The Power Elite

10/31/22 Mike Swanson on our Strange and Troubling Economy

by Scott Horton | Nov 5, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Scott talks with Mike Swanson about the economic mess we find ourselves in. Swanson helps us understand how we got here and why all the traditional “experts” have been so confused. Swanson argues that what happened in the UK with Liz Truss may...

4/22/22 Mike Swanson on Inflation and Economic Bubbles

by Scott Horton | Apr 29, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Scott interviews Mike Swanson about our current economic situation. Swanson starts by pointing out the historic nature of the economy in the middle of 2020 when interest rates and commodity prices were extremely low. Swanson explains how the...

5/13/21 Mike Swanson on the Post-Covid Economic ‘Recovery’

by Scott Horton | May 17, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Mike Swanson gives his take on what's in store for the U.S. economy as the covid restrictions begin to lift. Although the early economic recovery isn't looking as rosy as some predicted, many businesses do seem to be getting back to normal as the pandemic subsides....

I’m Sorry, But Most Don’t Have Access to Private Protection Services

by Peter R. Quiñones | Sep 4, 2020 | Blog

Many may not want to hear this but if local or state police in certain cities aren't willing to protect life and private property (I know, I know, my first podcast episode detailed Warren vs. District of Columbia), they will beg for Trump to send in federal forces and...

5/1/20 Mike Swanson on the Coronavirus Economy

by Scott Horton | May 3, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show

Mike Swanson discusses all the money the U.S. government has pumped into the economy in order to combat the economic effects of the coronavirus, and what effects these stimulus measures are likely to have. Even though an huge increase in the money supply would...

3/20/20 Mike Swanson on the Coming Recession

by Scott Horton | Mar 24, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show

Mike Swanson offers his take on the current virus-induced stock market downturn. What has surprised him most so far is the fact that assets are down across the board, unlike previous recessions, which might see a decline in stocks offset by a jump in precious metals....

9/20/19 Mike Swanson on the Next Big Bubble

by Scott Horton | Sep 22, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show

Mike Swanson is back with his forecast for the stock market and the next recession. Swanson thinks that the next crash could begin to set in motion an unravelling of the whole bubble of the dollar system itself, which might lead to the type of stagflation we saw in...

8/2/19 Mike Swanson on the Coming Financial Catastrophe

by Scott Horton | Aug 3, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show

Mike Swanson discusses the recent announcement that the Federal Reserve will begin cutting interest rates again. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell has said this is a precautionary measure against a possible recession, of which there have been early signs over the last few...

1/18/19 Mike Swanson on the Current Economic Bubble

by Scott Horton | Jan 20, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show

Mike Swanson joins the show for an update on the U.S. economy. He says that some investors think the recent 20 percent drop in the stock market was the needed "correction," and that the economy is now healthy. But Swanson warns that we're far from out of the woods,...

The Prophetic C. Wright Mills on the Deep State

by Brad Hoff | Jan 28, 2017 | Blog

The opening paragraphs of C. Wright Mills' The Power Elite are prophetic, especially considering they were penned in 1956. The concept of the deep state has only just begun to gain some acceptance within mainstream discourse. Mills was a Columbia University professor,...

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Military Conscription is Slavery: Woodrow Wilson Edition

By the guidelines set down by the Selective Service Act, all males aged 21 to 30 were required to register to potentially be selected for military service. At the request of the War Department, Congress amended the law in August 1918 to expand the age range to include...

The Capitalist Competition Myth

Capitalism involves far more cooperation than competition—think of the number of mutually beneficial transactions you’ve had today compared to the number of competitions you’ve been in today - Chris Freiman, author of Why It's OK to Ignore Politics Democratic...

Blame Mexico? Blame Neocons! Blame Big Pharma! Blame the USA!

ABC News: If fentanyl is so deadly, why do drug dealers use it to lace illicit drugs? I have an alternative explanation. America has been fighting endless wars almost the entire century. Many have come home from these never-ending wars with injuries and pains. Doctors...

My Testimony Before the Maine State Senate

In support of Ld 1054, Defend the Guard legislation: Thank you all so much for the opportunity to testify before your committee today. Today is the 20th anniversary of the beginning of Iraq War II. The consensus now is that we should not have done it. Iraq was not...

These Iraq War Supporters Are Still in Congress

On March 19, 2003 the United States began its military invasion of Iraq. The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq passed Congress in October 2002, with 296 congressmen and 77 senators voting in favor of giving President George W. Bush carte blanche...

Laci Green is Wrong: Democratic Competition vs. Free Market Competition

In environments where there's a lot of competition, people tend to lie out their ass and you can apply this to any competitive situation. Take capitalism. As industrialization took full effect, the Federal Government had to interfere because there was so much false...

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