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Surveillance before the internet
Fifth Estate advocated civil rights, opposition to the War on Vietnam and legalisation of marijuana; one of 500 so-called “underground radical publications” between 1965-1970. The publications had a combined circulation of four million all of which condemned the American system, its wars, and its empire.https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/04/26/files-on-the-fifth-estate/
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I never get tired of tooting #GregJericho ‘s articles, because what he says, most of the time, is not just informative, it’s a booster shot against the #FakeNews and #EconomicMisInformation the #msm spews out — unfortunately with that much misinformation being the main narrative of all but a few news outlets and the #FifthEstate, a lot of it is bound to be believed as truth: like the furphy about increasing wages driving up inflation — everyone should know by now the inflationary dragon is #GreedFlation.
“There hasn’t been a wage breakout since I was in primary school but do not worry – the RBA is still on the watch, ever on alert to raise interest rates in an effort to increase unemployment and lower wage growth.”
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https://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2026/feb/18/real-wages-fall-australia-workers-economyBut the RBA is not about to let a debuked economic theory go to waste. So Greg is warning us of another rate rise likely to come if the RBA stays true to form — and why shouldn’t it?
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https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260220-dont-panic-rba-low-unemployment-is-a-good-thing#RBA #NeoClassicalEconomics #NeoLiberalEconomics #AusPol #CashRate #Inflation #WageGrowth