by Ellen Brown, Web of Debt The Goldman Sachs coup that failed in America has nearly succeeded in Europe—a permanent, irrevocable, unchallengeable bailout for the banks underwritten by the taxpayers. In September 2008, Henry Paulson, former CEO of G… more »

Written by Ellen Brown Even the world’s most resource-rich country has now been caught in the debt trap. Its once-proud government programs are being subjected to radical budget cuts—cuts that could have been avoided if the government had not quit bor… more »

by Ellen Brown Far from reducing risk, derivatives increase risk, often with catastrophic results.—   Derivatives expert Satyajit Das,Extreme Money(2011)The “toxic culture of greed” on Wall Street was highlighted again last week, when Greg Smith went… more »