Precious Metals – Week of 9.29.08

Precious Metals – Week of 9.29.08

‘Unseen’ and ‘Unprecedented’ Demand For Bullion By Rich By Javier Blas – Financial Times, London (30 Sep 2008) SNB Completes Planned Gold Sales, No More

Life – Week of 9.29.08

Life – Week of 9.29.08

Alaska 101 for presidential candidates Indian Country Today (2 Oct 2008) U.S. spacecraft poised to fly past Mercury next week Reuters (2 Oct 2008) Do

Ode To Big Bankers

Ode To Big Bankers

A network member requests that we offer up a place to post limericks and songs to lift our spirits in a dire hour. Here is

Radio New Zealand Interviews Alastair Thompson

Radio New Zealand Interviews Alastair Thompson

Alastair Thompson: Politics and Pilgrimage Scoop Independent News (20 Sep 2008) For more on Scoop’s Campaign >>> For more on Alastair’s recent Pilgrimage >>>

Final Bailout White Paper

Final Bailout White Paper

Proposed $700 Billion Bailout Is Too Little, Too Late to End the Debt Crisis; Too Much, Too Soon for the U.S. Bond Market By Martin

A Comment on the Bailout Bill

A Comment on the Bailout Bill

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

Total U.S. Debt

Total U.S. Debt

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

Money & Markets – Week of 9.22.08

Money & Markets – Week of 9.22.08

China Asks Local Lenders Not To Lend to U.S. Banks: Report By V. Phani Kumar – MarketWatch (24 Sep 2008) China Stops Its Banks From

Money & Markets – Week of 9.22.08

Money & Markets – Week of 9.22.08

China Asks Local Lenders Not To Lend to U.S. Banks: Report By V. Phani Kumar – MarketWatch (24 Sep 2008) China Stops Its Banks From

Food & Health – Week of 9.22.08

Food & Health – Week of 9.22.08

FTC Launches Operation False Cures to Suppress Natural Cancer Remedies At NaturalNews.com (18 Sep 2008) Stressed Plants Release Aspirin-Like Chemical Reuters.uk (23 Sep 2008)

Food & Health – Week of 9.22.08

Food & Health – Week of 9.22.08

FTC Launches Operation False Cures to Suppress Natural Cancer Remedies At NaturalNews.com (18 Sep 2008) Stressed Plants Release Aspirin-Like Chemical Reuters.uk (23 Sep 2008)

Geopolitical – Week of 9.22.08

Geopolitical – Week of 9.22.08

Time For A Gold Ruble? By John Laughland – Russia News & Information Agency (24 Sep 2008) October 1st Military Starts Martial Law Mission YouTube

Project Censored Top 25 Stories for 2009

Project Censored Top 25 Stories for 2009

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

Proposed Bail Out Bill

Proposed Bail Out Bill

The New York Times has posted a draft copy of the U.S. Treasury bail out bill. As a practical matter, this bill gives the U.S.

Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

“Driving through New Jersey, Nitze [asked] Dillon if he thought the market decline an omen of hard times ahead . . . Dillon thought for

How to Find a Local Bank

How to Find a Local Bank

In response to questions from listeners about how to find a local bank, we are reproducing below Catherine’s article on this topic. The full article

Catherine on Coast-to-Coast 9.15.08

Catherine on Coast-to-Coast 9.15.08

Listen via archived audio (requires subscription.) * Please place comments or questions regarding the 9.15.08 interview as comments to this post.

Slow Burn Capital Controls

Slow Burn Capital Controls

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

Money & Markets – Week of 9.15.08

Money & Markets – Week of 9.15.08

SEC Bans Naked Shorting For All Securities Press Release (17 Sep 2008) Treasury Announces Debt Auctions for Fed By Martin Crutsinger – Associated Press (17

Money & Markets – Week of 9.15.08

Money & Markets – Week of 9.15.08

SEC Bans Naked Shorting For All Securities Press Release (17 Sep 2008) Treasury Announces Debt Auctions for Fed By Martin Crutsinger – Associated Press (17

Precious Metals – Week of 9.15.08

Precious Metals – Week of 9.15.08

The Law of Supply and Demand is Dead for Gold and Silver By J.S. Kim – Seeking Alpha (15 Sep 2008) Gold Starts to Look

Geopolitical – Week of 9.15.08

Geopolitical – Week of 9.15.08

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC): A “Doorway” to The New World Order? By Paul Bondarovski – WarIsCrime.com (10 Sep 2008) City Uses DNA to Fight

Life – Week of 9.15.08

Life – Week of 9.15.08

Help To Save The World, Pope Tells Australia By Paola Totaro – Sydney Morning Herald (14 Jul 2008) Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Hits Northern Japan Yahoo

