Bernie Sanders’ campaign is right: “Our economy works for Wall Street because it’s rigged by Wall Street. That’s the problem.” From Four Horsemen: Famous for…
Currently we are taxed on what we produce, perhaps it would be more progressive to tax land instead of our labour?
In this extract from the documentary Four Horsemen, some of the world’s leading economists discuss the myth of trickle down economics.
Make no mistake, the purposeful exclusion of growing numbers from economic activity is an integral aspect of the economic system. The argument that there is…
Making a job, not taking a job means so much more than simply turning your back on employment and setting up on your own. It is more a way of life, a new distinctive multiple income stream lifestyle. It requires a new way of thinking, and not relying on big business or government to put our best interests first.
By now you may have noticed a common theme in these descriptions of how the banking sector and the financial markets make money: they do…
Fractional reserve banking began in Britain in the early days of gold and silver coinage, when people would deposit their coins with goldsmiths for safekeeping….
In 2008 the Queen asked Luis Garicano, an economics professor at The London School of Economics, why nobody saw the global financial crisis coming. He…
Most people equate money with wealth, but in economic terms money and wealth are quite separate things. Wealth can be defined as those goods and…
When the worst rioting in a generation hit the streets of English cities last summer, politicians and pundits rushed to apportion blame. Many of the…
Even people who do not believe that climate change is man made must see that our fragile environment is getting a battering from current economic…
The material benefits of a perpetually expanding economy have reached remarkably few people, despite the speed with which mainstream economic thinking has penetrated all corners…
Critics of the current economic system condemn our modern-day ‘culture of consumption’. If we measure progress over the course of our lives purely by increased…
Our life prospects and our capacity to secure the wealth we need to survive and flourish are determined by the amount of economic power we…
Before we can build a brave new world, we have to acknowledge the depth of the current crisis. It’s tempting to trace today’s problems back…
The pursuit by individuals of limitless material prosperity – regardless of the consequences for others – has become the basis of all economic activity. Yet…
In the ancient world, empire building usually entailed the territorial conquest of one self-identifying group by another. Typically it involved exploitation based on racial or…
In this extract from the documentary Four Horsemen, Professor Michael Hudson explains how the German Debt was cancelled in 1947.
Changes to the monetary and taxation systems will provide mechanisms for curtailing two of the three forms of unearned wealth that drive much of the…
Supporters of the current free-market economy argue that competition among producers ensures efficiency and keeps prices as low as possible. This argument sounds reasonable in…
Since the crash, taxpayers’ money has been used to bail out failing banks because they are perceived to be too big to fail. Are they…
Generally, loans are made (and money is created) for one of three purposes: to fund direct investment in the creation of new tangible wealth; to…
If people feel alienated when they are denied access to decent economic opportunities, then it must be the case that an inclusive economy would have…
Although the current crisis is possibly the most serious and complex in human history, it follows a pattern that has existed since ancient times. The…
The following books have inspired our thinking for the Four Horsemen film and our Survival Manual book.
The chances of reducing the number of lives ruined by war and other forms of social violence depend on our ability to identify the root…
Everyone has a basic right to shelter, which they should be able to call home. A home should not be an investment but a place…
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Prof. Stiglitz on who should really take the blame for the financial crisis.
Changes on the scale and complexity outlined in this book will require global coordination if they are to be effectively implemented. The power of vested…
In 1970, ninety per cent of financial flows were used to finance trade or investment in the real economy; only ten per cent was speculative….
The use of precious metals as money goes back nearly three thousand years. Until quite recently, gold and other metals (notably silver) were the basis…
How is it that we’ve ended up with a system in which banks have the power to create money? In this extract from Four Horsemen we explain what Fiat money is.
Perhaps surprisingly, the term ‘military-industrial complex’ was coined by a former soldier. On the occasion of his farewell address to the nation after serving two…
The cognitive map that has been put in place by our schools, universities and our media does not encourage us to question accepted norms… instead there is apathy.
