New House Sales Lower

New House Sales Lower

By Shobhana Chandra and Timothy R. Homan Purchases of U.S. new homes fell in May to the lowest level on record after a tax credit

Methane In Gulf Astonishingly High

Methane In Gulf Astonishingly High

As much as 1 million times the normal level of methane gas has been found in some regions near the Gulf of Mexico oil spill,

Virtual Pay For Real Work

Virtual Pay For Real Work

By Joseph Galante Amanda Dorsey has spent dozens of hours categorizing search results on eBay, verifying search-engine links and doing other online jobs for CrowdFlower

WikiLeaks Founder Drops 'Mass Spying' Hint

WikiLeaks Founder Drops 'Mass Spying' Hint

By Andrew Fowler WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange has given his strongest indication yet about the next big leak from his whistleblower organisation. There has been

Taking Out General McChrystal

Taking Out General McChrystal

By   Michael Hastings This article appears in RS 1108/1109 from July 8-22, 2010, on newsstands Friday, June 25. ‘How’d I get screwed into going

California Counties: Who Pays, Who Receives

California Counties: Who Pays, Who Receives

By Denis C. Theriault A new report on who supplies — and who spends — California’s public dollars shows an interesting disparity between the givers

How One Dog Sparked A Movement

How One Dog Sparked A Movement

By Christie Keith Sido was a little tan-and-white dog, mixed-breed, pretty, charming and devoted to her owner. Not that different, maybe, from the dog lying

US Supreme Court Lifts Ban on Sale of GM Crop

US Supreme Court Lifts Ban on Sale of GM Crop

The Supreme Court lifted Monday a four-year ban on the sale in the United States of genetically modified alfalfa, which farmers fear contaminates others crops.

Nuclear Explosions Conducted

Nuclear Explosions Conducted

By Isao Hashimoto “2053” – This is the number of nuclear explosions conducted in various parts of the globe from 1954-1998. Continue reading “1945-1998”

Borrowers Exit Mortgage Program

Borrowers Exit Mortgage Program

By Alan Zibel The Obama administration’s flagship effort to help people in danger of losing their homes is falling flat. More than a third of

Summer Solstice

Summer Solstice

Diagram of the Earth’s seasons as seen from the north. Far right: December solstice The Summer Solstice occurs exactly when the Earth’s axial tilt is

Meet BP's New Legal Fixer

Meet BP's New Legal Fixer

By Abby Phillip When BP executives filed into the West Wing on Wednesday morning to meet with President Barack Obama, they were joined by at

Asphalt Volcano

Asphalt Volcano

An asphalt volcano is a rare type of submarine volcano (seamount) first discovered in 2003. Several examples have been found: first, along the coasts of

The 'Hearts and Minds' of Operation Moshtarak

The 'Hearts and Minds' of Operation Moshtarak

YouTube- Part 2 Related reading: The Listening Post The Icelandic Modern Media Initiative Iceland Parliament Votes For Strong Media Laws Associated Press (17 June 10)

A Letter to Shareholders of SLV and GLD

A Letter to Shareholders of SLV and GLD

By Restore Liberty In response to fixing the obviously corrupt and broken global financial system and all of its products, we believe that the first

China Announces Yuan's Flexibility

China Announces Yuan's Flexibility

By Michael Wei and Benjamin Kang Lim China will gradually make the yuan’s exchange rate more flexible, the central bank said on Saturday a week

Where Americans Are Moving

Where Americans Are Moving

By Jon Bruner More than 10 million Americans moved from one county to another during 2008. The map below visualizes those moves. Click on any

Free Raw Milk Food Safety Resources

Free Raw Milk Food Safety Resources

By Jim Roberts CHORE TIME-Part 1 from JIM ROBERTS on Vimeo. CHORE TIME-Part 2 from JIM ROBERTS on Vimeo. Continue reading Free Raw Milk Food

The Business of War & Space

The Business of War & Space

By Vincent Fernando, CFA and Kamelia Angelova View Larger Chart Continue reading America Industrial Output Is Breaking Record Highs In One Category