The Bank Index

The Bank Index

A network member points out that Don Coxe of BMO Financial Group, one of our favorite market analysts, has commented that we have now deleveraged

An Anniversary Prayer — September 11, 2008

An Anniversary Prayer — September 11, 2008

An Anniversary Prayer — September 11, 2008 Lord, we gather in prayer on the seventh anniversary of 9-11; We thank you for the many blessings

Comments to Catherine on Coast-to-Coast

Comments to Catherine on Coast-to-Coast

Dear Readers: If you have comments to Catherine’s talk on Coast-to-Coast radio last night, please place them as a comment to this post. Thanks! Anais

Orwellian Markets

Orwellian Markets

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

The Farm Blog Up

The Farm Blog Up

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

Event – October 2008: "Financial Permaculture"

Event – October 2008: "Financial Permaculture"

Financial Permaculture: Greening a Rural American Community October 24-28, 2008 Hohenwald, Tennessee Attend this 5-day regenerative business and community development course and design simulation with

Event – October 2008: “Financial Permaculture”

Event – October 2008: “Financial Permaculture”

Financial Permaculture: Greening a Rural American Community October 24-28, 2008 Hohenwald, Tennessee Attend this 5-day regenerative business and community development course and design simulation with

Erie, Pennsylvania Sues JP Morgan Chase

Erie, Pennsylvania Sues JP Morgan Chase

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

Welcome to the Solari Invention Room!

Welcome to the Solari Invention Room!

At Solari, the invention room is a place in our imagination where we go to collaborate on creating and developing great ideas.  There are several

Money & Markets – Week of 9.08.08

Money & Markets – Week of 9.08.08

Computer Glitch Derails London Stock Exchange By Julia Werdigier – International Herald Tribune (8 Sep 2008) FTSE Rally Supported By Banks By Simon Falush –

Money & Markets – Week of 9.08.08

Money & Markets – Week of 9.08.08

Computer Glitch Derails London Stock Exchange By Julia Werdigier – International Herald Tribune (8 Sep 2008) FTSE Rally Supported By Banks By Simon Falush –

Precious Metals – Week of 9.08.08

Precious Metals – Week of 9.08.08

U.S. Must Buy More Assets To Prevent ‘Tsunami,’ Bond Manager Gross Says By Jody Shenn – Bloomberg News (4 Sep 2008) Rosen Special Update By

A Comment On Our Election Coverage

A Comment On Our Election Coverage

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

Geopolitical – Week of 9.08.08

Geopolitical – Week of 9.08.08

America’s Best Days Rasmussen Report (28 Aug 2008) Early Security Issues Tarnish Google’s Chrome Browser By Nancy Gohring – ITWorld.com (3 Sep 2008) Rense.com Now

Mortgage Markets – Week of 9.08.08

Mortgage Markets – Week of 9.08.08

U.S. Takeover of Fannie, Freddie Offers ‘Stopgap’ By Rebecca Christie & John Brinsley – Bloomberg.com (8 Sep 2008) Treasury Statement on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

Life – Week of 9.08.08

Life – Week of 9.08.08

The Genetic Early Adopters By Emily Singer – Technology Review (8 Sep 2008) Turner Adds New Concert Dates To Tour By Mitchell Peters – Reuters

A List of the 20 Funniest Movies – Help!

A List of the 20 Funniest Movies – Help!

I have a terrific friend who is coming home from the hospital tomorrow to recuperate from heart surgery. Her doctors say that this kind of

Going Green First Class

Going Green First Class

“Eco-Iconic” At trendwatching.com Bahrain World Trade Center Dubai Wave Tower

The 10 Most Affordable Housing Markets

The 10 Most Affordable Housing Markets

Affordable Housing Exists, If You Know Where to Look By Prashant Gopal – BusinessWeek (4 Sep 2008) 1. Indianapolis-Carmel, Ind. Median home price: $108,000 Median

September Slow Burn

September Slow Burn

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

Thank Heavens For Honest Judges

Thank Heavens For Honest Judges

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

Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

Thanks to Bill Murphy and his Midas Report at LeMetropole Café for this one.

