Archive | November, 2012

Oh Canada Movie – Our Bought And Sold Out Land

Title: Oh Canada Movie – Our Bought And Sold Out Land Year: 2009 [rate] This 2009 entertaining documentary film explores the history of banking, the selling out of the prosperity of Canada, the clearance sale of Canadian businesses and the political liquidation of public infrastructures to the multi-national corporate oligarchy. How has this led to […]

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Corporate Fascism – the Destruction of America’s Middle Class

Title: Corporate Fascism – Destruction of the Middle Class Director: James Jaeger Year: 2010 [rate]   Corporate Fascism explores a new kind of fascism, the merger of corporations and government whereby corporate power dominates. With the emergence of ever-larger multinational corporations — due to consolidation facilitated by the Federal Reserve’s endless FIAT money — the […]

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SPOiLER: How a Third Political Party Could Win

Title: SPOiLER – How a Third Political Party Could Win Director: James Jaeger Year: 2011 [rate] SPOILER explores the political, economic and philosophic ethos of the past 98 years for insights into the debt-driven, welfare-warfare state and ways Americans can get back to a Constitutional republic. Analyzing the reasons no third party has been successful […]

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The Money Fix – A Documentary for Monetary Reform

Title: The Money Fix – A Documentary for Monetary Reform Director: Alan Rosenblith Year: 2009 [rate] Money is at the intersection of nearly every aspect of modern life.  Most of us take the monetary system for granted, but it has a profound and largely misunderstood influence on our lives.  THE MONEY FIX is a feature-length […]

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Can the Canadian Dollar Collapse?

There has been much speculation regarding the stability of the US Dollar, especially as the Federal Reserve continues to use its printing press at full speed. Printing currency destroys the value of money—period. But how will other fiat currencies par with the debasement of the US Dollar, specifically the Canadian Dollar? Even though the Canadian economy […]

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Posted in Gold and Silver, US Dollar Collapse1,584 Comments

Is the Canadian Dollar Backed by Gold?

The Canadian Dollar, among a long list of other currencies around the world, is no longer backed by gold. No gold, silver–nada is backing the value of the Canadian Dollar. The Gold Standard for the Canadian Dollar was officially abandoned on April 10th, 1933. This is not to be confused with the US gold standard, which was officially […]

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Posted in Gold and Silver, US Dollar Collapse2,076 Comments

Obamanos – The Real Meaning To This Insanity

Mostly seen on bumper stickers, the word Obamanos, is spanglish for “let’s go Obama”. However in the Urban Dictionary, one of its meanings is also “those who will fall for anything. I.e. I can’t belive all these Obamanos, who really think he’ll change all our problems.” I think the later describes the coined name much more appropriately. Here’s […]

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The Gig Is Up – Money, the Federal Reserve and You

Title: The Gig Is Up – Money, the Federal Reserve and You Produced by: Gary Fielder Year: 2008 [rate] Populist Lawyer, Gary Fielder, presents “The Gig Is Up: Money, Federal Reserve and You.” A Live presentation at Wolfe Hall, University of Colorado School of Law, on December 4, 2008. Mr. Fielder, a criminal and constitutional […]

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Life and Debt – Jamaica’s IMF/World Bank Peril

Title: Life and Debt – Jamaica’s IMF/World Bank Peril Director: Stephanie Black Year: 2001 [rate] Examining the economic and social situation in Jamaica, and specifically the impact thereon of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank’s globalization policies. Its starting point is the essay A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid. These loans were conditional […]

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The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil

Title: The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil Director: Faith Morgan Year: 2006 [rate] When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, Cuba’s economy went into a tailspin. With imports of oil cut by more than half – and food by 80 percent – people were desperate. This film tells of the hardships and […]

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