4 chapters across the catalog
Jerome Powell Perjury Allegations and Federal Reserve History
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is facing allegations of perjury following testimony before the Senate Banking Committee. President Trump has continued to call for rate cuts while questioning the independence of the Fed. The discussion reviews the 1913 creation of the Federal Reserve by a banking cartel and debates the transparency of its member banks and decision-makers.
Occupy Wall Street, Media Blackout and Banking Cartels
Keith Olbermann on Current TV is noted as one of the few media figures covering the Occupy Wall Street protests during their first five days. Yahoo faced criticism for allegedly using spam filters to block emails containing the protest's URL. The discussion links the lack of mainstream media coverage to the influence of an international banking cartel, citing historical warnings from Woodrow Wilson and John F. Kennedy regarding organized, pervasive power structures.
Financial Regulatory Complexity and Dodd-Frank Page Counts
The complexity of modern financial regulation is highlighted by comparing the page counts of major acts: Glass-Steagall (34 pages), Sarbanes-Oxley (66 pages), and Dodd-Frank (over 2,000 pages). The discussion posits that this extreme complexity serves the interests of the international banking cartel and hinders economic activity like IPOs.
Wachovia Bank reached a settlement regarding the laundering of nearly $400 billion in drug money from Mexican and Colombian cartels. Critics argue the resulting fines were insufficient and suggest that illicit drug capital has played a significant role in maintaining global banking liquidity during the financial crisis.
