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The Winners and Losers in 21st Century America

Statistical games can be played to mask the realities of our neofeudal economy, but "narrative control" can't obscure the facts or the banquet of consequences that these realities have set.

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Charles Hugh Smith
Apr 28, 2025
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Not everyone in America gained ground as a result of the rampant hyper-financialization and hyper-globalization of the 21st century. Let's begin our analysis of who gained ground and who lost ground in the year 2001, when China entered the WTO (World Trade Organization) and offshoring / globalization shifted into high gear and when the Federal Reserve b…

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