A few years ago, I had a hallelujah moment when I came across Naked Capitalism. At last, there was a site whose reporting and analysis didn’t adhere to the traditional American red-and-blue divide. This site knew that the real story was, and would always be, economic power, and that U.S. foreign policy was driven by the same plutocrativ forces that waged a relentless class war at home. I rejoiced, having worked for years in journalism where this reality was ignored even as it dawned on me that it existed.
Naked Capitalism can fill this gaping journalism gap primarily thanks to support from readers like you. That’s why we’re asking for all the support you can this year. Because as the American empire becomes increasingly beleaguered abroad, its plunder at home will likely only get worse, which means Naked Capitalism’s reporting is all the more important. The tip jar is on the right!
In my 10 years working in the national and international press, I have seen the negative effects of plutocracy reported as an inevitable natural phenomenon. why What was behind the massacres has barely been investigated. Investigations require time, effort, excavation, and knowledge. In many cases, all of these were lacking.
Reporters at local news sites often have to meet quotas of several stories a day. Self-censorship can be an issue as well, especially for reporters hoping for a quick promotion. If you want to dig into the tangled web of greed behind local factories being destroyed and workers being laid off, you’d better clear your social calendar, because it will require you to use your free time, which usually meets resistance from above. Owners and editors often share the same worldview as Peter Thiel and Hillary Clinton.
Meanwhile, Naked Capitalism is taking on the most powerful actors in the country who are trying to deceive you, or worse, and doing it with a team a fraction of the size of our tiny newsroom.
That’s why we rely so heavily on your support. The tip jar is on the right This gives you the time, independence and resources to chase the stories behind the stories.
Everyone can look around and see how messed up things are, but naked capitalism whyEve’s articles on economic power, private equity, endless fraud, executive dysfunction and unchecked neoliberalism get to the heart of the story behind the story. Lambert is relentless in her pursuit of the reasons behind the systemic breakdown of public health and has keen insight into the machinations of money and espionage in politics. Who benefits? Do the same.
If their insights aren’t enough, the comments section of almost every post on Naked Capitalism provides even deeper historical, economic, and political context. Journalists reading this, take note: there are rich leads to follow in every comment section on Naked Capitalism — if you can find the time and don’t mind clashing with editors.
That’s because Naked Capitalism understands that the endless stories of tragedy (and even the heartwarming stories of communities coming together to help individuals pay particularly exorbitant medical bills) aren’t simply the result of bad luck or bad people; they’re the result of a system, and a system currently built to serve the centralization of wealth.
As traditional news and independent media are increasingly transformed into advocacy groups, Naked Capitalism stands out more in its recognition that class warfare is a bipartisan issue, with one war party in control in Washington when it comes to death and destruction overseas.
Naked Capitalism plays this role in an era of increasing censorship: the site’s independence, thanks to reader support, allows it to withstand pressure from Google to monetize it. With the prospect of further crackdowns on voices that challenge the status quo, this won’t be the last time Naked Capitalism faces such a threat.
Naked Capitalism is also one of the few sites that actually documents the dangerous machinations of the US empire, focusing on the intersection of socio-economic, political and imperial structures, including the impact of the Ukraine project on Europe, EU-imposed neoliberalism, the permanent decline in living standards in the EU bloc and the rightward shift of the political “center”, the reasons for the growing friction between Turkey and Washington, Eurasian integration, energy infrastructure, trade corridors, and more.
The ongoing struggle around the world hinges on one central question: How much of the world will America’s moneyed politicians destroy before or if they embrace multipolarity?
These developments are only going to get more intense, so please help Naked Capitalism continue to tell the other side of the story – and most importantly, help us stay informed about the latest scams, pandemics, wars, and more, and to make real, personal risk assessments. The tip jar is on the right.
