Stories by Shamus Cooke

How the Super Rich and Corporations Are Sabotaging the Arab Revolutions

Posted on Jun 20, 2011, Source: Smirking Chimp

Wealthy nations holding the purse strings are influencing events from afar, subjecting humiliating conditions on those countries undergoing profound social change.

7 Reasons Why Capitalism Can't Recover Anytime Soon

Posted on Dec 21, 2010, Source: BuzzFlash

There are important social, political and economic developments that belie the rosy predictions of politicians.

Pension Funds Collapse: The End of Retirement?

Posted on Dec 19, 2008, Source: Information Clearing House

Unless things change fast, history will show that the phenomenon of "retirement" was limited to one generation.