Natural Gas Prices at 10-year Low

Natural Gas Prices at 10-year Low

By Chris Kahn, AP Energy Writer New York (AP) – A 10-month slide in natural gas prices took a breather after the government said U.S.

Ron Finley: Food Forest

Ron Finley: Food Forest

This film tells the story of a South Los Angeles edible garden planted in a surprising spot. Ron Finley, its planter, constructed the garden the

Blythe Masters Lays an Egg

Blythe Masters Lays an Egg

By Rob Kirby On April 5, 2012, JPMorganChase commodity executive Blythe Masters appeared on CNBC, and she was questioned whether the bank is manipulating metals

You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet

You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet

National Debt from 1940 to Present [click on the image for a larger version]   Continue reading the article . . .   Related reading:

Shanley Goes to ‘Church’

Shanley Goes to ‘Church’

By Gordon Cox The latest play by John Patrick Shanley has a new title, “Storefront Church,” and a cast that includes Giancarlo Esposito, Tonya Pinkins

Giant Earthworm

Giant Earthworm

[click on the image for interactive version] By Cary Huang

SCOTUS Mulls Striking Down All of Obamacare

SCOTUS Mulls Striking Down All of Obamacare

By Philip Klein Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court this morning considered what to do with the rest of President Obama’s national health care law

Subscriber’s Luncheon With Catherine

Subscriber’s Luncheon With Catherine

March 17, 2012 – The Tohono Chul Tea Room – Tucson, AZ: March 24, 2012 – Chez Zee American Bistro – Austin, Texas: By Catherine

Conservative Justices Question Insurance Mandate

Conservative Justices Question Insurance Mandate

By Jesse j. Holland Sharp questioning by the Supreme Court’s conservative justices has cast serious doubt on the survival of the individual insurance requirement at

Banks Kickback Bailout $ to FHA

Banks Kickback Bailout $ to FHA

By Bob Ivry The White House submitted a budget plan to Congress this year that would have provided the FHA as much as $688 million

Bron Suchecki: Fake Bars — The Facts

Bron Suchecki: Fake Bars — The Facts

By C. Powell Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: In an essay headlined “Fake Bars — The Facts,” Bron Suchecki of the Perth Mint today

Health Care Law Reaches High Court

Health Care Law Reaches High Court

Photo by J. Scott Applewhite, AP By Richard Wolf Health coverage for more than 30 million people. The power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce.

Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication

Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication

From Wikipedia The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (“SWIFT”) operates a worldwide financial messaging network which exchanges messages between banks and other financial institutions.

Laundered Money

Laundered Money

By Joseph T. Salerno Under cover of its multiplicity of fabricated wars on drugs, terror, tax evasion, and organized crime, the US government has long

Town in Australia “Kickstarts” Grocery Story

Town in Australia “Kickstarts” Grocery Story

Dennett’s IGA supermarket in Mullumbimby is FOR SALE Could the people of Mullumbimby own their own supermarket…? Continue reading the article . . . Related reading:

President Obama Issues Executive Order Friday

President Obama Issues Executive Order Friday

Executive order issued Friday entitled “National Defense Resources Preparedness” Click image to read [Note from CAF: Yes, it is simply an update of existing Executive Orders. However,

Michigan DNR Going Hog Wild

Michigan DNR Going Hog Wild

By Pete Kennedy, Esq. In a brazen power grab threatening the livelihood of hundreds of small farmers, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is

You Can’t Make This Stuff Up!

You Can’t Make This Stuff Up!

Secret Deals, Foreclosure Settlements,Stress Tests, and Vampire Squid Whistle-Blowers By L. Randall Wray No Hollywood scriptwriter could plot a more implausible story. Here is the

Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs

Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs

[CAF Note: Goldman’s head of derivatives for Europe just happens to resign in the middle of the Greek CDS debacle and writes a big NY

Derek Paravicini

Derek Paravicini

Lesley Stahl profiles British musical savant Derek Paravicini, whose computer-like memory for music is matched by his creative abilities to play it in any style.

