The longer the ruling elites refuse to address the root causes behind these protests, the more they loot the treasury to enrich themselves and their fellow oligarchs, the more they engage in futile and absurd efforts to deflect blame, the more unrest will spread. The last desperate resort by the oligarchs to save themselves will be to stoke the fires of racialized violence between disenfranchised whites and disenfranchised people of color. – Chris Hedges

Progressives Say ‘People Know Who Real Looters Are’: Not Those Angry Over Police Killings, But Oligarchs Robbing Nation Blind

May 29, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

“Americans know who the real looters are. It’s the billionaires who plundered America for $434 billion during the pandemic while the essential workers keeping our country afloat make barely over minimum wage.”
Progressives Say ‘People Know Who Real Looters Are’: Not Those Angry Over Police Killings, But Oligarchs Robbing Nation Blind

Corrupt oligarchs must be banned from UK and their assets frozen under post-Brexit sanctions regime

March 22, 2020March 23, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Corrupt oligarchs must be banned from UK and their assets frozen under post-Brexit sanctions regime

Michael Bloomberg and the Dangers of ‘Any Blue Will Do’ Politics

February 19, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Michael Bloomberg and the Dangers of ‘Any Blue Will Do’ Politics
— Read on prospect.org/api/amp/politics/michael-bloomberg-candidacy-mirror-image-trump/

The Money Farmers: How Oligarchs and Populists Milk the E.U. for Millions

December 3, 2019 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The European Union spends $65 billion a year subsidizing agriculture. But a chunk of that money emboldens strongmen, enriches politicians and finances corrupt dealing.
— Read on web.archive.org/web/20191103080803/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/03/world/europe/eu-farm-subsidy-hungary.html

But I thought Populism was for the people?! (/sarcasm)