Food Stamp Usage Hits Record 39 Million

Food Stamp Usage Hits Record 39 Million

By Mish Food stamp usage is up again except the program is now called SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Inquiring minds are looking at a

Obama Limits When U.S. Would Use Nuclear Arms

Obama Limits When U.S. Would Use Nuclear Arms

By David Sanger and Peter Baker President Obama said Monday that he was revamping American nuclear strategy to substantially narrow the conditions under which the

Afghan Poppy Fields

Afghan Poppy Fields

NATO and Russia clashed on Wednesday over how to tackle the drug problem in Afghanistan, where Western nations have been fighting a Taliban-led insurgency for

The Next Generation – 3D Mobile Phones

The Next Generation – 3D Mobile Phones

A new generation of 3D mobile phones that don’t require special glasses, could go on sale by the end of this year. Japanese electronics manufacturer

The World According to Monsanto

The World According to Monsanto

The World According to Monsanto The following documentary is a thorough, in-depth look at the history of one of the world’s most dangerous and despised

Tips To Avoid Brands Made With GMO's

Tips To Avoid Brands Made With GMO's

Tip #1: Buy Organic Certified organic products cannot be produced using GMO ingredients. So if you can, buy only products labeled “100% organic”, “organic,” or

Tips To Avoid Brands Made With GMO’s

Tips To Avoid Brands Made With GMO’s

Tip #1: Buy Organic Certified organic products cannot be produced using GMO ingredients. So if you can, buy only products labeled “100% organic”, “organic,” or

India Launches Biometric Census

India Launches Biometric Census

India is launching a new census in which every person aged over 15 will be photographed and fingerprinted to create a biometric national database. The

Robotic Winged Space Plane

Robotic Winged Space Plane

By John Antczak After a decade of development, the Air Force this month plans to launch a robotic spacecraft resembling a small space shuttle to

Money & Markets – Week of  4.4.10

Money & Markets – Week of 4.4.10

Glenn Beck Inc Forbes (26 April 10) Los Angeles Water/Coal Impasse Sees $3.2B GO Debt Downgrade MarketNews.com (7 April 10) Moody’s Cuts LA Credit Rating,

Money & Markets – Week of  4.4.10

Money & Markets – Week of 4.4.10

Glenn Beck Inc Forbes (26 April 10) Los Angeles Water/Coal Impasse Sees $3.2B GO Debt Downgrade MarketNews.com (7 April 10) Moody’s Cuts LA Credit Rating,

Precious Metals – Week of 4.4.10

Precious Metals – Week of 4.4.10

Peter Brimelow: Gold Price Suppression Suspicion Now Mainstream GATA (5 April 10) EverBank Deletes the (Now) Infamous Section 6.3.7.3 Zero Hedge (3 April 10) China’s

Mortgage Markets – Week of 4.4.10

Mortgage Markets – Week of 4.4.10

Ex-Fannie Mae Execs Try to Defend Track Record Yahoo News (9 April 10) Panel Sifts Subprime Wreckage, Blames Alan Greenspan Yahoo News (7 April 10)

Geopolitical –  Week of 4.4.10

Geopolitical – Week of 4.4.10

Anger Over Health-care Reform Spurs Rise in Threats Against Congress Members The Washington Post (9 April 10) George W. Bush ‘Knew Guantánamo Prisoners Were Innocent’

Food & Health – Week of  4.4.10

Food & Health – Week of 4.4.10

YouTube Video Millions of Americans Using Food Stamps YouTube Video Ways To Lose Weight Womens World (25 Feb 10) Monsanto GM-Corn Harvest Fails Massively In

Food & Health – Week of  4.4.10

Food & Health – Week of 4.4.10

YouTube Video Millions of Americans Using Food Stamps YouTube Video Ways To Lose Weight Womens World (25 Feb 10) Monsanto GM-Corn Harvest Fails Massively In

Life – Week of 4.4.10

Life – Week of 4.4.10

Death Toll in Brazil Mudslides Worsens The Wall Street Journal (9 April 10) Ryanair Going Ahead With Pay-To-Potty Plan The Consumerist (7 April 10) Scientist

Technology – Week of 4.4.10

Technology – Week of 4.4.10

What Your TV Is Telling You to Do The Wall Street Journal (7 April 10) China and Yahoo: Investigate Email Infiltration Scoop.co.nz (7 April 10)

Celebrating Passover

Celebrating Passover

Jewish men wrapped with prayer shawls take part in the Annual Cohanim prayer or Priest’s blessing for the Pesach (Passover) holiday at the Western Wall

In Memorium. . . 40 Years Later

In Memorium. . . 40 Years Later

“Well, I don’t know what will happen now. We’ve got some difficult days ahead. But it doesn’t matter with me now. Because I’ve been to

Here Come China Gold ETFs?

