Here’s Proof That Wealthy Elites Control Washington

Here’s Proof That Wealthy Elites Control Washington
A new study from Princeton and Northwestern Universities concluded that the US government represents not the interests of the majority of citizens but those of the rich and powerful. The resulting data empirically verifies that US policies are determined by the economic elite.

10 EU nations set to tax financial transactions
A group of ten European Union countries has agreed to introduce a financial transaction tax from 2016 onward, in an effort to curb speculation and claw back revenues after governments had to bail out banks. The nations — including economic heavyweights Germany, France, Italy and Spain — will initially tax only the trading of shares and some derivatives, according to a joint statement published Tuesday on the sidelines of a meeting of the 28-nation bloc's finance ministers. 

Rothschild increases investment in Gazprom amid Ukraine Tensions
Gazprom has become the world’s biggest public company in terms of EBITDA, leaving Apple and ExxonMobil behind. In a separate development, the Rothschild Investment Corporation has been reported to be actively buying Gazprom shares.