G This and G That

G This and G That

The G-20 Meeting in London this week is a reminder that many of us do not know exactly who it is that is getting together

DOJ Litigation Case Management System

DOJ Litigation Case Management System

One of the great mysteries is who controls, uses and really has access to the Department of Justice’s information and data systems. The idea of

Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

“It’s politically sensitive, but it’s going to happen. Some people don’t want to hear this, and it sure isn’t in vogue, but — absolutely —

Money & Markets – Week of 3.29.09

Money & Markets – Week of 3.29.09

How Much of The GM Problem is a Derivatives Problem? Bloomberg (02 April 09) GM Bondholders Back Obama’s Demand for Deeper Cuts (Update2) Bloomberg (02

Mortgage Markets – Week of 3.29.09

Mortgage Markets – Week of 3.29.09

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Receive $46 Billion From Treasury Bloomberg.com (02 April 09) KPMG Hit With Lawsuit Over New Century Collapse Reuters (01 April

Geopolitical –  Week of  3.29.09

Geopolitical – Week of 3.29.09

Govt. Seeks to Reverse Ted Stevens’ Conviction Associated Press (01 April 09) “We the People” to “King of the World”: “You’re Fired!” Truthout (01 April

Precious Metals -Week of 3.29.09

Precious Metals -Week of 3.29.09

Did the ECB Save COMEX from Gold Default? Seeking Alpha (02 April 09) A Reporter Actually Gets it: IMF Gold Will Never Hit Market GATA

Food & Health – Week of 3.29.09

Food & Health – Week of 3.29.09

Fooling With Disaster? Facing South (02 April 09) 8 Ways to Join the Local Food Movement Alternet (01 April 09) Experimental Vaccine Used in Ebola

Life –  Week of 3.29.09

Life – Week of 3.29.09

Earth Population ‘Exceeds Limits’ BBC (31 March 09) America’s Newest Wilderness System The Daily Green (02 April 09) TNT Area 5 – Five Year Neighborhood

Money & Markets ~ Charts 3.27.09

Money & Markets ~ Charts 3.27.09

View this week’s chart comparisons of gold against fiat currencies, oil and the Dow for the Money & Markets segment of The Solari Report which

Geithner's Plan: $1 Trillion for Shredding?

Geithner's Plan: $1 Trillion for Shredding?

Jim Sinclair of MineSet.com reports that James Galbraith, author of The Geithner Plan Won’t Work, was on Bloomberg TV this morning and noted the mortgage

Health Revolution Petition

Health Revolution Petition

“We, the People of these United States of America, hereby call for revolutionary changes in our health care system that encourage health and prosperity instead

A Comment on Geithner's Plan

A Comment on Geithner's Plan

By Carolyn Betts I am an attorney who was working in Washington with RTC during the S&L crisis, so I know something about “toxic asset”

Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

“A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take away everything you have.”         ~ Thomas Jefferson

1st Quarter 2009: Looking Back

1st Quarter 2009: Looking Back

I am headed to Europe this week and will be reading and writing my quarterly wrap up for next week’s Solari Report. If there are

Quote Du Jour

Quote Du Jour

“As the estimable John Gray, of the London School of Economics, wryly explains in the latest issue of the New York Review of Books, the

Money & Markets – Week of 3.22.09

Money & Markets – Week of 3.22.09

New Gold Rush: Party Like It’s 1849 Yahoo News (26 March 09) A New World Currency Draws Nearer After Geithner’s Slip GATA (25 March 09)

Happy Birthday, Solari!

Happy Birthday, Solari!

Today is Solari’s birthday. We started operations on March 22, 1998. I was sitting in a beautiful mansion in Washington staring at a blank piece

Food & Health – Week of 3.22.09

Food & Health – Week of 3.22.09

Bacterial Infection Kills 100 Patients at Quebec Hospital in 18 Months myTELUS.com (04 Aug 04) Growing Your Own Food On One Square Yard Of Land

Life –  Week of 3.22.09

Life – Week of 3.22.09

Johnny Carson – Jimmy Stewart – Beau Poem 20th Birthday of the Exxon Valdez Lie Truthout (23 March 09) MOGtv: Live: Jolie Holland Sings “Delia”

Technology –  Week of 3.22.09

Technology – Week of 3.22.09

Building a Brain on a Silicon Chip Technology Review (25 March 09) Scientists in Possible Cold Fusion Breakthrough Breitbart.com (24 March 09) Researchers Find Ways

Attack on Credit Unions?

