By Gregory White The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced changes to rules on how it calculates long-term unemployment Tuesday, according to The Hill. Continue reading

Our indexes are designed to provide real-time information on major inflation trends, not to forecast official inflation announcements. The official CPI series are shown for

By Hibah Yousuf U.S. stocks ended Monday mixed as investors digested a surprise interest rate hike by the Bank of China and a blizzard put

By Bill Carter and Brian Stelter Did the bill pledging federal funds for the health care of 9/11 responders become law in the waning hours

Georgie Anna Branham LaRue passed from this world on December 26, 2010 at 2:22am at the Falls Center Hospice in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Services will take

By Jesse Most people confuse freedom with power. Freedom is not the ability to do whatever we wish when we wish however we wish, to

By Michael Hudson Continue at the Real News Network . . . Solari Report Blog Commentaries The Slow Burn (9 April 08) The Military Holds

By Jesse I hope everyone has the opportunity to see “Inside Job” in the months ahead. The issue is not settled. As someone who watches

By Jeannette Neumann Cities Tap Homeowners for Revenue as Workers’ Retirement, Health Costs Rise. Cities across the nation are raising property taxes, largely citing rising

By Louis Lanzano Star banking analyst Meredith Whitney has been saying for months that the next phase of the housing meltdown would be a local-government financial crisis.

By Mike Ludwig The former United States ambassador to France suggested “moving to retaliation” against France and the European Union (EU) in late 2007 to

By Mike Ludwig The former United States ambassador to France suggested “moving to retaliation” against France and the European Union (EU) in late 2007 to

By Sean Gardiner Each morning for 5,546 days, Jabbar Collins knew exactly what he’d wear when he awoke: a dark-green shirt with matching dark-green pants.

By Paul Levy Note: I consider this one of the most important articles I’ve ever written. If after reading it you feel so inspired, please

By Jon Rappoport The 10th Amendment Center is a group that is campaigning to nullify illegal federal laws. It’s also resuscitating the right of states

By Joe Weisenthal Continue reading the article . . .

By Johann Hari The year 2010 began with David Cameron looking into a TV camera and pledging to the British people: “If any cabinet minister

By Sandy Hingston They don’t read. They can’t spell. They spend all their time playing computer games and texting and hanging out with one another

The Solari Report’s very own Michael Linton, who when he is not lining up our favorite people for interviews on the Solari Report, is a

By Paul Ferguson Gold bounced off of trendline support this morning.  Trading in the gold shares looked particularly encouraging, with stocks opening at their lows

Baltic Dry Index Related reading: The Billion Prices Project @ MIT Daily Price Indexes (22 Dec 10) Baltic Exchange Dry Index (BDI) & Freight Rates

By Amy Schatz and Shayndi Raice Consumers for the first time got federally approved rules guaranteeing their right to view what they want on the

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By Paul Ferguson Going with the sailing analogy here. Silver has set a course to the northeast.  When we look at it on a monthly

View Larger Chart . . . Continue reading the article . . . Related reading: State Budgets: The Day of Reckoning CBS News (19 Dec

By Franklin Sanders Behold, Silver Bugs, the Promised Land! Investors are piling into silver, at last having discovered silver’s astounding bull market future, and silver

By Heather Box Kyle Thiermann, a 20-year-old professional surfer from Santa Cruz California, stood in a clothing factory in Sri Lanka amongst the commotion of

The luster will be a bit “off” on Dec. 21st, the first day of northern winter, when the full Moon passes almost dead-center through Earth’s

By Catherine Austin Fitts Every investment – whether it be of our time, our attention or our resources – has an impact on the related

By Rady Ananda In a January 2008 meeting, US and Spain trade officials strategized how to increase acceptance of genetically modified foods in Europe, including

By Gregory White Continue reading the article . . .

By Noel Brinkerhoff If the government wants to see your emails stored by an Internet service provider, they first will have to get a warrant.

Barbara and Jeffry Picower in 2005 By Diana B. Henriques A scandal flush with superlatives added yet another on Friday with a $7.2 billion legal

Rep. Peter DeFazio: President Obama is telling lawmakers it would be “the end” of his presidency if tax cut deal fails. View Video . .

From a Reader This Morning: 60% of Americans now believe the war in Afghanistan was a mistake…the other 40% have been found to be 100%

Best place to raise kids in Tennessee: Clinton Nearby city: Knoxville Population: 9,224 Median family income: $55,421 Runner-up: Hohenwald Clinton is the county seat of

By Sarah Morgan Retirement savers have already learned how much damage the markets can do to a nest egg. But for anyone with a 401(k)

Dear Ones: Visiting the sanctuary just now, it appears our entire congregation is suffering from a misunderstanding. Our sanctuary — any sanctuary — is a

Fifty artists on the music they love, from Mick Jagger on the blues to Drake on Jimi Hendrix Continue reading the article . . .

Following a nearly year-long review, the biggest US public pension has OK’ed a new asset allocation to position the fund for better risk-adjusted performance. The

By Richard Rubin The U.S. Senate passed an $858 billion tax-cut plan, giving bipartisan endorsement to an agreement crafted by President Barack Obama and Republicans

Washington, DC, December 15, 2010 – Total estimated outflows from long-term mutual funds were $3.25 billion for the week ended Wednesday, December 8, the Investment

By Nahal Toosi Richard Holbrooke’s stature, tenacity, and contacts allowed him to weave together once-separate diplomatic efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Replacing him will be

By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard Iceland’s president, Olafur Grimsson, irritated EU officials last month when he said his country was recovering faster because it had refused to

Bron Suchecki of the Perth Mint posted comments and a link to our article on Tax Issues. Bron is one of the “go to guys”

The US Navy announced a successful test Friday of an electromagnetic cannon capable of firing a projectile 110 nautical miles (200 kilometers) at five times

By Michael Moore Yesterday, in the Westminster Magistrates Court in London, the lawyers for WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange presented to the judge a document from

By Michael Moore Yesterday, in the Westminster Magistrates Court in London, the lawyers for WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange presented to the judge a document from

Representatives from the New York City Medical Examiner’s office remove the body of Mark Madoff, the son of convicted Ponzi scheme mastermind Bernie Madoff, from

Representatives from the New York City Medical Examiner’s office remove the body of Mark Madoff, the son of convicted Ponzi scheme mastermind Bernie Madoff, from

By Janet Adamy Judge Rules Mandatory Insurance Unconstitutional; First Round of Long Battle A federal court ruled Monday that a key part of the health-care

By Evan Perez and Dionne Searcey The Justice Department on Wednesday is expected to seek to join civil lawsuits stemming from the Gulf of Mexico

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By Michael Hudson Game Plan for a Flat Tax, Social Security Cutbacks and Austerity I almost feel naïve for being so angry at President Obama’s

By Michael Hudson Game Plan for a Flat Tax, Social Security Cutbacks and Austerity I almost feel naïve for being so angry at President Obama’s

By Steven Morris Legal team for WikiLeaks founder says Washington may be planning to invoke Espionage Act to indict their client. Lawyers acting for Julian

By Steven Morris Legal team for WikiLeaks founder says Washington may be planning to invoke Espionage Act to indict their client. Lawyers acting for Julian

By Tana Ganeva As more and more companies bend under government pressure, a few are standing up for the site. Giants like PayPal, Amazon.com, Visa

By Tana Ganeva As more and more companies bend under government pressure, a few are standing up for the site. Giants like PayPal, Amazon.com, Visa

What are the last four words you are most likely to hear shortly before you lose vast amounts of money?  “It’s different this time.”  Those