“If we want to reduce poverty and misery, if we want to give to every deserving individual what is needed for a safe existence of

by Barbara Loe Fisher There have been hundreds of media stories published in the U.S. and around the world since Jan. 14, 2015, the day

click on the image for a larger version By Catherine Austin Fitts The market valuation of Apple passed $700 billion this week. Let’s put that

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“I hate bullies. I hate them. I’m not good enough with words to describe how much I hate them.” ~ Andrew Vachss By Catherine Austin

Domestic and global statistics from the Department of Energy published December 2014… Continue reading the pdf

by Jenny Hopkinson Forget legalizing pot: Two of the most powerful Republicans in the Senate believe there’s a much stronger chance to legalize growing hemp

by Jamie Condliffe A slew of 30,000 leaked Swiss HSBC bank account details—what the Guardian calls the “biggest banking leak in history”—lays bare the practices

“If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change” ~ Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa By Catherine Austin Fitts The long

Check out the first minute of this explainer from Vox: by Josh Harkinson It’s Friday afternoon in San Francisco and, to be honest, I’m sick

‘Military spending continues to fall in the West but rises everywhere else, says SIPRI‘, SIPRI Press Release, 14 April 2014. ‘Trends in world military expenditure,

Inside the secret network behind mass surveillance, endless war, and Skynet— by Nafeez Ahmed INSURGE INTELLIGENCE, a new crowd-funded investigative journalism project, breaks the exclusive

‘Once Isis got near oil fields, the US sent drones to strike targets‘ by Tom Bawden Conspiracy theorists have long insisted that modern wars revolve

A stock photo of Graphene based transistors. @unknown by Ahmed Bilal One of the major reasons that solar panels are facing such hurdles to replace

[CAF Note: Obama Administration is dropping the proposal to tax 529 plans.    I told you the week it was announced that it was DOA.

“The American people need health care, not health insurance.” ~ Catherine Austin Fitts by Catherine Austin Fitts Personal health care choices have become a risky

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“What we need to do is always lean into the future; when the world changes around you and when it changes against you – what

[View Chart Here] by David Goldman Tech blogger Robert Cringely wrote last week that IBM would lay off 26% of its staff, or nearly 112,000

by John Leyden Linux supremo Linus Torvalds has jokingly admitted US spooks approached him to put a backdoor in his open-source operating system. During a

by Glenn Greenwald One of the many pressing stories that remains to be told from the Snowden archive is how western intelligence agencies are attempting

by Jena McGregor Last Thursday, a technology blogger for Forbes magazine reported that IBM was planning to cut 26 percent of its total workforce —

by Glenn Greenwald One of the many pressing stories that remains to be told from the Snowden archive is how western intelligence agencies are attempting

by Bloomberg Billionaire venture capitalist Jim Breyer is heading to the Swiss Alps this year with an upbeat message. “This is a magical time,” says

[click on the image for a larger version] by Jeff Black and Simon Kennedy Mario Draghi led the Central Bank into a new era, pledging

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by Joseph P. Farrell As you can tell, this week we’ve been primarily focused on geopolitics and financial news (as distinct from last week’s focus

“To feel the love of people whom we love is a fire that feeds our life.” ~ Pablo Neruda By Catherine Austin Fitts I spoke

By Catherine Austin Fitts They have a name for men who round up innocent children and send them to prisons where they make uniforms for

by Cedit Suisse The debate on what would happen if Scotland or Catalonia became independent opens up some very interesting arguments. On one side we

Global wealth is increasingly concentrated in the hands of a small wealthy elite. These wealthy individuals have generated and sustained their vast riches through their

[CAF: Please note that there is no proposal to return the hundreds of millions of dollars and assets stolen from innocent citizens] By Robert O’Harrow

[click on the image for a larger version ] By Mike Whitney January 15, 2015 “ICH” – “Counterpunch” – Is America in the throes of

The 2015 State of the Union Address will be given by the 44th President Barack Obama on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, in the chamber of

(Photo Credit: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg) By Simon Kennedy The road to normal is proving to be bumpy. Stunning monetary-policy shifts in Switzerland and India sent markets

[click on the image for a larger version] by Elena Holodny On Wednesday Russia’s announced that it will shift all its natural gas flows to

[click on the image for a larger version] by Jim Clifton The U.S. now ranks not first, not second, not third, but 12th among developed

[click on the image for a larger version] By Catherine Austin Fitts There is nothing more impressive than grace under fire. Over the last two

by Rick Falkvinge Activists from the Pirate Party’s youth wing have wiretapped high-level political surveillance hawks at Sweden’s top security conference. They set up an

According to the Allianz Risk Barometer 2015 cybercrime continues to rise rapidly in the ranking of disruptive scenarios. In Germany, the United Kingdom and the

“Investing should be more like watching paint dry or watching grass grow. If you want excitement, take $800 and go to Las Vegas.”  ~Paul Samuelson

By Sustainable Pulse Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed the Russian Federation Code of Administrative Offences into law, including a new article establishing liability for