In light of the recent proposals to turn 401K’s and IRA’s over to the Social Security Administration (see Dems Target Private Retirement Accounts), I recommend

Thanks to the Institute of Noetic Sciences Shift in Action series, here is my audio report on the Financial Permaculture conference in MP3 format: Listen

The bailout bill resulted in $700 billion of taxpayer funds, much of it going to Wall Street firms who will pay out an estimated $70

Tonight, Liora Adler, Andy Langford and Albert Bates gave a presentation on Transition Towns. Andy reviewed his estimates of what happens to the local economy

Here’s a live wire coming through the global information grapevine – Last night I blogged here about Eric Wagoner’s incredible LocallyGrown.net, a stunningly simple software

The ethanol team at the Financial Permaculture conference is amazing. I was in their session last night led by Pat Therrien who manages to combine

Great News! Howard Switzer and Katey Culver are going to present the history of natural homebuilding on Saturday evening during the open space presentations. Howard

The challenges we face today are global in scope, but the solutions remain concrete. Our opportunity is to address them in sustainable, profitable ways. Companies

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Click to access the final schedule (page 1, page 2) for the event: Financial Permaculture: The Greening of A Rural American Community, October 24-28, 2008

The Finance Team is doing two simulations on Saturday, October 25. Here are two of the handouts for the first simulation that Catherine will be

Recently we published a review of independent media capital structures. This analysis looked at shareholder structures that divided investors between voting and non-voting shares or

If you have a comment about Financial Permaculture or the Financial Permaculture workshop in Hohenwald, Tennessee October 24-28, 2008, and are not sure where to

Principles of Financial Permaculture By Jennifer Dauksha-English View or download this document as a PDF Financial Permaculture has been a part of the overall concept

The leaders of the food coop team at Financial Permaculture are pretty incredible. Check out Eric Wagoner from Athens, Georgia and Robert Waldrop from Oklahoma.

From Phil Cubeta at Gifthub.org: The Prospects of Financial Permaculture Greg Landau at Gaia Emerging responds…

Overview of Legal Structures for Small Businesses Financial Permaculture Conference We wrote up a list of enterprise legal forms for the recommended reading list for

By Catherine Austin Fitts and Carolyn Betts, Esq. Download a PDF version of this article The fall in global stock market prices over the last

An Interview with Catherine Austin Fitts by Jorge Nascimento Rodrigues, editor of Janelanaweb.com. QUESTION: Which are the roots of the ongoing financial crisis? A group

This piece about lavish spending by AIG executives after the $85 billion federal bailout is worth reading. It points out the impossibility of reviving a

About the Scoop US Electronic Election Integrity Campaign 2008 What is it? A Pro-Bono (Free) advertising campaign to support the US Election Protection movement and

OUR NEXT BRAINSTORM: WHAT ACTIONS CAN WE TAKE TO BAIL OUT OF WALL STREET? The time has come to purge these people from our lives.

By Adrian Douglas In the September 29 session on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) Goldman Sachs COVERED 13 short contracts and bought 495 long contracts

Another reason to come to Financial Permaculture is to hook up with one of the fastest growing CSAs in Tennessee, Avalon Acres Farm in Hohenwald,

Please seed and spread around! http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/09/mussolini-style-corporatism-in-action.html This is an audio recording of the conference call with the US Treasury Department, giving information for financial analysts

U.S. House Rejects $700 Billion Financial-Rescue Plan By Allison Vekshin & Laura Litvan – Bloomberg.com (29 Sep 2008)

Sit down and be quiet. You are drunk, and this is the edge of the roof. ~ Rumi This wonderful quote from Rumi was brought

By Carolyn Betts, Esq. I agree with every point in Bernie Sanders’ proposal but have a suggestion. I worked with lead counsel to the RTC

John: You asked, what is the size of the total consolidated national debt? The President of the Dallas Fed says $99.2 trillion. I would add

# 1 Over One Million Iraqi Deaths Caused by US Occupation # 2 Security and Prosperity Partnership: Militarized NAFTA # 3 InfraGard: The FBI Deputizes

A broker reported to me today that their clearing agent is requiring them to mark purchases of AAA sovereign bonds denominated in foreign currencies as

As the leaders of the mortgage bubble continue to hit the wall, the importance of repositioning your assets into the “real” economy and out of

Doug Casey’s newsletter reports that the Dow Jones Index companies had consolidated losses in the second quarter. However, the Dow Jones is holding and gold

thefarmblog.org News and views from The Farm in Summertown, Tennessee

Facing Federal Probe, JPMorgan Exits Municipal Swaps Business Standard (5 Sep 2008) “JPMorgan Chase & Co will stop selling interest-rate swaps to government borrowers in

My focus during the presidential elections — as it has been for the last three elections — is on helping you understand what you can

If it is bothering you that the price of everything that is losing value is up and the price of everything that is increasing in

Fighting Foreclosure: Subprime Borrowers Battle (and Beat) Lenders in Court By Amanda Stutt – Village Voice (3 Sep 2008) Excerpt: “If the paperwork is garbage

“Deja Vu View” is our title to revive things we have written in the past that are worth revisiting given current events. The federal government

Moody’s ratings downgrades of Freddie and Fannie preferred last week are going to be bad news for insurance companies and regional and small banks who

Financial Permaculture Blog: a resource for gathering information and conversations about financial permaculture Also see: The Farm Blog

In 1989, I was serving as Assistant Secretary of Housing. The housing bubble of the 1980’s had burst, and foreclosures were rising. The mortgage insurance

The financial permaculture conversation continues . . . Pebble Mine At Gaiapoiesis – 19 Aug 2008) Pebble Mine – at Wikipedia

This weekend, Barrons published a piece on Fannie and Freddie indicating the chances for nationalization were rising. Today, the stocks dropped like a stone. Bailout