The Divisibility of US 90% Silver

The Divisibility of US 90% Silver

By David Liechty One of the many considerations to make in purchasing gold and silver is the divisibility of the coins you buy. With today’s

The Essence of Solari

The Essence of Solari

In the summer of 2006, Harry Blazer invited me to discuss the Solari investment model with him. We recorded our conversation, calling it The Essence of

Latest Coverage of Gulf Oil Spill

Latest Coverage of Gulf Oil Spill

Scientists in Florida are concerned that large plumes of oil floating beneath the surface in the Gulf of Mexico originated from the Deepwater Horizon spill,

Tell Me About It!

Tell Me About It!

Commander Adama: “…I need some serious “out-of-the-box” thinking” Kara Thrace aka Lieutenant Starbuck: “Out of the box is where I live.” From Battlestar Gallactica, The

Drones To Take To The Skies!

Drones To Take To The Skies!

By Joan Lowy Unmanned aircraft have proved their usefulness and reliability in the war zones of Afghanistan and Iraq. Now the pressure’s on to allow

G-20 Toronto Summit 2010

G-20 Toronto Summit 2010

The 2010 G-20 Toronto Summit is the fourth meeting of the G-20 heads of government in discussion of financial markets and the world economy which

San Francisco Passes Cellphone Radiation Law

San Francisco Passes Cellphone Radiation Law

By Jessey McKinley Imposing roughly the same cautionary standards for cellphones as for fatty food or sugary soda, this city — never shy about its

Gold vs. Fixed Income

Gold vs. Fixed Income

By Joe Weisenthal and Kamelia Angelova View Larger Chart Continue reading Gold: The Safest Of The Safe Havens

The World in Flags

The World in Flags

Portugese magazine, Revista Grande Reportagem, ran a series of eight flag-related images in 2005 designed to provoke an awareness of life issues in different parts

On "Safe" Deposit Boxes

On "Safe" Deposit Boxes

“All safe deposit boxes in banks or financial institutions have been sealed…and may only be opened in the presence of an agent of the IRS.”

IMF on International Monetary Stability

IMF on International Monetary Stability

HOW DOES TODAY’S INTERNATIONAL MONETARY STABILITY COMPARE TO PREVIOUS ERAS AND SYSTEMS? Overview 1. Gold standard. The modern history of the IMS starts with the

State Plan Makes Fund Both Borrower and Lender

State Plan Makes Fund Both Borrower and Lender

By Danny Hakim Gov. David A. Paterson and legislative leaders have tentatively agreed to allow the state and municipalities to borrow nearly $6 billion to

Matt Simmons Spins a New Oil Slick

Matt Simmons Spins a New Oil Slick

By Tyler Durden Ever wonder who may have been buying up every share of BP stock earlier this week, especially when it plunged to 14

The Spill, The Scandal and the President

The Spill, The Scandal and the President

By Tim Dickinson On May 27th, more than a month into the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history, Barack Obama strode to the podium in

What's Wrong With The Sun?

What's Wrong With The Sun?

By Stuart Clark Sunspots come and go, but recently they have mostly gone. For centuries, astronomers have recorded when these dark blemishes on the solar

Transcendent

Transcendent

Another favorite from ally Lesta Frank…

Queen's Official Birthday

Queen's Official Birthday

The Queen’s Official Birthday (sometimes known as “the Queen’s Birthday”) is celebrated as a public holiday in several Commonwealth countries, usually Commonwealth realms, although it

U.S. Fury at BP Stirs Backlash Among British

U.S. Fury at BP Stirs Backlash Among British

By Sarah Lyall and Julia Werdigier Spewing oil and alienating Americans with its chief executive’s impolitic remarks, BP may be Public Enemy No. 1 in

Record Inflows For Gold Funds

Record Inflows For Gold Funds

By Ruth Sullivan Investors are taking flight to precious metals, particularly gold, as concerns grow about sovereign debt. Worries over eurozone debt burden and fears

1973 "Seagull" Proof Silver Dollar

1973 "Seagull" Proof Silver Dollar

1973 “Seagull” Proof Silver Dollar ~ Virgin Islands ~ This is a dollar or crown sized coin measuring 39mm diameter. It is made from .925

Jailed For Being In Debt

Jailed For Being In Debt

You committed no crime, but an officer is knocking on your door. More Minnesotans are surprised to find themselves being locked up over debts. By

Dr. Emoto's Prayer For The Gulf

Dr. Emoto's Prayer For The Gulf

“I send the energy of love and gratitude to the water and all the living creatures in the Gulf of Mexico and its surroundings.To the

Happy Birthday, Scoop!

