In Memorium: Dr. Charles Thomas Fitts

In Memorium: Dr. Charles Thomas Fitts

Charles Thomas Fitts, M.D., 76, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. He was born in Jackson, TN, on July 4, 1932. He

Going to the Polls

Going to the Polls

I do my best to always vote. I particularly feel that local elections are important and each of us can make a big difference if

Quotes du Jour

Quotes du Jour

It is impossible to introduce into society a greater change and a greater evil than this: the conversion of the law into an instrument of

Obama Won – What is Next?

Obama Won – What is Next?

President-elect Obama and his transition team now have 77 days to assemble a staff and Cabinet, determine the chief policies and goals for their first

Follow the Money

Follow the Money

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

Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

“Do not regard as valuable anything that can be taken away.” — Seneca (circa 4 B.C.E.-65)

Money & Markets – Week of 11.02.08

Money & Markets – Week of 11.02.08

Adjusted Monetary Base Now Going at 785.7% Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (6 Nov 2008) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IMF Urges Radical Action to Fight Global Recession

Money & Markets – Week of 11.02.08

Money & Markets – Week of 11.02.08

Adjusted Monetary Base Now Going at 785.7% Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (6 Nov 2008) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IMF Urges Radical Action to Fight Global Recession

Paulson's Swindle Revealed

Paulson's Swindle Revealed

From William Greider’s recent article: “Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson agreed to invest $125 billion in the nine largest banks, including $10 billion for Goldman Sachs,

Paulson’s Swindle Revealed

Paulson’s Swindle Revealed

From William Greider’s recent article: “Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson agreed to invest $125 billion in the nine largest banks, including $10 billion for Goldman Sachs,

Life – Week of 11.02.08

Life – Week of 11.02.08

The GM Genocide: Thousands of Indian Farmers are Committing Suicide After Using Genetically Modified Crops Mail Online (03 Nov 2008) Live Architecture: Grow Your Own

Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

The most fundamental, essential element, without which any community would fail, boils down to interpersonal skills. The glue that holds any group together is the

Money & Markets – Week of 10.26.08

Money & Markets – Week of 10.26.08

Bailout Funds Being Spent in Ways Congress Never Foresaw McClatchy (30 Oct 2008) Bernanke Says the U.S. Needs to Maintain a Role in Mortgage Securities

Money & Markets – Week of 10.26.08

Money & Markets – Week of 10.26.08

Bailout Funds Being Spent in Ways Congress Never Foresaw McClatchy (30 Oct 2008) Bernanke Says the U.S. Needs to Maintain a Role in Mortgage Securities

Geo-Political – Week of 10.26.08

Geo-Political – Week of 10.26.08

States in Trouble Due to Economic Downturn Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (24 Oct 2008) State Revenues Plummet – July-September Revenue Numbers Are Worst

Precious Metals – Week of 10.26.08

Precious Metals – Week of 10.26.08

Mints Struggle to Meet Metals Demand GATA (27 Oct 2008) Gold Sales Pick Up Phenomenally in India GATA (26 Oct 2008)

Life – Week of 10.26.08

Life – Week of 10.26.08

Judge Rules Ohio Homeless Voters May List Park Benches as Addresses Columbus Dispatch (28 Oct 2008) Gun Sales Thriving in Uncertain Times MSNBC (27 Oct

Financial Permaculture Chautaqua?

Financial Permaculture Chautaqua?

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

Financial Permaculture Reaches Oceania!

Financial Permaculture Reaches Oceania!

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

Biochar

Biochar

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

Catherine on the 2008 Election

Catherine on the 2008 Election

This Tuesday evening, November 4, Catherine Austin Fitts will be on Coast to Coast AM Radio with host, George Noory, to discuss the 2008 Presidential

Financial Ecosystems

Financial Ecosystems

View Catherine’s slide show on Financial Ecosystems here. Also review Catherine’s handout: Starting and Financing a Business Checklist (1). Here is the Ethanol Project Development

Financial Permaculture – Natural Homebuilding

Financial Permaculture – Natural Homebuilding

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

Financial Permaculture – Got a Comment?

Financial Permaculture – Got a Comment?

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

Principles of Financial Permaculture

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 Health of Our Water

The Health of Our Water

I can’t think of any issue more important to the health and well-being of a community than the health of its water. Here is a

Franklin Sanders' Weekly Market Commentary

Franklin Sanders' Weekly Market Commentary

This commentary has been re-printed with Franklin Sanders’ permission: Well, well, here’s a surprise: another week you’ll never see again in your life — oddly

Franklin Sanders’ Weekly Market Commentary

Franklin Sanders’ Weekly Market Commentary

This commentary has been re-printed with Franklin Sanders’ permission: Well, well, here’s a surprise: another week you’ll never see again in your life — oddly

Money & Markets – Week of 10.19.08

Money & Markets – Week of 10.19.08

Aggregate Monetary Base Now Going at 341% Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (23 Oct 2008) GM Suspends Payments Into 401K Plans Reuters (23 Oct

