What the Taylor Swift controversy tells us about who really profits from recording artists' work

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Why is everything a ‘false flag’?

Following the recent shooting connected to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, false-flag conspiracy theories emerged almost instantly online. A false-flag is a covert operation designed to appear as though it was carried out by someone other than the true perpetrator.And the ...  Show more

How the petrodollar took over the world

The shockwaves triggered by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran have made clear the extent to which the global economy relies on oil, and the U.S. dollar. It’s no accident. So today we are going to try and understand how and why the U.S. and Saudi Arabia created this system, and how sev ...  Show more

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