Apart from supine politicians, the greatest friends of the elite are those who control much of the mass media. The elite have proved exceptionally adept…
The principal factor driving people to get involved in terrorism is a strong sense of injustice, both at a personal level and in respect of…
The following list is neither definitive nor exhaustive, but it summarises the main points of the book and is provided here as a starting point…
Why don’t we look at the root causes of the Baltimore riots…?
Freddie Gray’s death was the last straw for the victims of a corrupt financial system that has left tens of thousands of people with no work and no homes. This excerpt from ‘Four Horsemen -The Survival Manual’ gives context to the riots in Baltimore by explaining some of the broader issues at hand.
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Since they first appeared in the New Testament, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse have ridden roughshod into the consciousness of every generation. They remain…
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Tarek El Diwany on the flawed concept of trickle-down economics.
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Camilla Batmanghelidjh on how we are losing our sense of community by turning the individual into a product.
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Stopping the root causes of terrorism is very easy - if you want to…
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Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson explains that for the first time in history the standard of living is in decline.
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Dr Ha-Joon Chang explains why there really isn’t any such thing as a free market.
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We will not return to ‘business as usual’. The Four Horsemen is an independent feature documentary from us which lifts the lid on how the…
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Professor Richard Wilkinson talks to us about social violence - It’s not just a case of the poor attacking the rich.
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What is the fall-out from a financial industry now so detached from the rest of society?
Many people instinctively know that something is seriously wrong with the economy. Long before the historic events of 2008 things were far from good, especially…
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Former IMF chief economist Simon Johnson on debt slavery and abuse of power.
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Satish Kumar, editor of Resurgence Magazine, argues that the exploitation of nature and humans is inbuilt in the nature of capitalism and socialism.
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We ask James Turk if Government intervention in Central Banking is a help or hinderance to the free market.
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Since the financial crisis that struck in 2008, the failings of the banking system have been laid bare for all to see. But, four years…
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Let’s rethink - Natural Capital vs Man Made Capital…
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Prof. Josef Stiglitz discusses drug companies and pharmaceuticals.
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Since the advent of agriculture, and the realization by certain people that control over land is the surest route to political power, all human societies…
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If the very workings of the economic system are denying people the opportunity to take responsibility for their own wellbeing, is it any wonder that…
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Poverty is blighting the lives of millions of people, and the environmental crisis is already making things worse. As with poverty, our failure to tackle…
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Haven’t we been here before? Three centuries ago philosophers began to address these questions in the movement known as the Enlightenment. Immanuel Kant described it…
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Michael Hudson recounts his personal experience with mortgages.
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The former economic hit-man explains why we are all in this together.
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Dr Ha-Joon Chang explains how we have developed a system of neoclassical economics and the power play which brought us here.
Debt is big business for banks, corporations and governments. Let Bill show you just how big…
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Tarek El Diwany explains the beginning of manufactured money.
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Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson on the struggles we face in the future.
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The story behind the documentary.
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Prof. Richard Wilkinson discusses Reagan and Thatcher’s policies and how they contributed to the rise in income differences.
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Prof Joseph Stiglitz explains why GDP is flawed and how to begin to change that…
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We’ve been ripped off by the current system, so how do we start a revolution?
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Over centuries, systems have been subtly modified, manipulated and sometimes purposefully corrupted to better serve the interests of the few. Each time Enlightenment ideals have…
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Former IMF chief economist Simon Johnson discusses the leverage of Wall Street banks in Washington D.C.
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A former Wall Street trader discusses the risks of interest rates.
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Hugo Salinas Price argues the benefits of a return to silver.
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Michael Hudson predicts the new financial balance by analysing the current situation of countries that are ahead of us in the curve.
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John Perkins on how the real modern empire has been created. Have we really moved on from the Romans?
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John Perkins on how corporations must operate in ways that serves future generations.
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David Morgan explain why he doesn’t believe the Western world will experience a hyperinflation.