Attack on Credit Unions?

Credit unions have provided a serious alternative to banking with big banks. Their strength in their communities commands a market share that the big banks

The Goldman Trough

The Goldman Trough

I must say, it sure pays to have the Secretary of Treasury working for you and your partners instead of for the citizens or the

How is Your Pension Fund Doing?

How is Your Pension Fund Doing?

With special thanks to one of our favorite sources, Jim Willie at Golden Jackass, here is a roundup of some of articles that indicate the

Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

“. . . it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful

Flawed Food Safety Bills in Congress

Flawed Food Safety Bills in Congress

We have received many e-mails about the Food Safety Bills introduced in Congress. We share your concerns. One of our most trusted sources on food

The Nuts & Bolts of Organizing a Solari Circle

The Nuts & Bolts of Organizing a Solari Circle

Michael Allwright, founder of the Alaska Solari Circle, will be joining me on The Solari Report this Thursday evening, March 19th, to discuss “The Nuts

Great Time to Cut Operations at the SEC, Huh?

Great Time to Cut Operations at the SEC, Huh?

“Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro warned yesterday that the agency will “make significant cuts in its current operations” this year unless Congress authorizes

Stewart vs Cramer

Stewart vs Cramer

“You knew what the banks were doing and yet were touting it for months and months – the entire network was. And so now to

Money & Markets – Week of 3.15.09

Money & Markets – Week of 3.15.09

China Inc. On Huge Foreign Buying Spree MoneyNews.com (19 March 09) Short selling hedge funds lit the spark that led to the global economic meltdown.Now

The Fed Did Indeed Cause the Housing Bubble

The Fed Did Indeed Cause the Housing Bubble

To: The Wall Street Journal Re: “The Fed Didn’t Cause the Housing Bubble” By: Alan Greenspan, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Dated: Wednesday, March

Geopolitical –  Week of  3.15.09

Geopolitical – Week of 3.15.09

Who owns Colorado’s rainwater? Los Angeles Times (18 March 09) The Radical Polarization of Law Enforcement The August Review (18 March 09) Lose Your Property

Precious  Metals  –  Week of 3.15.09

Precious Metals – Week of 3.15.09

China Lost Billions in Diversification Drive Financial Times (15 March 09) Gold Fix- The Real Story on Gold Kirbyanalytics GoldMoney Alert – 15 March 2009

Food & Health – Week of 3.15.09

Food & Health – Week of 3.15.09

Only In America Could Misery Be Turned Into a Commodity Thomas Paine’s Corner (14 March 09) Chilean Town Withers in Free Market for Water The

Life – Week of 3.15.09

Life – Week of 3.15.09

Unlived Lives Awaken in the Dream Airports’ Homeless Resist Efforts to Remove Them Yahoo News (16 March 09) Talks Willie Smits: A 20-year Tale of

Technology –  Week of  3.15.09

Technology – Week of 3.15.09

Consumers Want Unrestricted Internet Access: Survey Reuters (18 March 09) Vatican Starts Chinese Website But Some Fear Block Reuters (16 March 09) Google Turns Voicemail

Hersh on Government Assassinations

Hersh on Government Assassinations

Investigative Reporter Seymour Hersh Describes ‘Executive Assassination Ring’ Minnesota Post (11 March 09)

Money & Markets ~ Charts 3.12.09

Money & Markets ~ Charts 3.12.09

View this week’s chart comparisons of gold against fiat currencies, oil and the Dow for the Money & Markets segment of The Solari Report. Click

Dirty, Dirty…

Dirty, Dirty…

Congress Saves on Online Contracts: Senate Makes Major Concession in Stripping Internet Posting Provision from Stimulus Internet junkies and wonks alike may have jumped the