Money & Markets – Week of 10.19.08

Money & Markets – Week of 10.19.08

Aggregate Monetary Base Now Going at 341% Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (23 Oct 2008) GM Suspends Payments Into 401K Plans Reuters (23 Oct

Jon Rappoport: Now Versus Forever

Jon Rappoport: Now Versus Forever

The following has been re-printed with Jon Rappoport’s permission: NOW VERSUS FOREVER The space of the NEW WORLD is here. To move into it, a

Precious Metals – Week of 10.19.08

Precious Metals – Week of 10.19.08

Will the IMF & Co. Let Gold Crash? MineWeb (23 Oct 2008) Central Bank Warns of Risks in Illegal Gold Futures Speculation China View (23

Life – Week of 10.19.08

Life – Week of 10.19.08

Organic Farming Could Feed Africa The Independent (22 Oct 2008) Your Privacy is an Illusion: UK Attacks Civil Liberties arstechnica.com (18 Oct 2008) Govindappa Venkataswamy

Blogging Financial Permaculture

Blogging Financial Permaculture

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

We Welcome Your Help…

We Welcome Your Help…

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

Andrew Jackson and the Central Bank

Andrew Jackson and the Central Bank

“The Bank is trying to kill me, but I will kill it.” — President Andrew Jackson President Andrew Jackson of Tennessee was the 7th President

Defense Contractors & Your Investments

Defense Contractors & Your Investments

Did you realize that many of the stocks and bonds you and your community invest in are highly dependent on government contracts and purchases? Check

Defense Contractors & Your Investments

Defense Contractors & Your Investments

Did you realize that many of the stocks and bonds you and your community invest in are highly dependent on government contracts and purchases? Check

In from the Solari Network

In from the Solari Network

This came in from the Solari network today. It turns out that the common folk do indeed understand mortgage backed securities! Forrest Gump Explains Mortgage

Factors Driving the Stock Market Down

Factors Driving the Stock Market Down

There are numerous factors driving the stock market down. Here are a few important ones: 1. Debt overhang: We have issued far more debt than

John Rappoport on The Money Game

John Rappoport on The Money Game

The Money Game and the New World by Jon Rappoport The people on this planet who run the money game at high levels have managed

Conscious Parallelism?

Conscious Parallelism?

Thank you to the audience member of Bill Bowsher’s show on SciZone in Cincinnati who wanted to know if the bailout was an example of

Did the U.S. Government Snoop on Americans' Phone Calls?

Did the U.S. Government Snoop on Americans' Phone Calls?

Jonathan S. Landay, McClatchy Newspapers: “The Senate Intelligence Committee is examining allegations by two former U.S. military linguists that the super-secret National Security Agency routinely

Catherine on Coast to Coast Radio

Catherine on Coast to Coast Radio

This Thursday evening, October 16, Catherine Austin Fitts will be on Coast to Coast AM Radio to discuss sustainable businesses, money cycling, local investments, and

Who's Zooming Whom?

Who's Zooming Whom?

During the Clinton Administration, four trillion dollars disappeared through the back door. Rather, than get it back, the Bush Administration has decided to simply hand

Who’s Zooming Whom?

Who’s Zooming Whom?

During the Clinton Administration, four trillion dollars disappeared through the back door. Rather, than get it back, the Bush Administration has decided to simply hand

Bailout Bumper Stickers

Bailout Bumper Stickers

The bumper sticker brainstorm continues with more than 300 posts. Today’s favorite is: NO BANKER LEFT BEHIND Thanks, Lizanne!

Money & Markets – Week of 10.12.08

Money & Markets – Week of 10.12.08

Fannie, Freddie to Buy $40 Billion a Month of Troubled Assets Bloomberg (11 Oct 2008) Fears of Lehman’s CDS Derivatives Haunt Markets GATA / The

Money & Markets – Week of 10.12.08

Money & Markets – Week of 10.12.08

Fannie, Freddie to Buy $40 Billion a Month of Troubled Assets Bloomberg (11 Oct 2008) Fears of Lehman’s CDS Derivatives Haunt Markets GATA / The

Precious Metals – Week of 10.12.08

Precious Metals – Week of 10.12.08

CFTC ‘Looking Into’ Gold Market as Well as Silver GATA (13 Oct 2008) GoldMoney’s James Turk Reports on Getting Real Metal GATA (10 Oct 2008)

Geopolitical – Week of 10.12.08

Geopolitical – Week of 10.12.08

Secret U.S. Mission Hauls Uranium from Iraq MSNBC (5 July 2008) Toxic Pellets Found in Russian Rights Lawyer’s Car NY Times (16 Oct 2008) Mind

Life – Week of 10.12.08

Life – Week of 10.12.08

Best and Worst Bang for the Buck Cities Yahoo Finance (15 Oct 2008)

