Dealing with Wolves

Dealing with Wolves

Excellent short speech by a former secret service agent about the realities of gun control. “We live in a society of wolves. You do not

Links To GeoEngineering Patents

Links To GeoEngineering Patents

This link is a list of GeoEngineering Watch’s list of important GeoEngineering Patents to pay attention to. Read the list here.

Goldman Sachs vs Gold

Goldman Sachs vs Gold

Long View Short View Source Related Reading: CHART OF THE DAY: The Worst Investment Strategy Of 2013 Goldman Whac-A-Mole Will 1 oz of Gold Buy

Profiles: China’s New Leaders

Profiles: China’s New Leaders

By BBC News China’s ruling Communist Party has unveiled the next generation of leaders who will take charge of the country. The seven men will

Promises, Promises at the New York Fed

Promises, Promises at the New York Fed

By Gretchen Morgenson Two weeks ago, I wrote a column about a secret agreement struck in July 2012 by the Federal Reserve Bank of New

Introducing Joulies

Introducing Joulies

www.joulies.com/ By Catherine Austin Fitts I love really fine coffee. I also love it hot. Keeping it hot is a challenge given all the long

Obamacare: A Deception

Obamacare: A Deception

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, commonly referred to as the ACA or Obamacare, will go into full effect in 2014. This

The Investment Case for Gold Part 2

The Investment Case for Gold Part 2

By John Hathaway The investment case for gold, in our opinion, rests squarely on the prospect for U.S. sovereign credit, and by extension, the value

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Astronomy Picture of the Day

By Witta Priester What kind of clouds are these? Although their cause is presently unknown, such unusual atmospheric structures, as menacing as they might seem,

A Brain-to-Brain Interface for Rats

A Brain-to-Brain Interface for Rats

By Dan Cossins Researchers have electronically linked the brains of pairs of rats, enabling the animals to communicate directly via implanted microelectrode arrays to solve

Farewell, Pope Benedict

Farewell, Pope Benedict

By Catherine Austin Fitts A governance transition by the largest organization in the world is always important. In a world in which we are encouraged

Unbridled Secrecy

Unbridled Secrecy

[CAF Note: One must ponder whether the Justices were really free to decide or are subject to control file fears.] By The New York Times

3 States Move to Nullify Gun Bans

3 States Move to Nullify Gun Bans

Alaska House Passes 2nd Amendment Preservation Act, 31-5 Today, February 25th, Alaska’s Second Amendment Preservation Act, HB69, has passed the State House and will now

Most Innovative Companies 2013: AngelList

Most Innovative Companies 2013: AngelList

By Skylar Bergl Venture capital was a who-you-know business, until AngelList made a mass introduction. Like online dating, its transparent network connects startups with accredited

High-Dose Vitamin D3

High-Dose Vitamin D3

[CAF Note: This article persuaded me to significantly increase my Vitamin D intake starting over the holidays. The results have been both positive and dramatic.

Thin Snowpack in West Signals Summer of Drought

Thin Snowpack in West Signals Summer of Drought

By Jack Healy After enduring last summer’s destructive drought, farmers, ranchers and officials across the parched Western states had hoped that plentiful winter snows would

Incarceration in the United States

Incarceration in the United States

Incarceration in the United States is one of the main forms of punishment, rehabilitation, or both for the commission of felony and other offenses. The

A Foreclosure Timeline: A Fictional Case Study

A Foreclosure Timeline: A Fictional Case Study

Introduction from Catherine Austin Fitts: I wanted our readers to have this case study that embodies a robust selection of the criminal and civil violations visited

What Should They Have Taught Us in School?

What Should They Have Taught Us in School?

By Cha Cha As a high school or college graduate, you’re really excited to leave your parents behind and move out into your own place.

The Science of Vaccine Damage

The Science of Vaccine Damage

By Catherine O’Driscoll A team at Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine conducted several studies 1,2 to determine if vaccines can cause changes in the

Introducing Solari Stories

Introducing Solari Stories

Fiscal Cliff Video MP4   This Solari Story, “The Fiscal Cliff and Gun Control”, is the first of many brief and insightful videos that Catherine

Storm Survivors

Storm Survivors

By The Economist WHEN THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT, a sister organisation of this newspaper, published the first bound edition of “Tax Havens and Their Uses”

China To Introduce Carbon Tax: Official

China To Introduce Carbon Tax: Official

By English.News.cn China will proactively introduce a set of new taxation policies designed to preserve the environment, including a tax on carbon dioxide emissions, according

Happy Presidents’ Day

Happy Presidents’ Day

“One person can make a difference and every person should try.” ~ John F. Kennedy About Presidents’ Day

Gaslighting

Gaslighting

[Note from CAF: This is both a phenomenon and verb that is very useful to have available on the tip of your tongue these days!]