Confiscation = Government Run

Confiscation = Government Run

If the Administration wants to provide bailout relief, here is a simple solution. Waive taxes on 401ks and IRAs and allow Americans to withdraw all

Bailout Mo’ Money

Bailout Mo’ Money

We thought we would dig out the data to update Bloomberg’s calculation of November 2008 that totaled the bank bailouts at $8.5 trillion. Here is

Precious Metals: More FAQs

Precious Metals: More FAQs

This is the second week of the month. That means I am headed over to Westpoint, Tennessee on Thursday, March 12, to join Franklin Sanders

Most Foreclosures Pack Into a Few Counties

Most Foreclosures Pack Into a Few Counties

STATE-BY-STATE GRAPHIC: Foreclosures in 2008 WASHINGTON — More than half of the nation’s foreclosures last year took place in 35 counties, a sign that the

Sound Advice From Don Coxe

Sound Advice From Don Coxe

“Believing that you could put together bad stuff with good stuff, mix it up, and make it great stuff, is the debauched, debased, phony belief

Money & Markets – Week of 3.08.09

Money & Markets – Week of 3.08.09

Madoff: Yes, Your Honor, I Ran a Huge Ponzi Scheme Yahoo Finance (12 March 09) Britain Monetizes Its National Debt marketskeptics.com (11 March 09) Regulatory

Geopolitical – Week of 3.08.09

Geopolitical – Week of 3.08.09

Georgians Could Pay Future State Taxes in Gold bizjournals.com (06 March 09) The Big Bad Database of Senator Norm Coleman wikileaks.org (11 March 09) Madoff

Mortgage Markets – Week of 3.08.09

Mortgage Markets – Week of 3.08.09

Tracking the $700 Billion Bailout The New York Times (02 March 09) Glenn Beck’s Heart-stopping Housing Chart YouTube “The Bezzle” Defined The Market Ticker (08

Precious Metals – Week Of 3.08.09

Precious Metals – Week Of 3.08.09

Modern Gold Rush Under Way YouTube Central Banks Reported to be Net Buyers of Gold in January GATA (10 March 09) Gold: You Can’t Keep

Food & Health – Week of 3.08.09

Food & Health – Week of 3.08.09

Change We Can Believe In: How About the End of Farmers Markets? Say Hello to H.R. 875: Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 Cryptogon.com (09

Life – Week of 3.08.09

Life – Week of 3.08.09

Web Genome Project to Map the Internet Scoop Independent News (11 March 09) Google Turns Voicemail into E-Mail Reuters (12 March 09) II Divo “Amazing

The Race to Zero

The Race to Zero

“I was standing there, about to put a dollar bill into a vending machine, and it hit me: I could use my dollar to buy

Brother, Can You Spare a Trillion?

Brother, Can You Spare a Trillion?

The full page ad in Ruppert Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal for its “Future of Finance Initiative” starts off by saying that the financial system has

Money & Markets

Money & Markets

I will be posting a round up of charts each Thursday which compare gold against fiat currencies, oil and the Dow for the Money &

Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

“Agriculture’s been a horrible business for 30 years. For decades the money shufflers, the paper shufflers, have been the captains of the universe. That is

Proposed U.S. Budget

Proposed U.S. Budget

The new budget tells the story. The U.S. government collects taxes from Americans and debt tithes globally and then gives the money to the banks

Sam Smith Moves To Maine

Sam Smith Moves To Maine

The Progressive Review is one of the finest news sources around. It’s esteemed publisher is proof positive that not everyone who graduates from Harvard goes

Help Keep GATA Going

Help Keep GATA Going

A Challenge From a Tennessee Hillbilly to Help GATA By Chris Powell – GATA (3 Mar 09) “Thanks to some of you, GATA has met

Numbers in the News

Numbers in the News

Mathematicians Discover the Largest Number Consent of the Governed Blog (11 Feb 2009) PALO ALTO, CA – An international mathematics research team announced today that

Green-Tech Investing

Green-Tech Investing

John Rubino’s latest book, Clean Money: Picking Winners in the Green-Tech Boom, is as good as the one before, The Collapse of the Dollar and

Charles Walters: 1926 ~ 2009

Charles Walters: 1926 ~ 2009

“It’s with great sadness that we pass along the news that Acres U.S.A. founder/executive editor Charles Walters passed away on January 14, 2009…” . .

