A Revolutionary Pope Calls for Rethinking the Outdated Criteria That Rule the World

Published on Dissident Voice, by Ellen Hodgson Brown, July 3, 2015.

Pope Francis’ revolutionary encyclical addresses not just climate change but the banking crisis. Interestingly, the solution to that crisis may have been modeled in the Middle Ages by Franciscan monks following the Saint from whom the Pope took his name.   Continuer la lecture de « A Revolutionary Pope Calls for Rethinking the Outdated Criteria That Rule the World »

Interview: Greek Bailout Saved Bankers, But Punished the People

Published on teleSUR, by gf-LB, June 30, 2015.

As Greece prepares for a referendum on further austerity proposals, teleSUR explores the legitimacy of the Greek debt.

The tens of billions in bailout funds provided to Greece, rescued the finance sector, a member of the Greek Debt Truth Commission has teleSUr in an exclusive interview: “It had one core aim, it was to bailout the private German and French and Greek banks, amongst other European banks”, Turkish economist Ozlem Onaran told teleSUR, who served as part of the Greek debt truth commission.   Continuer la lecture de « Interview: Greek Bailout Saved Bankers, But Punished the People »