advised her... published 15 months ago
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