Paul Harvey: 1918 ~ 2009

Paul Harvey: 1918 ~ 2009

Paul Harvey at Wikipedia Paul Harvey Tribute – ABC Broadcasting Pioneer Paul Harvey Dies at Age 90 – Yahoo.com

Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

“People have lost their sense of humor. In former times we constantly made jokes about different races. You can only tell them today with one

The China Question

The China Question

There is a Internet rumor that the U.S. has granted the Chinese the power of eminent domain if the U.S. defaults on its debt. This

Water Wonders

Water Wonders

Simple elixir called a ‘miracle liquid’ Los Angeles Times – By Marla Dickerson (23 Feb 2009)

Money & Markets – Week of 3.01.09

Money & Markets – Week of 3.01.09

Fed Refuses to Release Bank Data, Insists on Secrecy Bloomberg.com (06 March 09) Frank Seeking Prosecutions for Financial Wrongdoing Bloomberg.com (06 March 09) Blows to

Mortgage Markets – Week of 3.01.09

Mortgage Markets – Week of 3.01.09

Mortgage Bailout to Aid 1 in 9 U.S. Homeowners The Wall Street Journal (05 March 09) This is it! Where’s The Note, Who’s The Holder:

Geopolitical – Week of 3.01.09

Geopolitical – Week of 3.01.09

360,000 Veterans May Have Brain Injuries USA Today Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez Tightens State Control of Food Amid Rocketing Inflation And Food Shortages Telegraph.co.uk (04 March

Precious Metals – week of 3.01.09

Precious Metals – week of 3.01.09

Survey: Over Two-Thirds of Chinese Economists Favor Gold Over US Bonds China Stakes.com (02 March 09) Buy / Sell Gold And Silver 24thGold Gold Price

Food & Health – Week of 3.01.09

Food & Health – Week of 3.01.09

Food Stamp Enrollment Jumps to Record 31.8 Million Reuters (05 March 09) Baxter: Product Contained Live Bird Flu Virus Toronto Sun (05 March 09) Officials

Life – Week of 3.01.09

Life – Week of 3.01.09

Review: Los Farruco at Royce Hall Los Angeles Times (04 March 09) The Town with No Tuition? Inside Higher Ed (03 March 09) Tunguska-sized Space

Sales of "Atlas Shrugged" Soar

Sales of "Atlas Shrugged" Soar

Sales of “Atlas Shrugged” Soar in the Face of Economic Crisis Washington, D.C., February 23, 2009—Sales of Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged” have almost tripled over

Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

“I’m a lunatic farmer, that’s my new catch phrase. I have a Ph.D. That stands for Post Hole Digger. Today we only need to buy

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

Editor, The Nation Ladies and Gentlemen: On February 13th, you published “The Peterson Foundation Responds” by David Walker, CEO of The Peterson Foundation (See Peterson

Financial Coup d'Etat & Your 401k: Uh-oh

Financial Coup d'Etat & Your 401k: Uh-oh

Now that social security is being looted, the time has come to replenish it with the remaining balances in our 401k’s. The George Orwell award

Bubba Goes Green; Fox is Miffed

Bubba Goes Green; Fox is Miffed

This first video is a documentary which describes a Southern Christian community exploring the creation of an ethanol business for energy independence and other businesses

The Data Beast – Part VI

The Data Beast – Part VI

In Stanley Kubrick’s thriller, Eyes Wide Shut, we watch as Dr. Bill Harford (played by Tom Cruise) attends a private party given by a secret

Understanding Financial Terminology

Understanding Financial Terminology

Step one to understanding the economy and finance is simply understanding the accounting and financial terms that are new to you or which you do