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The revolution of alternative education is here. The question is, do we want to own more stuff… or own ourselves?
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Gillian Tett discusses why Britain is in a very difficult position today.
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Ross Ashcroft talks about the Scandinavian reaction to the film.
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No volveremos al negocio de siempre. Four Horsemen es un documental independiente que revela cómo funciona realmente el mundo.
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Authors Mark Braund & Ross Ashcroft introduce the accompanying book to the film Four Horsemen.
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A bonus feature from Larry Lohman.
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Four Horsemen Director Ross Ashcroft answers questions arising from the film.
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Ha-Joon Chang unpicks the selfish worker paradox…
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As Gillian Tett of The Financial Times observes, “Most societies have an elite and the elite try to stay in power; and the way they…
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Former World Bank chief economist Josef Stiglitz discusses the false assumptions of what leads to economic efficiency.
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Satish Kumar, editor of Resurgence Magazine, explains why society would benefit from a cyclical economy rather than a linear economy, which is the product of…
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How do we cultivate the Human Condition? Perhaps it is as simple as gardening…
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Will chaos in the muslim world eventually lead to chaos in the West?
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Hugo Salinas Price maps out the current location of Germany’s gold.
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Has Britain Lost It’s Soul?
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It was Herbert Spencer who first coined the term “survival of the fittest” but that is not the optimum way a society should function.
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Is the Fed just an extension of European Central Banks?
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Wall Street analyst Michael Hudson explains how property tax could help rebuild infrastructures.
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Former Chief of Staff to US Secretary of State Colin Powell, Lawrence Wilkerson is a retired United States Army Colonel and Visiting Professor of Government and…
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Does the British tendency to process emotions in private affect their socio-political environment?
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This book does not call for a lurch back to the left, however. If politics is to be of any use in facing down the…
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James Turk, founder of Goldmoney.com, discusses gold as a natural form of money.
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Max Keiser describes Goldman Sachs as the Exxon Valdez of banks.
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Reverend Donald Reeves on the wiping off of debts.
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Professor Noam Chomsky on how Britain and the United States are rallying people to Bin Laden’s cause.
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Is “Trickle-Down” prosperity the greatest lie ever told?
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former Wall Street trader Max Keiser discusses copyright laws, currency and the tax system.
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How can countries implement independent policies amidst the wave of the globalisation mantra? We ask Herman Daly what does “Globalisation” really mean to him?
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Is helping others the key to a good life? Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson reminds us that ‘you can’t take it with you’.
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There is nothing to be gained from blaming bankers, politicians or even economists for the current crisis. They flatter themselves if they think they created…
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Prof. Richard Wilkinson discusses the benefits of an equal society.
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Confidence is the foundation of Fiat money. Is it stable?
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A former trader speaks about life inside the system.
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David Morgan reflects on the BabyBoomer’s tenure.
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Was the Cold War a battle between capitalism and socialism?
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Gillian Tett explains what actually happened when Communism fell in Russia. For ‘Robber Baron’ you can also read ‘rent seeker’.
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What really counts for our happiness and welfare? Professor Herman Daly on what’s important for economic man.
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Ross and Megan Ashcroft preparing for the premiere of The Four Horsemen.
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Former IMF chief economist Simon Johnson discusses how the financial part of our society should be more constrained.
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The very thing which built the Western Empire has been forgotten…
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Are opportunities available to everyone in today’s society?
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Insight on the future outlook of the US Dollar from Michael Hudson.
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David Morgan argues that although it may not be perfect, the free market is our best option.
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Professor Noam Chomsky shares an anecdote depicting the state of modern media.
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Camilla Batmanghelidjh has worked in delivering services to vulnerable children over the last 20 years. In this interview she provides some real insight into the causes…
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The Bible considers land as a gift from God for the dispossessed; Reverend Donald Reeves discusses the mining industry’s paradoxical approach to land.
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Colonel Wilkerson asks a fundamental leadership question.