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U.S. corporate land grab in Ukraine underlies war with Russia

Originally published: CovertAction Magazine on December 19, 2024 (more by CovertAction Magazine) |

Heralded as a hero in Western media, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has allowed foreign private interests to steal his country’s best land.
Brett Christophers on our growing ‘asset-manager society’

Originally published: Canadian Dimension on November 4, 2024 by James Wilt (more by Canadian Dimension) | (Posted Nov 08, 2024)

Many people now live in homes and rely on infrastructure that are owned by pension funds, insurance companies, and banks.
BlackRock logo to be added to Ukrainian flag

Originally published: Caitlin A Johnstone Blog on December 29, 2022 (more by Caitlin A Johnstone Blog) |

Kyiv has announced the addition of a fifth corporate logo to the Ukrainian flag following news that BlackRock will be playing a crucial role in the reconstruction of the nation. The world’s largest investment management firm will join Raytheon Technologies, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, and McDonald’s upon the now-omnipresent blue and yellow flag.
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Originally published: Phenomenal World on November 6, 2021 by Benjamin Braun and Adrienne Buller (more by Phenomenal World) (Posted Nov 13, 2021)

Tracing the rise and the politics of asset manager capitalism.