Ellen Brown
Rather Than Sink Main Street by Raising Interest Rates, the Fed Could Save It. Here’s How.
Posted on February 13, 2022 Web of Debt Blog by Ellen Brown Inflation is plaguing consumer markets, putting pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates to tighten the money supply. But as Rex Nutting writes in a MarketWatch column titled “Why Interest Rates Aren’t Really the Right Tool to Control Inflation”: It may be heresy to those… »»»
ShareThe Real Antidote to Inflation: Stoking the Fire Without Burning Down the Barn
Posted on December 24, 2021 by Ellen Brown The Fed has options for countering the record inflation the U.S. is facing that are more productive and less risky than raising interest rates. The Federal Reserve is caught between a rock and a hard place. Inflation grew by 6.8% in November, the fastest in 40 years, a trend the… »»»
ShareHow America Went From Mom-and-Pop Capitalism to Techno-Feudalism
Posted on May 19, 2021 by Ellen Brown The crisis of 2020 has created the greatest wealth gap in history. The middle class, capitalism and democracy are all under threat. What went wrong and what can be done? In a matter of decades, the United States has gone from a largely benign form of capitalism to a… »»»
ShareThe Gamers’ Uprising Against Wall Street Has Deep Populist Roots

Wall Street may own the country, as Kansas populist leader Mary Elizabeth Lease once declared, but a new generation of “retail” stock market traders is fighting back. By Ellen Brown / Original to ScheerPost A short squeeze frenzy driven by a new generation of gamers captured financial headlines in recent weeks, centered on a struggling strip mall video… »»»
ShareFrom Lockdown to Police State: The “Great Reset” Rolls Out
From Lockdown to Police State: The “Great Reset” Rolls Out Posted on August 22, 2020 by Ellen Brown Web of Debt Mayhem in Melbourne “On August 2, lockdown measures were implemented in Melbourne, Australia, that were so draconian that Australian news commentator Alan Jones said on Sky News: “People are entitled to think there is an ‘agenda to destroy… »»»
ShareMeet BlackRock, the New Great Vampire Squid, “Global Financial Giant”
Meet BlackRock, the New Great Vampire Squid, “Global Financial Giant” By Ellen Brown Global Research, June 23, 2020 “BlackRock is a global financial giant with customers in 100 countries and its tentacles in major asset classes all over the world; and it now manages the spigots to trillions of bailout dollars from the Federal Reserve. The… »»»
ShareCrushing the States, Saving the Banks: The Fed’s Generous New Rules
Posted on May 2, 2020 by Ellen Brown Congress seems to be at war with the states. Only $150 billion of its nearly $3 trillion coronavirus relief package – a mere 5% – has been allocated to the 50 states; and they are not allowed to use it where they need it most, to plug the holes… »»»
ShareWas the Federal Reserve Just Nationalized?
Was the Federal Reserve Just Nationalized? By Ellen Brown Global Research, April 06, 2020 “Did Congress just nationalize the Fed? No. But the door to that result has been cracked open.Mainstream politicians have long insisted that Medicare for all, a universal basic income, student debt relief and a slew of other much-needed public programs are off… »»»
ShareThe US Federal Reserve’s Baffling Response to the Coronavirus Explained
The US Federal Reserve’s Baffling Response to the Corona virus Explained By Ellen Brown Global Research, March 12, 2020 “…A new report by corporate data analytics firm Dun & Bradstreet calculates that some 51,000 companies around the world have one or more direct suppliers in Wuhan, the epicenter of the virus. At least 5 million companies globally have… »»»
ShareMexico’s President AMLO Shows How It’s Done
Mexico’s President AMLO Shows How It’s Done Submitted for posting on No Lies Radio on February 8, 2020 by Ellen Brown While U.S. advocates and local politicians struggle to get their first public banks chartered, Mexico’s new president has begun construction on 2,700 branches of a government-owned bank to be completed in 2021, when it will be the largest bank… »»»
ShareMexico’s President AMLO Shows How It’s Done
Mexico’s President AMLO Shows How It’s Done Posted on February 8, 2020 by Ellen Brown Web of Debt Blog “Andrés Manuel López Obrador (known as AMLO) has been compared to the United Kingdom’s left-wing opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn, with one notable difference: AMLO is now in power. He and his left-?wing coalition won by a landslide in Mexico’s 2018… »»»
ShareThe Key to the Environmental Crisis Is Beneath Our Feet
The Key to the Environmental Crisis Is Beneath Our Feet Posted on December 28, 2019 by Ellen Brown “Big Ag’s toxin-laden, nutrient-poor food is also a major contributor to the U.S. obesity epidemic and many other diseases. Yet these are the industries getting the largest subsidies from U.S. taxpayers, to the tune of more than $20 billion annually. We don’t… »»»
ShareThe Key to a Sustainable Economy Is 5,000 Years Old
The Key to a Sustainable Economy Is 5,000 Years Old Posted on August 30, 2019 by Ellen Brown “Mainstream economic models leave this problem to “the invisible hand of the market,” assuming trends will self-correct over time. But while the market may indeed correct, it does so at the expense of the debtors, who become progressively poorer as… »»»
ShareQE Forever: The Fed’s Dramatic About-face
QE Forever: The Fed’s Dramatic About-face Posted on February 21, 2019 by Ellen Brown “The Government should create, issue, and circulate all the currency and credits needed to satisfy the spending power of the Government and the buying power of consumers. By the adoption of these principles, the taxpayers will be saved immense sums of interest. Money will… »»»
ShareKilling the Public Banking Revolution in Venezuela The Venezuela Hyperinflation Myth, Keeping Us from Transforming Our Economy
Killing the Public Banking Revolution in Venezuela The Venezuela Hyperinflation Myth, Keeping Us from Transforming Our Economy By Ellen Brown Global Research, February 10, 2019 “The notorious Elliott Abrams has now been appointed as special envoy to Venezuela. Considered a criminal by many for covering up massacres committed by US-backed death squads in Central America, Abrams was among the prominent… »»»
ShareThe Venezuela Myth Keeping Us From Transforming Our Economy
The Venezuela Myth Keeping Us From Transforming Our Economy Posted on February 9, 2019 by Ellen Brown “Although Venezuela is not technically at war, it is suffering from foreign currency strains triggered by aggressive attacks by a foreign power. US economic sanctions have been going on for years, causing at least $20 billion in losses to the country. About $7… »»»
ShareWhy Germany Leads in Renewables: It Has Its Own Green Bank
Why Germany Leads in Renewables: It Has Its Own Green Bank Posted on January 26, 2019 by Ellen Brown “Funding through the Federal Reserve may be controversial, but establishing a national public infrastructure and development bank should be a no-brainer. The real question is why we don’t already have one, like China, Germany, and other countries that are… »»»
ShareTwo power points: “A Deep Dive into Money and Banking” and “Funding the Green Transition with Public Banks”
Two power points: “A Deep Dive into Money and Banking” and “Funding the Green Transition with Public Banks” January 17, 2019 Web of Debt Blog… »»»
ShareBill Black on “It’s Our Money”
Posted on October 8, 2016 by Ellen Brown So says this week’s guest Bill Black about the recent Wells Fargo scandal in which millions of customers were beset with unrequested accounts that cost them fees and affected their credit scores – another in the long line of Big-Bank violations. Black, author of “The Best Way… »»»
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