“If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and the corporations which grow up around them will deprive the people of all property until their children wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered.”
Thomas Jefferson
Then: "Don't give out your personal information on the internet!"
Now: "Give us all your personal information to be able to use the internet."
For decades, a high-energy rechargeable battery seemed impossible - until we managed to tame one of the most volatile metals.
Asset management companies like Blackrock, Vanguard and Macquarie have avoided real scrutiny for decades, but their secretive activities are starting to attract attention from political researchers and academics. What do these companies do, and what risk do they pose to society?