Here Come China Gold ETFs?

The World Gold Council (“WGC”) and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (“ICBC”) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for strategic cooperation within China’s

The Chutzpah Award to JPMorgan Chase

The Chutzpah Award to JPMorgan Chase

I just noticed a 3/4 page add in Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal. I thought I would publish the entire copy. Here it is: The Way

US Down, Trans-Texas Corridor Up

US Down, Trans-Texas Corridor Up

By The Daily Bell So it turns out it is full speed ahead for the Trans-Texas Corridor! You know, it’s kind of incredible. We can

Federal Reserve Meeting: April 5th

Federal Reserve Meeting: April 5th

Advance Notice of a Meeting Under Expedited Procedures It is anticipated that a closed meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

UK Town Prints Its Own Currency

UK Town Prints Its Own Currency

Click to view video Tim Muffett went to Stroud in Gloucestershire, which prints its own currency, to find out how it has been working. Continue

1st Quarter 2010: Looking Back

1st Quarter 2010: Looking Back

In our year-end wrap up, 2009: The Year of the Giant Vampire Squid, I said that in 2010, the “Year of the Tiger,” that the

Sultans of Swap: Fearing The Gearing!

Sultans of Swap: Fearing The Gearing!

Ever imagine getting your tie caught in a mechanical set of gears (sorry ladies – but I will spare you). The results are nasty! Now

Money & Markets Charts ~ 4.01.10

Money & Markets Charts ~ 4.01.10

View this week’s chart comparisons of gold against fiat currencies, oil and the Dow. Stay tuned for our next Money & Markets segment of The

Money & Markets Charts ~ 4.01.10

Money & Markets Charts ~ 4.01.10

View this week’s chart comparisons of gold against fiat currencies, oil and the Dow. Stay tuned for our next Money & Markets segment of The

SEC Approves Short Selling Restrictions

SEC Approves Short Selling Restrictions

The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted a new rule to place certain restrictions on short selling when a stock is experiencing significant downward price

California vs. Goldman Sachs

California vs. Goldman Sachs

Dear Mr. Blankfein: I write to request information about your firm’s market activities related to credit default swaps on municipal bonds in general, and State

Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One

Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One

Watch Parts II-III-IV-and IV YouTube Videos To Rob A Country, Own A Bank Part II To Rob A Country, Own A Bank Part III To

China Reviews Yuan Policy

China Reviews Yuan Policy

The Chinese government is reviewing proposals to adjust its currency exchange rate system next month, Chinese media reported, as international pressure grows on Beijing to

US Dollar Index – 1990 to Present

US Dollar Index – 1990 to Present

As we read stories about a strong US dollar, it is good to keep a historical perspective in mind. View larger image at FXStreet.com

Military Jobs & Spending

Military Jobs & Spending

View Larger Chart Continue reading The Military: Another Spiraling Government Jobs Program

Military Jobs & Spending

Military Jobs & Spending

View Larger Chart Continue reading The Military: Another Spiraling Government Jobs Program

Understanding Big Bang

Understanding Big Bang

By Robert Evans Scientists smashed sub-atomic particles into each other with record energy on Tuesday, aiming to recreate conditions just after the Big Bang that

Capital Controls, By Another Name

Capital Controls, By Another Name

By Gretchen Morgenson With all the hoopla over the health care bill, hardly anybody noticed that a job creation bill that President Obama signed on

US, Russia Seal Nuclear Treaty

US, Russia Seal Nuclear Treaty

President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev have sealed an agreement on a landmark nuclear arms reduction treaty. Obama and Medvedev plan to officially sign

A U.S. Biometrics Agency

A U.S. Biometrics Agency

As of last week, there is now a U.S. Government national security agency called the Biometrics Identity Management Agency (BIMA).  It supersedes a Biometrics Task

Bill Murphy of GATA Testifies Before CFTC

Bill Murphy of GATA Testifies Before CFTC

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver): Thanks to our friend Robert Ian of La Crosse, Wisconsin, video of GATA Chairman Bill Murphy’s testimony

More Ugly Housing Data

More Ugly Housing Data

View Larger Chart By Adam Brochert For those who already own Gold and want to buy a house in the future, here’s how to know

Apocalyptic Zombie Finance

Apocalyptic Zombie Finance

By Spengler By 2014, International Monetary Fund official John Lipsky remarked March 21, the debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio of the Group of Seven countries