Moscow Bourse IPOs at $500MM

Moscow Bourse IPOs at $500MM

[click on the image for a larger version] By Halia Pavliva The Moscow Exchange’s $498 million debut on Russian markets will probably fail in enticing

The Inventioneers & SMARTwheel

The Inventioneers & SMARTwheel

The Inventioneers are a group of young entrepreneurs inventing tomorrow’s solutions today! Their “why not’ philosophy has led to four provisional patents and one utility

Feliz Día del Amor y la Amistad

Feliz Día del Amor y la Amistad

“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art… It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.” ~

EU and US Free-Trade Talks Launched

EU and US Free-Trade Talks Launched

By BBC News European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso made the announcement following President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. A deal would bring

Happy Chinese New Year!

Happy Chinese New Year!

We would like to wish everyone a happy Chinese New Year, as we welcome in the Year of the Snake! Related Reading Chinese New Year

The State of the Union 2013

The State of the Union 2013

President Obama delivers his State of the Union address to the nation tonight. What’s he going to say? You’ll have to tune in to WhiteHouse.gov

Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Check out Bloomberg’s finance website dedicated to new energy sources and sustainable solutions! Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Economist Debates: Fracking

Economist Debates: Fracking

The debate, between both the main participants and many of those who have left comments, is running on two tracks. One argument has developed about

The Nordic Countries: The Next Supermodel

The Nordic Countries: The Next Supermodel

By The Economist SMALLISH countries are often in the vanguard when it comes to reforming government. In the 1980s Britain was out in the lead,

Links for Money, Magic, & Conciousness

Links for Money, Magic, & Conciousness

We had a great discussion this am at the Money, Magic & Consciousness panel moderated by Kimberly Carter Gamble at the Consciousness Life Expo this

Scrap-Metal Plan Proves Radioactive

Scrap-Metal Plan Proves Radioactive

By John R. Emshwiller The Department of Energy is proposing to allow the sale of tons of scrap metal from government nuclear sites—an attempt to

Suejin Jo

Suejin Jo

By Catherine Austin Fitts In 1987, I rented a magical apartment in a brownstone on Manhattan’s West Side next to Central Park. Full of fireplaces,

Entrepreneurship in the Land of Opportunity

Entrepreneurship in the Land of Opportunity

By Barbara Pruitt The newest installment of the Kauffman Sketchbook video series tells the great American success story of an immigrant entrepreneur who starts with

Can Mature Firms Benefit from Crowdfunding?

Can Mature Firms Benefit from Crowdfunding?

By Vincent Ryan Like the entrepreneurs on Kickstarter trying to raise money to sell hot-chocolate cubes, cut an album, or manufacture a wireless dive-log device

Broad Powers Seen for Obama in Cyberstrikes

Broad Powers Seen for Obama in Cyberstrikes

By David E Sanger A secret legal review on the use of America’s growing arsenal of cyberweapons has concluded that President Obama has the broad

Harbin’s Robot Restaurant

Harbin’s Robot Restaurant

By Jeff Eisenhauer Harbin is one of the most genuinely unique places in China. Though it’s known for its annual ice festival, the city has

Standard & Poor’s Decries Government Suit

Standard & Poor’s Decries Government Suit

By CBS News The U.S. government is expected to file civil charges against Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, alleging that it fraudulently gave high ratings

Financial Perspectives for Feb 4, 2013

Financial Perspectives for Feb 4, 2013

By Melanie Pelayo On Jan. 1, 2013, Congress averted the so-called fiscal cliff by approving new legislation titled the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

Swiss Tax Haven is Over

Swiss Tax Haven is Over

By RT Switzerland will now assist international tax authorities in disclosing information on bank accounts held by foreigners who avoid taxation at home. Joint efforts

The Real Cost of Making Your Own Wine

The Real Cost of Making Your Own Wine

By Bloomberg Rankings and Nikhil Hutheesing Bernie Rooney, owner of Oak Barrel Winecraft in Berkeley, Calif., says you can make a bottle of wine for

Two More Shootings

Two More Shootings

Report: Three People Shot At Phoenix Office Complex A shooting has been reported at an office complex in Phoenix, Ariz., according to ABC 15. Three

On Al Gore

On Al Gore

[Note from CAF: From a subscriber today – someone who is very, very smart] “Just watched him do an interview on Today. The guy is