Food & Health – Week of 4.1.12

Food & Health – Week of 4.1.12

Jane Fonda: Life’s Third Act Ted.com Filmed Dec 2011 Green Life Aquaponics Environmental Leadership CSX Shared Earth the Largest Community Garden on the Planet! Collaborative

Giant Earthworm

Giant Earthworm

[click on the image for interactive version] By Cary Huang

SCOTUS Mulls Striking Down All of Obamacare

SCOTUS Mulls Striking Down All of Obamacare

By Philip Klein Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court this morning considered what to do with the rest of President Obama’s national health care law

Subscriber’s Luncheon With Catherine

Subscriber’s Luncheon With Catherine

March 17, 2012 – The Tohono Chul Tea Room – Tucson, AZ: March 24, 2012 – Chez Zee American Bistro – Austin, Texas: By Catherine

Conservative Justices Question Insurance Mandate

Conservative Justices Question Insurance Mandate

By Jesse j. Holland Sharp questioning by the Supreme Court’s conservative justices has cast serious doubt on the survival of the individual insurance requirement at

Banks Kickback Bailout $ to FHA

Banks Kickback Bailout $ to FHA

By Bob Ivry The White House submitted a budget plan to Congress this year that would have provided the FHA as much as $688 million

Bron Suchecki: Fake Bars — The Facts

Bron Suchecki: Fake Bars — The Facts

By C. Powell Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: In an essay headlined “Fake Bars — The Facts,” Bron Suchecki of the Perth Mint today

Health Care Law Reaches High Court

Health Care Law Reaches High Court

Photo by J. Scott Applewhite, AP By Richard Wolf Health coverage for more than 30 million people. The power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce.

Money & Markets – Week of 3.25.12

Money & Markets – Week of 3.25.12

Charlesbank Capital Partners Acquires The Princeton Review Higher Education Readiness Division Marketwire (27 March 12) U.S. Airlines Seek Action on EU Carbon Tax The Wall

Precious Metals – Week of 3.25.12

Precious Metals – Week of 3.25.12

Zero Hedge: Can Gold-plated Tungsten be Rehypothecated Too? GATA (24 March 12) James Turk: Chinese Gold Imports Will Keep Increasing GATA (23 March 12)

Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 3.25.12

Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 3.25.12

The U.S. Prison-Cell Economy (IYR, XHB, XLF, ITB, LEN, KBH, DHI, TOL) ETF Daily News (26 March 12) The Mortgage-to-Lease Alternative to Foreclosure CounterPunch (26

Geopolitical – Week of 3.25.12

Geopolitical – Week of 3.25.12

High Court Throws Out Human Gene Patents Yahoo News (26 March 12) Economic Hitmen YouTube (22 March 12) President Obama Asks Medvedev for ‘Space’ on

Life – Week of 3.25.12

Life – Week of 3.25.12

The Best SA Articles Of All Time, As Chosen By Their Authors Seeking Alpha (26 March 12) Dick Cheney Heart Transplant Surgery: Former Vice President

Food & Health – Week of 3.25.12

Food & Health – Week of 3.25.12

CDC: U.S. Kids With Autism up 78% in Past Decade CNN (29 March 12) ‘Pink Slime’ on The Way Out in Montana School Cafeterias Bozeman

Wildcards – Week of 3.25.12

Wildcards – Week of 3.25.12

Pope’s Visit to Mexico Refocuses Attention on Narco-Church Relations The 2012 Scenario (22 March 12) Overwhelming Demand: Ruger Suspends All New Firearms Orders: “Incoming Order

Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication

Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication

From Wikipedia The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (“SWIFT”) operates a worldwide financial messaging network which exchanges messages between banks and other financial institutions.

