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The modern age has had little mercy on independent companies as giant conglomerates buy them out to both stifle the competition and boost their own revenues. One area where this is happening with an alarming frequency is the media sector. 90% of mainstream media outlets are now controlled by just six corporations. These six media corporations now own movie studios, websites, newspapers, music labels and even video games. The media corporations in question are: Time Warner, Walt Disney, Vlacom, News Corporation, CBS and Comcast. Corporate dominance is obviously not limited to the media, everything you do or buy is linked to big business, 10 companies alone control all of the major U.S food brands, and although they are Swiss, Nestle has control of over 8,000 brands! Not only do a few giant corporations remain in control over a number of smaller brands but these giant corporations are closely connected at the top as they actually share board members. This has led to people speculating about the existence of a 'New World Order' - the New World Order being those corporations in question working with major banking institutions of which there are only four, to retain complete control over the global industry. Something that doesn't sound too far fetched when you examine the evidence. Of course corporations rarely pay their taxes either, employing teams of lawyers to exploit loopholes in the system. Americas largest company Wal-Mart have an estimated $76 billion in overseas tax havens. The consumer is given the illusion of choice, although it appears we have many brands to choose from, the money will always find its way into the pocket of the same corporations. However, there has also been a distinct and rapid rise in the growth of 'Unicorn Companies' - companies that are worth over $1 billion - with 141 now exisiting today. With over 60 of these companies emerging in 2015, this rapid expansion of new companies set to challenge the exisiting giant corporations. 7 9 Issue 82 / 2015 GUESTLIST guestlist.net America's all powerful corporations have taken over AMERICA: NEW WORLD ORDER BAD HISTORY: AUSTRALIA'S PACIFIC SOLUTION he Pacific Solution is the name given to an Australian policy that was crafted to stop migrants from landing on Australian soil The policy, which saw its most active years between 2001-2007, joined forces with tiny island nations situated around the pacific. It was the job of these small nations, such as Nauru and Papua New Guinea, to provide migrants with a safe heaven whilst Australia decided what to do with them. The system worked through Australia, making payments to each island for the amount of migrants they were accepting in order to build shelters, supply food and provide other essential items. However, the money was far from enough. Although Nauru looks like a paradise from the coastline, it's had its natural resources basically stolen over the last century and now lacks safe drinking water, power cuts are common and petrol is a luxury item. Many horrible stories have been reported over the years dealing with the living conditions of migrants before and when they arrived on islands such as Nauru. One such report claims that the first group of migrants taken to Nauru, back in 2001, were at sea for a whole month before being allowed onto the island. Why does this matter today? It's still happening. The migrant stories are getting worse. In 2012, a fourth attempted suicide was reported in a detention centre on Nauru and another man who cut his own wrists was left without medical treatment. What's more, some migrants have taken to writing letters about their troubles and have been posting them online.