The Face of Gold and Silver Price Volatility

The Face of Gold and Silver Price Volatility

By: Jeff_Clark Jeff Clark, Casey Research writes: On February 29, gold dropped 4.8% and silver 6.2% (based on London fix prices). That’s quite the fall

Pols Fear ‘SOPA Backlash’

Pols Fear ‘SOPA Backlash’

By Kim Hart In the wake of the Internet blackout that led to the dramatic death of two controversial online piracy bills, a new warning

Great Things A-Happenin

Great Things A-Happenin

By Katey Culver Hello friends and family, As many of you know I have been involved in 2 lawsuits against the State of TN with

A Solar Storm Is A Bad Omen For Stocks

A Solar Storm Is A Bad Omen For Stocks

[click on the image for a larger version] By Sam Ro Continue reading the article . . . Related reading: Space Weather Alerts and Warnings

USDA to Give Speedy Approval to New GE Crops

USDA to Give Speedy Approval to New GE Crops

By Jenna Blumenfeld Lately it seems like non-GMO supporters simply can’t catch a break. In the wake of an unsuccessful lawsuit between the Organic Seed

Bluebird

Bluebird

By Catherine Austin Fitts I am leaving Los Angeles for Ojai today. A blue jay has been appearing in the back yard. My friend Nina

Kucinich’s Politics Career Defined by Adversity

Kucinich’s Politics Career Defined by Adversity

By Heidi Przybyla Representative Dennis Kucinich’s exit from Congress is among many setbacks defining his 42-year political career, dating to the 1978 attempt to recall

Special Ops: Engineering the Slow Burn

Special Ops: Engineering the Slow Burn

By Steven Aftergood U.S. special operations forces are engaged in “more than 100 countries worldwide,” said Adm. William H. McRaven, commander of U.S. Special Operations

Tornadoes Kill at Least 39 in Five States

Tornadoes Kill at Least 39 in Five States

March 3, 2012, in Henryville, Ind. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images. By Daniel Politi and Abby Ohlheiser Angel Babcock, the 15-month-old found alive in an

Oceans

Oceans

“I have a feeling that my boat, has struck, down there in the depths, against a great thing. . . –nothing happens? Or has everything

Windows on The iPad, and Speedy

Windows on The iPad, and Speedy

[CAF Note: Your data is in the clouds. NO PRIVACY! Good luck with this…] By David Pogue You’re probably paying something like $60 a month

Why Doctors Die Differently

Why Doctors Die Differently

By Ken Murray Years ago, Charlie, a highly respected orthopedist and a mentor of mine, found a lump in his stomach. It was diagnosed as

Wyoming House Advances Doomsday Bill

Wyoming House Advances Doomsday Bill

By Jeremy Pelzer Cheyenne — State representatives on Friday advanced legislation to launch a study into what Wyoming should do in the event of a

The ECB Has Opened Pandora’s Box

The ECB Has Opened Pandora’s Box

By Tyler Durden “…they [ECB] can exempt themselves from a “collective action clause” then they can exempt themselves from any clause, in any sovereign indenture,

Harvard Creates Mass Produced Robotic Insects

Harvard Creates Mass Produced Robotic Insects

By Staff Writers A new technique inspired by elegant pop-up books and origami will soon allow clones of robotic insects to be mass-produced by the

Girl Severely Injured at NY Private School

Girl Severely Injured at NY Private School

By Jenny Anderson More than three months after a 14-year-old girl was kicked in the head and severely injured by fellow students at the Brearley

Global Clearinghouse Ready to Shut Out Iranian Banks

Global Clearinghouse Ready to Shut Out Iranian Banks

Image Credit: Bloomberg Move would sever regime’s financial lifeline By Gulf News Brussels: A financial clearinghouse used by virtually every country and major corporation in the

Test Tube Hamburgers to be Served This Year

Test Tube Hamburgers to be Served This Year

Photo: PA The world’s first test tube hamburger will be served up this October after scientists perfected the art of growing beef in the lab.