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New Evidence of the World Bank’s Systematic Looting of Africa

A new World Bank report offers evidence of how much poorer Africa is becoming thanks to rampant minerals, oil and gas extraction, and – in large part – to the World Bank’s own policies.

February 05th, 2018

By Patrick Bond

New Evidence of the World Bank’s Systematic Looting of Africa

A brand new World Bank report, The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018, offers evidence of how much poorer Africa is becoming thanks to rampant minerals, oil and gas extraction. Yet Bank policies and practices

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The Use Of Social Movements To Maintain Economic Hegemony

Western utilization and manipulation of primitivist, conservative, and reactionary social forces in order to stop economic development is a long standing tradition and is thriving today.

August 24th, 2017

By Caleb T. Maupin

The Use Of Social Movements To Maintain Economic Hegemony

Wall Street, London, and the Bretton Woods institutions like the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund claim to support development and the eradication of poverty around the world. They also claim to support scientific progress and raising the global standard of living. However, often they seem to make friends and allies

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Caleb T. Maupin

Caleb Maupin is a widely acclaimed speaker, writer, journalist, and political analyst. He has traveled extensively in the Middle East and in Latin America. He was involved with the Occupy Wall Street movement from its early planning stages, and has been involved many struggles for social justice. He is an outspoken advocate of international friendship and cooperation, as well 21st Century Socialism. Maupin appears on a wide range of media, including CNN, RT, MintPress News, and New Eastern Outlook. You can read more of his work at his blog: https://calebmaupin.com.

Bolivia’s President Declares ‘Total Independence’ From World Bank And IMF

“These organizations dictated the economic fate of Bolivia and the world. Today we can say that we have total independence of them.”

July 24th, 2017

By American Herald Tribune

Bolivia’s President Declares ‘Total Independence’ From World Bank And IMF

Bolivia's President Evo Morales has been highlighting his government's independence from international money lending organizations and their detrimental impact the nation, the Telesur TV reported. "A day like today in 1944 ended Bretton Woods Economic Conference (USA), in which the IMF and WB were established," Morales tweeted. "These

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Saudi Arabia, UAE Pledge $100M Donation To Ivanka Trump’s Charity

The pledged donation elicited strong reaction, considering Trump’s constant criticism of the Clinton Foundation – during his presidential campaign – for accepting donations from repressive regimes such as Saudi Arabia.

May 22nd, 2017

By teleSUR

Saudi Arabia, UAE Pledge $100M Donation To Ivanka Trump’s Charity

Oil-rich Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have pledged to donate a combined $100 million to an Ivanka Trump cause. The middle eastern nations are set to contribute to a World Bank fund for women entrepreneurs, which was the brainchild of Ivanka Trump. The announcement was made by World Bank President Jim Young Kim during a visit to

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Russia Preparing For Potential Removal From International Banking System

Global financial institutions like the World Bank and SWIFT can make or break the economies of entire nations due to their domination of the international banking system. Russia is making preparations in case they are ever barred from access to these institutions due to geopolitical influence from the West.

March 29th, 2017

By Whitney Webb Whitney Webb @_whitneywebb

Russia Preparing For Potential Removal From International Banking System

MINNEAPOLIS-- In 2011, a Swiss study confirmed what many already knew or suspected: bankers run the world. The study, completed by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, found that “a large portion of control flows to a small tightly-knit core of financial institutions,” essentially

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Whitney Webb

Whitney Webb is a staff writer for MintPress News and a contributor to Ben Swann's Truth in Media. Her work has appeared on Global Research, the Ron Paul Institute and 21st Century Wire, among others. She has also made radio and TV appearances on RT and Sputnik. She currently lives with her family in southern Chile.

Anonymous Hits New York Stock Exchange, World Bank, The Fed, And Vatican — Total Media Blackout

The fact that global corporate media is refusing to report on these numerous high-profile attacks is indicative of the fear the 1% have of OpIcarus garnering massive public support.

May 26th, 2016

By MintPress News Desk

Anonymous Hits New York Stock Exchange, World Bank, The Fed, And Vatican — Total Media Blackout

Amidst a global media blackout of Anonymous’ ongoing worldwide attacks on the “corrupt banking cartels,” the hacking collective has now taken down some of the most prestigious institutions in global governance. OpIcarus has recently taken offline the World Bank, the New York Stock Exchange, five U.S. Federal Reserve Banks and the Vatican.

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What Really Happens to Nicaragua, Venezuela and Ecuador

Fifth column inspired regime change efforts have almost completely succeeded in bringing all of Central America in line with U.S. policy goals.

New Evidence of the World Bank’s Systematic Looting of Africa