Money & Markets – Week of 9.01.08

Money & Markets – Week of 9.01.08

Judge Considers Pretrial Release in Tax-Fraud Case By Sanne Spect – MailTribune.com (3 Sep 2008) BP Loosens TNK-BP Grip to End Fight With Oligarchs By

Money & Markets – Week of 9.01.08

Money & Markets – Week of 9.01.08

Judge Considers Pretrial Release in Tax-Fraud Case By Sanne Spect – MailTribune.com (3 Sep 2008) BP Loosens TNK-BP Grip to End Fight With Oligarchs By

Mortgage Markets – Week of 9.01.08

Mortgage Markets – Week of 9.01.08

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Bailout Near TheStreet.com (5 Sep 2008) Freddie, Fannie Shareholders To Be Wiped Out U.S. Rescue Seen at Hand for 2 Mortgage

Geopolitical – Week of 9.01.08

Geopolitical – Week of 9.01.08

Amy Goodman Arrested at RNC A YouTube Video (1 Sep 2008) Supercomputer Weather: Super Hurricane Gustav By Alastair Thompson & David Mclellan – Scoop Independent

Life – Week of 9.01.08

Life – Week of 9.01.08

The Weekend Wake-up A series of FREE multi-generational community events Sun Makes History: First Spotless Month in a Century By Michael Asher – DailyTech.com (1

Food & Health – Week of 9.01.08

Food & Health – Week of 9.01.08

Scientists Use Particle Accelerator to Date Wine By Claude Canellas – Reuters.uk (3 Sep 2008) Qatar and Vietnam Set Up Agriculture Fund Reuters.uk (3 Sep

Food & Health – Week of 9.01.08

Food & Health – Week of 9.01.08

Scientists Use Particle Accelerator to Date Wine By Claude Canellas – Reuters.uk (3 Sep 2008) Qatar and Vietnam Set Up Agriculture Fund Reuters.uk (3 Sep

Deja Vu View

Deja Vu View

“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

Simmons International

Simmons International

In our discussion on “Recommended,” there were several comments on Matt Simmons’ role in promoting the Peak Oil scenario. I thought it would be useful

Deja Vu View 2

Deja Vu View 2

Only Convenient Caring Please A YouTube video by Catherine Austin Fitts

Recommended

Recommended

I just finished James Norman’s new book: The Oil Card: Global Economic Warfare in the 21st Century. Norman makes the case that a suppressed oil

September 16-18 in Portland

September 16-18 in Portland

Our very special ally Paul Levy is sponsoring his very special teachers, Tibetan Buddhist masters Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche, to

Money & Markets – Week of 8.25.08

Money & Markets – Week of 8.25.08

Dollar Rescue Plan Was Drawn in March, Japanese Paper Says By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss – Reuters (27 Aug 2008) ECB Slammed by Nobel Economist as European

Money & Markets – Week of 8.25.08

Money & Markets – Week of 8.25.08

Dollar Rescue Plan Was Drawn in March, Japanese Paper Says By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss – Reuters (27 Aug 2008) ECB Slammed by Nobel Economist as European

Precious Metals – Week of 8.25.08

Precious Metals – Week of 8.25.08

U.S. Appeals Court Validates Gold Clause in Rental Contract By Lisa Cornwell – Associated Press (28 Aug 2008) Let Them Mint Paper: Now They’re Out

Mortgage Markets – Week of 8.25.08

Mortgage Markets – Week of 8.25.08

Three Fannie Mae Execs Out, Shares Rally Earlier By Al Yon – Reuters (27 Aug 2008) Fannie, Freddie Capital Can Absorb Losses: Report By Al

Geopolitical – Week of 8.25.08

Geopolitical – Week of 8.25.08

Russia May Cut Off Oil and Gas to Europe By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard – London Telegraph (28 Aug 2008) Steve Jobs Obituary Published by Bloomberg By

Food & Health – Week of 8.25.08

Food & Health – Week of 8.25.08

FDA Unleashes Mass Irradiation of Spinach, Lettuce and Other Vegetables NaturalNews.com (22 Aug 2008)

Food & Health – Week of 8.25.08

Food & Health – Week of 8.25.08

FDA Unleashes Mass Irradiation of Spinach, Lettuce and Other Vegetables NaturalNews.com (22 Aug 2008)

Life – Week of 8.25.08

Life – Week of 8.25.08

Where Cell Phones Go To Die By Kate Greene – TechnologyReview.com (Sept/Oct 2008) Virus-Assembled Microbatteries By Lauren Rugani – TechnologyReview.com (21 Aug 2008) Cosmic Blast

The Financial Permaculture Blog Launches

The Financial Permaculture Blog Launches

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

From Sam Smith at Prorev.com

From Sam Smith at Prorev.com

DRINKING AGES IN SOME EUROPEAN COUNTRIES Albania—No minimum age Austria—14 Denmark—No minimum drinking age Finland—No minimum drinking age France—16 (beer, wine) Germany—16 (beer, wine) Hungary—No

A New Word From Franklin Sanders

A New Word From Franklin Sanders

LUNATICKLE – noun. The thrill of fear, laughter, and incredulity that convulses your body when you read the financial news in the morning and realize

Financial Permaculture

Financial Permaculture

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

Gold and Deflation

Gold and Deflation

Now is a time when there is much discussion regarding the performance of gold in periods of deflation. A fine piece addressing some of these

Pebble Mine

Pebble Mine

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