A CDO Cure for Europe?

A CDO Cure for Europe?

By Satyajit Das Detox Cures In the first half of 2010, angst about European sovereign debt receded and market volatility eased. In the second half

Distrust in U.S. Media at Record High

Distrust in U.S. Media at Record High

By Lymari Morales For the fourth straight year, the majority of Americans say they have little or no trust in the mass media to report

Monsanto Shares Tumbling

Monsanto Shares Tumbling

Shares in Monsanto slumped by 10% on Tuesday amid talk that some of the group’s top-of-the-range corn seed, genetically modified to protect against insect pests,

CIA: Scenarios for Global Governance 2025

CIA: Scenarios for Global Governance 2025

Global governance—the collective management of common problems at the international level—is at a critical juncture. Although global governance institutions have racked up many successes since

Your Tax Preparer Now Works for the IRS

Your Tax Preparer Now Works for the IRS

The IRS deployed a new preparer tax identification number (PTIN) registration system Tuesday as a component of its initiative to register and regulate paid tax

Meredith Whitney's New Target: The States

Meredith Whitney's New Target: The States

By Shawn Tully The housing crash not yet realized its full impact on budgets in the most vulnerable states. It’s the banking crisis all over

Meredith Whitney’s New Target: The States

Meredith Whitney’s New Target: The States

By Shawn Tully The housing crash not yet realized its full impact on budgets in the most vulnerable states. It’s the banking crisis all over

Counterfeit Court Summons

Counterfeit Court Summons

By Tyler Durden With each passing day, the revalations in mortgage-gate, which has for now implicated GMAC and JPMorgan in foreclosing on mortgages without titles,

Iceland's Former PM Taken to Court

Iceland's Former PM Taken to Court

The Icelandic parliament, Althingi, just passed a parliamentary resolution with 33 votes against 30 to take former Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde to High Court

Iceland’s Former PM Taken to Court

Iceland’s Former PM Taken to Court

The Icelandic parliament, Althingi, just passed a parliamentary resolution with 33 votes against 30 to take former Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde to High Court

Europe’s Central Banks Halt Gold Sales

Europe’s Central Banks Halt Gold Sales

By Jack Farchy Financial Times Europe’s central banks have all but halted sales of their gold reserves, ending a run of large disposals each year

Community Leakage Calculator

Community Leakage Calculator

[Thank you, Michael Shuman!] Every good or service imported unnecessarily from outside your community means lost income, jobs, and taxes from the business that might

This is How You Get "Zero Inflation"

This is How You Get "Zero Inflation"

by Eric deCarbonnel [You] will never know the difference if the toilet paper is 3/4″ narrower, right? Continue reading the article . . .

This is How You Get “Zero Inflation”

This is How You Get “Zero Inflation”

by Eric deCarbonnel [You] will never know the difference if the toilet paper is 3/4″ narrower, right? Continue reading the article . . .

FDA Coming to a Farm Near You

FDA Coming to a Farm Near You

By Pete Kennedy More than ever S510 represents a major threat to the local food movement, states’ autonomy to regulate food, and the country’s ability

Vatican Bank Chief Under Investigation

Vatican Bank Chief Under Investigation

By John Hooper In unprecedented move, judge freezes €23m held in account at financial institution with close church links. The head of the Vatican bank

US Dollar Index

US Dollar Index

View Larger Chart Continue reading the article . . .

Most Dangerous Food Ingredients

Most Dangerous Food Ingredients

By Chris Dever High-Fructose Corn Syrup – The Corn Refiners Association recently asked the FDA in the U.S. to allow high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) to

UK Proposes All Paychecks Go to the State First

UK Proposes All Paychecks Go to the State First

By: Robin Knight The UK’s tax collection agency is putting forth a proposal that all employers send employee paychecks to the government, after which the

Gold Dispensing ATM Machine

Gold Dispensing ATM Machine

A gold dispensing ATM machine from Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi Continue reading the article . . . Related reading: Abu Dhabi Gets an ATM

U.S. Household Net Worth Drops

U.S. Household Net Worth Drops

U.S. household wealth fell by $1.5 trillion in the second quarter, according to Federal Reserve data on Friday that showed the strain a slow-paced recovery

Canadian Farmer Percy Schmeiser vs Monsanto

Canadian Farmer Percy Schmeiser vs Monsanto

DN! Gathered here in Bonn this week are some 80 Right Livelihood Award laureates, including the Canadian farmer Percy Schmeiser who has battled the biotech

Martenson in Midland, Texas

Martenson in Midland, Texas

An Evening with Chris Martenson Thursday Sept. 23, 2010 7:00pm- 8:30pm Yucca Theatre 2000 W Wadley Ave, Midland, TX 79705 –– Dr. Chris Martenson is

Senate Passes Small Business Tax Relief

Senate Passes Small Business Tax Relief

The Senate on Thursday passed the Creating Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (part of the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act, HR 5297) by

Reid: Food Safety Bill Is on Hold

Reid: Food Safety Bill Is on Hold

Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday the Senate will not take up long-pending food safety legislation before the Nov. 2 elections, citing a Republican senator’s

'Automatic' IRAs to Fill Retirement Gap

'Automatic' IRAs to Fill Retirement Gap

BOSTON (TheStreet) — The “automatic” IRA may be on the way. A bill filed by U.S. senators Jeff Bingaman (D-New Mexico) and John Kerry (D-Mass.)

