by Corbett | Jun 22, 2011 | Videos
WATCH ON ODYSEE TRANSCRIPT AND SOURCES: Meet William Rockefeller, Snake Oil Salesman The image of the traveling snake oil salesman of 19th century America is by now a familiar trope. It is the image of the heartless huckster who preys upon the trust of the general...
by Corbett | Jun 22, 2011 | Articles
WATCH ON ODYSEE / DOWNLOAD THE MP4 TRANSCRIPT AND SOURCES: Welcome. This is James Corbett of corbettreport.com with the last word on snake oil. The image of the traveling snake oil salesman of 19th century America is by now a familiar trope. It is the image of the...
by Corbett | Jun 18, 2011 | Episodes, Podcasts
In Rumpelstiltskin, the miller’s daughter can rely on the magical dwarf to help her to spin straw into gold for the king. In reality there are no magical dwarves, but there are monopolistic cartel capitalists who have found the way to make the public pay through...