Happy Birthday, Scoop!

Another year older and another year wiser. Scoop is delighted to have reached the beginning of its 12th year of operations today. Our first ever

Gulf Oil Spill – Company Update Lists

Gulf Oil Spill – Company Update Lists

“The BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill is having a devastating impact on the environment and the economy of the Gulf Coast states and their communities.

New Natural Way to Starve Cancer and Obesity

New Natural Way to Starve Cancer and Obesity

By Dr. Mercola William Li discusses a new way to think about treating cancer and other diseases — anti-angiogenesis, which means preventing the growth of

Experiments In Torture

Experiments In Torture

View (PDF) A White Paper by Physicians for Human Rights June 2010 PHR was founded in 1986 on the idea that health professionals, with their

Goldman Sachs Stung By Backlash in China

Goldman Sachs Stung By Backlash in China

By: Jamil Anderlini Public criticism of Goldman Sachs has come to China, where the investment bank has been lambasted in articles in state-controlled media. Parts

Helen Thomas Resigns – Oh No!

Helen Thomas Resigns – Oh No!

YouTube Continue reading Helen Thomas Resigns: Anti-Israel Opinion Sinks US Press Legend Related reading: Standing Up for Helen Thomas consortiumnews.com (8 June 10)

Morgan Stanley Shutting 300 Branch Offices

Morgan Stanley Shutting 300 Branch Offices

By Tyler Durden We get a glimpse into the latest leading unemployment indicators courtesy of Fox Biz’ which notifies that Morgan Stanley in addition to

Catherine on BusinessMatters

Catherine on BusinessMatters

Catherine Austin Fitts on BusinessMatters: May 28, 2010 The headlines tell us that new financial regulation is just around the corner but it feels like

The Profits of a Financial Coup

The Profits of a Financial Coup

By Robert Lenzner Focus hard on this shocking Wall Street reality: The top six bank holding companies earned an aggregate of $51 billion in pretax

Following The Trail of Debt

Following The Trail of Debt

By Tyler Durden View Larger Chart Continue reading On The Trail Of Europe’s “Mysterious” $2.6 Trillion In Toxic Debt

Financial Revolving Doors

Financial Revolving Doors

Organizations in the financial services sector have deployed at least 1,447 former federal employees to lobby Congress and federal agencies since the beginning of 2009, according

FBAR Forms Due June 30!

FBAR Forms Due June 30!

A Solari Report – Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) 2010 “NOTE: This article is intended only as a summary, is not complete and does

Plant It Forward "As for Years"

Plant It Forward "As for Years"

In 2006, after settling a significant piece of litigation, I decided that I would build my new home base in Hickory Valley, Tennessee, the small

Sunflowers

Sunflowers

One of my favorites from ally Lesta Frank…

No Secrets

No Secrets

Julian Assange’s mission for total transparency. By Raffi Khatchadourian The house on Grettisgata Street, in Reykjavik, is a century old, small and white, situated just

Reinventing Your Home in Anchorage

Reinventing Your Home in Anchorage

Do you live in Alaska? Ready for your home to be reinvented for a more resilient future? Edible gardens means freedom from spending frustrating time

More Bad News On Housing

More Bad News On Housing

View Larger Chart Continue reading More Bad News On Housing: Case-Shiller Shows Small Yearly Again, Continued Deterioration In March

More Than 40m Now Use Food Stamps

More Than 40m Now Use Food Stamps

The number of Americans receiving food stamps in March topped 40 million for the first time as the jobless rate hovered near a 26-year high.