Laundered Money

Laundered Money

By Joseph T. Salerno Under cover of its multiplicity of fabricated wars on drugs, terror, tax evasion, and organized crime, the US government has long

Town in Australia “Kickstarts” Grocery Story

Town in Australia “Kickstarts” Grocery Story

Dennett’s IGA supermarket in Mullumbimby is FOR SALE Could the people of Mullumbimby own their own supermarket…? Continue reading the article . . . Related reading:

President Obama Issues Executive Order Friday

President Obama Issues Executive Order Friday

Executive order issued Friday entitled “National Defense Resources Preparedness” Click image to read [Note from CAF: Yes, it is simply an update of existing Executive Orders. However,

Michigan DNR Going Hog Wild

Michigan DNR Going Hog Wild

By Pete Kennedy, Esq. In a brazen power grab threatening the livelihood of hundreds of small farmers, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is

Money & Markets – Week of 3.18.12

Money & Markets – Week of 3.18.12

As the Winter Ends, the De-Dollarization Begins Hamsayeh.net (24 March 12) JPMorgan Sued by Currency Trader Over $3 Million Decimal Point Yahoo Finance (23 March

Precious Metals – Week of 3.18.12

Precious Metals – Week of 3.18.12

Turkey Targets Gold Stashes GATA (22 March 12) Gold Daily and Silver Weekly Charts – New Moon, New Year, Dollar Oil Jesse’s Café Américain (19

Geopolitical – Week of 3.18.12

Geopolitical – Week of 3.18.12

Secret Nuclear Drone Plan Nixed by ‘Political Realities’ WIRED (22 March 12) Swift Blows to Iran and Nuclear Talks Asia times (21 March 12) U.S.

Science & Technology – Week of 3.18.12

Science & Technology – Week of 3.18.12

Apple Pads Investor Wallets The Wall Street Journal (19 March 12) Social Media Scam Alert: Top Ten Ways to Tell Kony is Phony Black Agenda

Life – Week of 3.18.12

Life – Week of 3.18.12

Meditation Helps Lower Truancy and Suspensions video cmc.tv (21 March 12) Think Better … Make Super High-Quality Decisions … and Perform At The Peak Of Your Abilities

Food & Health – Week of 3.18.12

Food & Health – Week of 3.18.12

US Government Approves Monsanto Seed Experiment Across America Organic Consumers.org (16 March 12) Composting,Indoors or Out-By Michelle Remodelista (7 March 12) New CDC Autism Numbers

You Can’t Make This Stuff Up!

You Can’t Make This Stuff Up!

Secret Deals, Foreclosure Settlements,Stress Tests, and Vampire Squid Whistle-Blowers By L. Randall Wray No Hollywood scriptwriter could plot a more implausible story. Here is the

Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs

Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs

[CAF Note: Goldman’s head of derivatives for Europe just happens to resign in the middle of the Greek CDS debacle and writes a big NY

Derek Paravicini

Derek Paravicini

Lesley Stahl profiles British musical savant Derek Paravicini, whose computer-like memory for music is matched by his creative abilities to play it in any style.

The Face of Gold and Silver Price Volatility

The Face of Gold and Silver Price Volatility

By: Jeff_Clark Jeff Clark, Casey Research writes: On February 29, gold dropped 4.8% and silver 6.2% (based on London fix prices). That’s quite the fall

Pols Fear ‘SOPA Backlash’

Pols Fear ‘SOPA Backlash’

By Kim Hart In the wake of the Internet blackout that led to the dramatic death of two controversial online piracy bills, a new warning

Money & Markets – Week of 3.11.12

Money & Markets – Week of 3.11.12

SWIFT Cuts Off Iran As Sanctions Vice Tightens Huffington Post (15 March 12) Exclusive: U.S., Britain set to Agree on Emergency Oil Stocks Release Reuters

Precious Metals – Week of 3.11.12

Precious Metals – Week of 3.11.12

India Raises Gold-Import Tax for Second Time; Prices Drop Bloomberg (16 March 12) South African Gold Production Dives Again To 90 Year Lows GoldCore (15

Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 3.11.12

Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 3.11.12

HUD’s Foreclosure Report The Washington Post (15 March 12) Foreclosures Pick Up In Many States NPR (15 March 12) Whistleblower Says BofA Defrauded HAMP Reuters

