The world may not be altogether sure why nations who have professed to be the world’s leaders of freedom and democracy are launching unprovoked aggressions violating treaties, pumping arms into impoverished nations to prolong proxy wars and doling out hundreds of sanctions worldwide. It seems nonsensical to the popular narrative of freedom and justice we…
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For Whom the Bell Tolls: Inflation and Resistance in The Age of Change
It was an amazing scene, thousands had come out with lights held high with songs in support of the outgoing prime minister of Pakistan. A No-Confidence vote had forced the popular statesman and former cricket star out of office in April 2022. That nation has yet to see through even one administration to the end;…
International Buffer Zones: Exploring Dual Financial Systems
Two men walk into a bank. One leaves with a neat paper envelop with 10 bills while another leaves his bank with a gigantic brown paper sack of bills cuffed under his arm. They both took out the same value equivalent. The difference is that the FOREX decided whose money is worth more. A definitive…
Financing The Way Forward: Ideas Advancing the Future of Human Endeavor
For the second time the world is put on the brink of financial collapse due to the dealings of a few nations. It seems the same characters were involved once again in almost single-handely sinking the entire world economy through duplicitous banking sector practices; selling dubious financial instruments and bad debt as AAA+ rated financial…
The Evolution of Fintech in The Era of Natural Resource Titans
As more and more people begin to acclimate to pseudo block chain currencies and more governments adopt them–the dominance of both banks and Visa/MasterCard as major payment processing platforms will recede. In 2021 Visa’s net revenue was 7.1 billion dollars according to a Barron’s financial report; while MasterCard nabbed more than 18.8 billion. New tech…
Row Over ECO Currency Reveals External Controls
The latest developments coming out of Africa further solidifies the notion that the currency tides are turning. It was only a few decades ago that the U.S. Dollar and Oil/Dollar reigned supreme, despite its lack of actual intrinsic value. It is important to note, that in 1971 when former U.S. President Richard M. Nixon un-pegged…
Lela Winston 