Gold For Bread

Gold For Bread

MDC activist Sam Chakaipa returns to his village in rural Zimbabwe to find his friends and neighbours starving to death. Reduced to panning gold powder

Supply Fears Start to Hit Treasuries

Supply Fears Start to Hit Treasuries

By Michael Mackenzie and David Oakley The bond vigilantes are finally flexing their muscles. A long period of stability for the US government bond market

Mortgage Markets – Week of 3.28.10

Mortgage Markets – Week of 3.28.10

Mortgage Problems? Fed Can Relate The Wall Street Journal (1 April 10) Fed Ends Its Purchasing of Mortgage Securities The New York Times (31 March

Geopolitical – Week of 3.28.10

Geopolitical – Week of 3.28.10

Tea Party Cheers As Tennessee Health Freedom Act Advances Tennessean.com (1 April 10) Feds: Homes With Chinese Drywall Must Be Gutted Yahoo Finance (2 April

Food & Health – Week of  3.28.10

Food & Health – Week of 3.28.10

Meet the Toxic 100 Corporate Air Polluters Truthout (31 March 10) New Mexico’s Future Dreaming New Mexico Pharma Planning to Dump Experimental and Controversial Vaccines

Food & Health – Week of  3.28.10

Food & Health – Week of 3.28.10

Meet the Toxic 100 Corporate Air Polluters Truthout (31 March 10) New Mexico’s Future Dreaming New Mexico Pharma Planning to Dump Experimental and Controversial Vaccines

Life – Week of  3.28.10

Life – Week of 3.28.10

Virtuoso International School of Music Virtuosoism 2009 Migration Patterns Atlas (2010) Shamanic Transference Awaken In The Dream (26 March 10) Americans Get Set For Disaster

Technology – Week of  3.28.10

Technology – Week of 3.28.10

Asilomar Dispatch: Geoengineering Bad Fixes for Worse Problems Mother Jones (26 March 10) Think Really Different Newsweek (26 March 10) Pure Energy Systems Wiki Directory

Gardening in a Nutshell

Gardening in a Nutshell

By Anais Starr The image above comes from a wonderful book I’m reading titled “Carrots Love Tomatoes” by Louise Riotte. The book’s byline is “Secrets

Money & Markets Charts ~ 3.25.10

Money & Markets Charts ~ 3.25.10

View this week’s chart comparisons of gold against fiat currencies, oil and the Dow. Stay tuned for our next Money & Markets segment of The

Money & Markets Charts ~ 3.25.10

Money & Markets Charts ~ 3.25.10

View this week’s chart comparisons of gold against fiat currencies, oil and the Dow. Stay tuned for our next Money & Markets segment of The

Montana Food Facts

Montana Food Facts

“If each household in Montana spent just $10 a week on Montana-produced food, we would redirect $186 million dollars each year to the state’s food

A Solari Report – The 2010 Census

A Solari Report – The 2010 Census

“Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several states which may be included within this union, according to their respective numbers, which shall

The Truth About the Health Care Bill

The Truth About the Health Care Bill

By Jane Hamsher The Firedoglake health care team has been covering the debate in congress since it began last year. The health care bill will

Rasmussen Polls Health Care Reform

Rasmussen Polls Health Care Reform

In his new book, In Search of Self-Governance, Scott Rasmussen observes that most Americans “have come to believe that the political system is broken, that

Bernanke Asked To Turn Over Documents

Bernanke Asked To Turn Over Documents

By Hugh Son A House committee requested that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke turn over documents related to Stephen Friedman’s purchase of Goldman Sachs

The Constancy of Wall

The Constancy of Wall

“Some people think the Federal Reserve banks are United States Government institutions. They are not Government institutions. They are private credit monopolies which prey upon

Farm to School Action Alert!

Farm to School Action Alert!

The following action alert came from Grow Montana and the Community Food Agriculture Coalition of Missoula County. The National Farm to School Network is a

World Water Day ~ March 22

World Water Day ~ March 22

The international observance of World Water Day is an initiative that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in

What's On Your Plate?

What's On Your Plate?

WHAT’S ON YOUR PLATE? is a witty and provocative documentary produced and directed by award-winning Catherine Gund about kids and food politics. Filmed over the

What’s On Your Plate?

What’s On Your Plate?

WHAT’S ON YOUR PLATE? is a witty and provocative documentary produced and directed by award-winning Catherine Gund about kids and food politics. Filmed over the

Money & Markets – Week of  3.21.10

Money & Markets – Week of 3.21.10

U.S. Stocks Rise as Drug Shares Gain on House Health Bill Bloomberg.com (22 March 10) SEC: Hacker Manipulated Stock Prices Wired (16 March 10) Sudden