Geopolitical – Week of 3.11.12

Geopolitical – Week of 3.11.12

Netanyahu says Israel Won’t Need U.S. OK to Hit Iran The Washington Times (15 March 12) Director of DARPA Departs Pentagon for Google, Further Reinforcing

Science & Technology – Week of 3.11.12

Science & Technology – Week of 3.11.12

Note to Self: Siri Not Just Working for Me, Working Full-Time for Apple, Too ACLU (10 March 12) 3D Printing: How “Desktop Factories” Will Create

Life – Week of 3.11.12

Life – Week of 3.11.12

Archive for the ‘Tiny Houses’ Category Tiny house Talk (11 March 12) They Made Main Street Their Own The New York Times (7 March 12)

Wildcards – Week of 3.11.12

Wildcards – Week of 3.11.12

No, They’re Not Photographs! The Astonishing Pictures Drawn by PENCIL MailOnlne (15 March 12) After 244 Years, Encyclopaedia Britannica Stops the Presses The New York

Great Things A-Happenin

Great Things A-Happenin

By Katey Culver Hello friends and family, As many of you know I have been involved in 2 lawsuits against the State of TN with

Precious Metals Market Report – 3.8.12

Precious Metals Market Report – 3.8.12

By Catherine Austin Fitts I’m in Southern California and Franklin is at Top of the World Farm in Tennessee. One of the reasons I love

A Solar Storm Is A Bad Omen For Stocks

A Solar Storm Is A Bad Omen For Stocks

[click on the image for a larger version] By Sam Ro Continue reading the article . . . Related reading: Space Weather Alerts and Warnings

USDA to Give Speedy Approval to New GE Crops

USDA to Give Speedy Approval to New GE Crops

By Jenna Blumenfeld Lately it seems like non-GMO supporters simply can’t catch a break. In the wake of an unsuccessful lawsuit between the Organic Seed

Quotation of the Day

Quotation of the Day

“It’s a little late in the game to worry about anticorruption measures because what in the world is the alternative going to be? If you

Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” – Richard Buckminster

Bluebird

Bluebird

By Catherine Austin Fitts I am leaving Los Angeles for Ojai today. A blue jay has been appearing in the back yard. My friend Nina

Kucinich’s Politics Career Defined by Adversity

Kucinich’s Politics Career Defined by Adversity

By Heidi Przybyla Representative Dennis Kucinich’s exit from Congress is among many setbacks defining his 42-year political career, dating to the 1978 attempt to recall

Special Ops: Engineering the Slow Burn

Special Ops: Engineering the Slow Burn

By Steven Aftergood U.S. special operations forces are engaged in “more than 100 countries worldwide,” said Adm. William H. McRaven, commander of U.S. Special Operations

Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

My wonderful friend Nina takes pictures of beautiful birds as she travels. This one has a quote from St. Francis that I love: “Preach the

Tornadoes Kill at Least 39 in Five States

Tornadoes Kill at Least 39 in Five States

March 3, 2012, in Henryville, Ind. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images. By Daniel Politi and Abby Ohlheiser Angel Babcock, the 15-month-old found alive in an

Money & Markets – Week of 3.4.12

Money & Markets – Week of 3.4.12

Insight: Coke, Conoco, Icahn Among Big Fish on MF Global Hook Yahoo Finance (9 March 12) Why High Oil Prices Are Now Affecting Europe More

Precious Metals – Week of 3.4.12

Precious Metals – Week of 3.4.12

US Trade Balance Worst In 39 Months With Largest 3 Month Drop In 20 Years Zero Hedge (9 March 12) Agitation in Switzerland and Germany

Geopolitical – Week of 3.4.12

Geopolitical – Week of 3.4.12

Obama Admin Admits ACTA “Legally Binding” on Americans YouTube (7 March 12) The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) Keep The Web Open IRS’ Top 12 Tax