Stephen Lendman – Powerful Wall Street headquartered monied interests run America – in league with corrupt federal, state and local officials, waging financial war for profit.

Reckless Fed-led central bank policy bears full responsibility for today’s market turbulence. Ordinary people are hurt most – fleeced of income, savings, benefits and futures.

Most youths in America today haven’t the same opportunities as inner city kids like this writer growing up. When good public schools prepared students for college.

When it was affordable. When many public colleges and universities were tuition-free. When student debt entrapment didn’t exist. When America was the world’s leading industrial economy. When full-time high-pay/good benefits jobs were plentiful.

When each generation was financially better off than earlier ones. When wages kept up with inflation. When America’s middle class thrived. When corporations and high-income earners paid their fair share in taxes.

Before class war pitted private wealth against popular interests more than ever. Before social justice began eroding toward eliminating it altogether.

Before more powerful than ever monopolies and oligopolies controlled finance, industry and commerce. Before media was controlled by a handful of giants – featuring managed news misinformation rubbish, suppressing hard truths on vital issues.

Before endless US wars raged in multiple global theaters. Before America’s largest budget commitment was for militarism, wars and world dominance.

Before super-weapons could kill us all. Before lunatics in Washington perhaps intend using them – threatening life on earth. Continue reading →