(Jay Syrmopoulos) Goldman Sachs, in an April report to clients, addressed an ethical conundrum facing pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in regard to futuristic cures based on cutting edge gene therapy: “one shot cures,” rather than the model of continuous treatment, could be difficult for some “medicine developers looking for a sustained cash flow.”
Economy
Finland Ends Its Experiment with Universal Basic Income
(Daniel J. Mitchell) I’m conflicted. I’ve repeatedly expressed skepticism about the idea of governments providing a “basic income” because I fear the work ethic will (further) erode if people automatically receive a substantial chunk of money.
Global Debt is Now an Insane $164 Trillion, but Who Exactly Do We Owe?
(Isaac Davis) If you’ve ever wondered why the world seems hopelessly fraught with endless conflict, ruled corrupt states, and bent on developing a never-ending supply of advanced weaponry, you’d need to understand the nature of our debt based economy.
There is No Escaping the History of Fiat Currency Failure
(Justin Deschamps) Make no mistake, the financial system has been manipulated for an extremely long time. Bill Still is just one historian who has revealed the use of financial systems to augment society reaching back to the Roman times. Today, our financial system is largely based on fiat, or without any material backing, such as gold or silver. But even this isn’t a completely accurate belief.
How Hemp Threatens the Corporatocracy (Video)
Abby Martin takes a look at the real reason why hemp is illegal in the US, the truth might surprise you.
Trump Now Backs Marijuana ‘States Rights’ Bill, Senator Says
(Elizabeth Zwirz) President Donald Trump has reportedly lent his support to a U.S. senator from Colorado, promising to back legislation that “protects states’ rights” on legalized marijuana.
Crypto-Million & Billionaires: Let’s Build This Kind of World (Photos)
(a-utopian) My fellow crypto-aires and crypto-enthusiasts, the time has come for a beautiful new world to be made manifest out of the crumbling old political, financial and social structures we see around us.
After Multiple States Resisted, Feds Propose Bill To Legalize Growing Hemp—NATIONALLY
(Rachel Blevins) A bipartisan group of senators is pledging their support to a bill that would finally legalize hemp as an agricultural commodity.
China Moves to Destroy US Dollar As They Launch the Gold-backed Petro-Yuan
(Matt Agorist) China has just launched the petro-yuan, a gold-backed currency directly challenging the US dollar signaling the beginning of the end of the American greenback.
Trade Wars, Global Market Turmoil & Dow Drops Over 700 Points Again, Latest (Video)
Trade Wars, Global Market Turmoil & Dow Drops Over 700 Points Again, Latest
How and Why “The Money Masters” Took Control (Full Documentary)
(Justin Deschamps) The question of money, what it is, where it comes from and why we need to use it—goes largely unanswered in our modern world. We are indoctrinated into a system that is so fundamental to our way of life, with little to no intrinsic knowledge of why. There is a very good reason for this and can be understood once the context of who we are within the legal system is acknowledged.