Mortgage Markets – Week of 10.12.08

Mortgage Markets – Week of 10.12.08

Fannie to Buy $40 Billion in Junk Mortgages Each Month GATA (11 Oct 2008) American Planners Recognize 30 Great Neighborhoods, Streets, and Public Spaces planning.org

The Silent Financial Coup d’état

The Silent Financial Coup d’état

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

AIG Spa Trip Fuels Fury on Capitol Hill

AIG Spa Trip Fuels Fury on Capitol Hill

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

Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

“I am genuinely proud that when I was chairman of the Association of Mining Analysts we held two gold seminars at which the much-reviled Gold

Scoop Election Integrity Campaign – How To Help

Scoop Election Integrity Campaign – How To Help

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

Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

“We want to put down the foundations of a capitalism of the entrepreneur and not of the speculator. We want transparency. We want moralization. We

Money & Markets – Week of 10.5.08

Money & Markets – Week of 10.5.08

Britain to Sue Iceland Over Frozen Funds GATA / The Telegraph (9 Oct 2008) Tight Money Markets Show More Action Needed MarketWatch (9 Oct 2008)

Money & Markets – Week of 10.5.08

Money & Markets – Week of 10.5.08

Britain to Sue Iceland Over Frozen Funds GATA / The Telegraph (9 Oct 2008) Tight Money Markets Show More Action Needed MarketWatch (9 Oct 2008)

Geopolitical – Week of 10.5.08

Geopolitical – Week of 10.5.08

Races to Watch IX: Wall Street’s Favorite Candidates OpenSecrets.org (9 Oct 2008) Did US Government Snoop on Americans’ Phone Calls? Truthout.org (9 Oct 2008) Secret

Precious Metals – Week of 10.5.08

Precious Metals – Week of 10.5.08

GATA Currency-to-Metal Converter Added to 24hGold GATA (9 Oct 2008) Central Banks All But Stop Lending Gold Financial Times (7 Oct 2008) GATA: CNBC Airs

Mortgage Markets – Week of 10.5.08

Mortgage Markets – Week of 10.5.08

Illinois Sheriff Scolds Banks for Evictions of ‘Innocent’ Renters CNN (9 Oct 2008) Mortgage Crisis Is Foreseen in Housing Owned by Private Equity Firms NY

Life – Week of 10.5.08

Life – Week of 10.5.08

Pictures of Hurricane Ike Juan Diego Florez Sings Granada — High-Quality Video/Sound YouTube

Quotes du Jour

Quotes du Jour

“We are now in the golden age of thieves. And where I come from we put thieves in jail, we don’t bail them out.” –

Ten Reasons NOT To Bail Out Wall Street

Ten Reasons NOT To Bail Out Wall Street

by Catherine Austin Fitts and Carolyn Betts, Esq. (1) Crime that pays is crime that stays. There is reason to believe that Wall Street and

Introducing Lesta Frank

Introducing Lesta Frank

I love Lesta Frank’s watercolors. You can learn more about Lesta and how to purchase watercolors, prints and cards at her website and blog. She

Goldman Sachs Goes Net Long Gold on TOCOM

Goldman Sachs Goes Net Long Gold on TOCOM

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

Avalon Acres – Financial Permaculture

Avalon Acres – Financial Permaculture

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,

Treasury Conference Call

Treasury Conference Call

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

Paul Newman: 1925 – 2008

Paul Newman: 1925 – 2008

A great man died today—he left us with a family, movies, businesses and gifts that will bring joy for centuries to come. Let’s take a

Wall Street to Main Street: Who Needs You?

Wall Street to Main Street: Who Needs You?

Fed Pumps Further $630 Billion Into Financial System By Scott Laman & Craig Torres – Bloomberg.com (29 Sep 2008) Adjusted Monetary Base – 25 Sep

Main Street to Wall Street: Drop Dead

Main Street to Wall Street: Drop Dead

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

Bumper Sticker Brainstorm

Bumper Sticker Brainstorm

One of our network members is keen on producing a bumper sticker to express our opposition to bailouts and the institutions engineering them. We could

Rumi and Bates

Rumi and Bates

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

Money & Markets – Week of 9.29.08

Money & Markets – Week of 9.29.08

Hidden in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 Daily Paul (2 October 2008) Franklin Sanders: Somebody’s ‘painting the tape’ with gold and silver GATA

Money & Markets – Week of 9.29.08

Money & Markets – Week of 9.29.08

Hidden in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 Daily Paul (2 October 2008) Franklin Sanders: Somebody’s ‘painting the tape’ with gold and silver GATA

Sorghum Festival, October 4th

Sorghum Festival, October 4th

I went down to Burton’s Sugar Farm in Northern Mississippi outside of Memphis this weekend. This is my third visit to the Sugar Farm and

Mortgage Markets – Week of 9.29.08

Mortgage Markets – Week of 9.29.08

Sub-Prime as a Black Catastrophe By Melvin L. Oliver & Thomas M. Shapiro – American Prospect (22 Sep 2008) Produce The Note “How-To” The Consumer