‘Automatic’ IRAs to Fill Retirement Gap

‘Automatic’ IRAs to Fill Retirement Gap

BOSTON (TheStreet) — The “automatic” IRA may be on the way. A bill filed by U.S. senators Jeff Bingaman (D-New Mexico) and John Kerry (D-Mass.)

'Social Explosion' From World Jobs Crisis

'Social Explosion' From World Jobs Crisis

By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard View Larger Chart . . Continue reading the article . . . Note from Catherine: I am not sure why the IMF

Massive Fish Kill Reported In Louisiana

Massive Fish Kill Reported In Louisiana

By Brett Michael Dykes What you see above isn’t a rural gravel road. It’s a Louisiana waterway, its surface completely covered with dead sea life

Something to Ponder

Something to Ponder

In earlier times, it was easier to control a million people than physically to kill a million people. Today it is infinitely easier to kill

Max Keiser On The Middle Class

Max Keiser On The Middle Class

YouTube Continue reading the article . . . Catherine Austin Fitts’ Blog Commentaries The Shrinking Middle Class (27 July 10)

Blackwater's Black Ops

Blackwater's Black Ops

By Jeremy Scahill Blackwater author Jeremy Scahill reveals in The Nation new evidence about the connection between the security firm and a host of companies,

Blackwater’s Black Ops

Blackwater’s Black Ops

By Jeremy Scahill Blackwater author Jeremy Scahill reveals in The Nation new evidence about the connection between the security firm and a host of companies,

The United States of Inequality

The United States of Inequality

View Larger Chart By Timothy Noah The American aristocracy is less different from you and me than it was in Fitzgerald’s day. “Before World War

Sweet Water Organics

Sweet Water Organics

Our Sweet Water Tilapia are ready for you! This one and only batch is available for public purchase at three open house fish sales. If

Crosby Mint Farm – Giving Thanks!

Crosby Mint Farm – Giving Thanks!

Want proof of what wonderful people Americans are and how much we care about our small farmers? Just take a look at the Crosby Mint

Dr. Burzynski: Cure for Cancer

Dr. Burzynski: Cure for Cancer

Dr. Burzynski has found cures for cancer. He practices in Texas. The US government has attempted to indict him more than 5 times since 1976.

German Farmer's 24 Hour Milk Filling Station

German Farmer's 24 Hour Milk Filling Station

A German dairy farmer has come up with a novel way to drum up new business — he opened a “milk filling station.” The “Milchtankstelle”

UK Agency Fines Goldman Sachs $27 Million

UK Agency Fines Goldman Sachs $27 Million

By Robert Barr Britain’s financial regulator hit Goldman Sachs International with a 17.5 million pounds ($27 million) fine on Thursday for failing to notify U.K.

Austrian 100 Corona

Austrian 100 Corona

By David Liechty The Austrian 100 Corona coin is a good choice for investors looking to maximize the value of their gold investment purchase. Weighing

The Oiling of America

The Oiling of America

Margarine is the bad guy and butter and eggs are the good guys. Continue reading the article . . . To Buy: The Oiling of

The Great American Food Experiment

The Great American Food Experiment

By Alex Bogusky Video Interview with Jeffrey Smith author of Seeds of Deception. YouTube The Great American Food Experiment and how to opt out. Jeff

US Students – Drowning in Debt

US Students – Drowning in Debt

YouTube A ticking time bomb of American debt. Over $830 billion are owed by college students in the US with $3 thousand more added on

A Letter From Fleurette

A Letter From Fleurette

Dear Catherine, I miss having our mini conversations but I am thrilled that you have had that road trip and time in Montana. I l-o-v-e

Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

–– “I found out something I never knew. I found out that my world was not the real world.” Robert Kennedy , speaking about the

The Unhealthy Truth

The Unhealthy Truth

Read How One Mother’s Shocking Investigation into the Dangers of America’s Food Supply– and What Every Family Can Do to Protect Itself The Unhealthy Truth

Disturbing Debt Seizures

Disturbing Debt Seizures

Minnesotans struggling with debt have their bank accounts and pay seized with no judicial oversight. By Chris Serres and Glenn Howatt After two weeks without

Loving Montana

Loving Montana

Flathead Lake, MT I left Hickory Valley on August 21st. I drove into Memphis first, to pack my cooler full of fresh organic salads and

Behind the Wheel

Behind the Wheel

By Lars Schall Hardly another serious plague to society is associated with more hypocrisy and erroneous assumptions than the drug business. So Lars Schall talked

Daily Bread Is a Local Call Away

Daily Bread Is a Local Call Away

By Marian Burros The 250 farmers, bakers, millers, scientists and just plain eaters, all of them fanatics about the kind of bread that is so

Is the Real Unemployment Rate 16.5%, 22%, or. . .?

Is the Real Unemployment Rate 16.5%, 22%, or. . .?

By Pallavi Gogoi Raghavan Mayur, president at TechnoMetrica Market Intelligence, follows unemployment data closely. So, when his survey for May revealed that 28% of the

Fears of Regime Change in New York

Fears of Regime Change in New York

From Naked Capitalism Normally, I don’t report on anecdotes from my immediate circle, but a set of conversations in less than a 24 hour period

Ruling Gives Towns Power Over Drillers

Ruling Gives Towns Power Over Drillers

By Elizabeth Skrapits Would local officials be powerless to stop a natural gas company from drilling a natural gas well in the middle of a