Absolutely Massive: Five little layers from democracy
Those whose job it is to create a safe world for bankers are sure hoping to not be bothered by outsiders, as seen in the G-20 security plans that have been announced According to Const. Ed Boltuc, a...
View ArticleCanadian bankers go public; “small army” of security
You can really feel things starting to ramp up on many fronts, as a pair of Globe and Mail articles exemplify: 1. Canadian bankers are publicly calling for the G20 to not stifle their growth through...
View ArticleSunday practice and the move to private security
A large scale dry-run hostage-taking happened in the underground paths of Toronto on Sunday in preparation for the G20 meetings, and they are using private security to make it happen. “There’s only so...
View ArticleG BITS: Banks fight regulation of risk, G20 baseball goes to Philly (May 11th)
1. Banks fight regulation of their risky investments - warn Volcker rule will damage consumers Banks are urging the EU and US to back down on threats to clamp down on their industry. They say that it...
View ArticleEconomy over climate at G20; Tar sands alternative to gulf spill?
It was heartening to learn of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s demands of Harper to lead the charge on climate change, but not at all surprised that Harper rejected them, stating that climate change...
View ArticleUniversity of Toronto closes for G20 summit
The University of Toronto has decided it will close for 4 days during the G20 summit. The school is 15-20 blocks of dense city from the G20 meetings. They are saying the closure is because the G20...
View ArticlePray for the G20 with Karl Rove!
Karl Rove is coming to the G20! That’s right, ‘Bush’s brain’ who was Dubya’s chief advisor, a key architect of the Iraq war, and a prolific liar who arguably should be in jail right now, will be...
View ArticleG-20 Nations: Race to the Bottom will Continue
I have been writing about the G20′s austerity plans for the past few weeks (here and here for example. Well, it has been approved by the G20. I’ll be writing more about the austerity and other G20...
View ArticleAusterity reigns, we lose: G20 summit roundup
Above is Naomi Klein on Democracy Now on the G20 plan to cut deficits in half by 2013. “What actually happened at the summit is that the global elites just stuck the bill for their drunken binge with...
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