Voat, an "anti-censorship" alternative social network that's been described as the "alt-right Reddit," is scheduled to shut down on December 25th. Voat co-founder Justin Chastain announced the pending closure yesterday, saying the site had run out of money after an investor defaulted on their contract in March.

Do you want to understand the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) pernicious role in the global economy? Here's a simple analogy that will tell you everything you need to know. Let's say you have two friends. Friend A, who continuously gets in financial trouble because of compulsive gambling and alcoholism.