By Robert Poteat, Director, American Monetary Institute The Problem: The 1913 Federal Reserve Act Arguably the greatest attack on humanity in all of history was made December 23, 1913, the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act by the Congress and President of the United States. It was the culmination of centuries of political, financial, intellectual, … Continue reading “A Viable Solution to the Economic Crisis”
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The New Abolitionism
The New Abolitionism – Monetary Reform and the Future of Social Justice By Rev Delman Coates. Introduction by Editor. Rev. Delman Coates, Ph.D., is the Senior Pastor of the Mt. Ennon Baptist Church (Clinton, MD) and President of the Black Church Center for Justice & Equality. He is a monetary reform activist and embraces the … Continue reading “The New Abolitionism”
Stephen Zarlenga – Wiki Entry
Stephen Zarlenga (1941-2017) was a researcher and author in the field of monetary history, theory and reform. Italian philosopher Giorgio Baruchello called him a “maverick intellectual”.[1] In 1976 Zarlenga served on the board of the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) of Great Barrington, Massachusetts.[2] In 1996 he co-founded the non-profit charitable trust The American … Continue reading “Stephen Zarlenga – Wiki Entry”
On Trump: The Tasaroff Doctrine Trumps the Goldwater Rule
For those who are concerned about the appropriateness of using psychiatric diagnostic tools to assess the mental fitness and dangerousness of President Trump the following: It apparently is totally legitimate, even legally required, for mental health professionals to warn targeted people and society at large for the dangers a troubled person or group of persons … Continue reading “On Trump: The Tasaroff Doctrine Trumps the Goldwater Rule”
In Memory of Stephen Zarlenga
Dear friends of the monetary reform cause, Last April 25 Stephen Zarlenga, the founder and director of the American Monetary Institute, passed away at his residence in Palatine, Illinois. He was cremated in a private ceremony at Elegy Cremation and Memorial Services, Arlington Heights, Illinois. His friends are organizing a memorial event, details of which … Continue reading “In Memory of Stephen Zarlenga”
On Trump: Towards An Understanding Of Why Republicans Have Switched Off Their Critical Faculties
At the average rate of 4.88 lies a day [1] the current US president during his first 100 days in office has disgraced his office and further besmirched the international reputation of the US. Lie by lie he has walled himself in and lost credibility in the eyes of most sane and rational people. The … Continue reading “On Trump: Towards An Understanding Of Why Republicans Have Switched Off Their Critical Faculties”
On Trump: Trump and the Deep State / The Koch Brothers’ New Brand
Just read new and updated forewords to two important book-length studies about power in the US. Both were updated to put their considerable investigations in connection with the new Trump administration. The first book is by Prof. Peter Dale Scott, co-founder of the Peace and Conflict Studies program at UC Berkeley. He wrote a new … Continue reading “On Trump: Trump and the Deep State / The Koch Brothers’ New Brand”
On Trump: Against Normalization: The Lesson of the “Munich Post” by Ron Rosenbaum
I consider Ron Rosenbaum as one of America’s best and most entertaining journalistic writers. For me memorable articles include the ones on Watergate, the CIA mole-hunt and a few articles about Yale’s semi-secret senior society Skull and Bones.[1] He also wrote a fascinating study, Explaining Hitler: The Search for the Origins of His Evil about … Continue reading “On Trump: Against Normalization: The Lesson of the “Munich Post” by Ron Rosenbaum”
On Trump: “Trump’s New World Order”
It is interesting to see how delusional and divided the far right is in the US. First of all I consider the far right that faction of the conservative movement which is authoritarian. This is the faction composed of people who have become intolerant of certain social and cultural differences and tend to exaggerate dangers, … Continue reading “On Trump: “Trump’s New World Order””
On Trump: US Lying Its Way to War (again)?
The recent January 29, 2017 missile test by Iran is not in violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions as many members of congress and certain media claim. The 2015 Iran nuclear agreement has no binding provisions about missile tests. Before the day of implementation of the agreement on January 2016 the Iranians were bound … Continue reading “On Trump: US Lying Its Way to War (again)?”