“If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change” ~ Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa By Catherine Austin Fitts The long

Check out the first minute of this explainer from Vox: by Josh Harkinson It’s Friday afternoon in San Francisco and, to be honest, I’m sick

‘Military spending continues to fall in the West but rises everywhere else, says SIPRI‘, SIPRI Press Release, 14 April 2014. ‘Trends in world military expenditure,

Inside the secret network behind mass surveillance, endless war, and Skynet— by Nafeez Ahmed INSURGE INTELLIGENCE, a new crowd-funded investigative journalism project, breaks the exclusive

‘Once Isis got near oil fields, the US sent drones to strike targets‘ by Tom Bawden Conspiracy theorists have long insisted that modern wars revolve

A stock photo of Graphene based transistors. @unknown by Ahmed Bilal One of the major reasons that solar panels are facing such hurdles to replace

[CAF Note: Obama Administration is dropping the proposal to tax 529 plans.    I told you the week it was announced that it was DOA.

“The American people need health care, not health insurance.” ~ Catherine Austin Fitts by Catherine Austin Fitts Personal health care choices have become a risky

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“What we need to do is always lean into the future; when the world changes around you and when it changes against you – what

[View Chart Here] by David Goldman Tech blogger Robert Cringely wrote last week that IBM would lay off 26% of its staff, or nearly 112,000

by John Leyden Linux supremo Linus Torvalds has jokingly admitted US spooks approached him to put a backdoor in his open-source operating system. During a

by Glenn Greenwald One of the many pressing stories that remains to be told from the Snowden archive is how western intelligence agencies are attempting

by Jena McGregor Last Thursday, a technology blogger for Forbes magazine reported that IBM was planning to cut 26 percent of its total workforce —

by Glenn Greenwald One of the many pressing stories that remains to be told from the Snowden archive is how western intelligence agencies are attempting

by Bloomberg Billionaire venture capitalist Jim Breyer is heading to the Swiss Alps this year with an upbeat message. “This is a magical time,” says

[click on the image for a larger version] by Jeff Black and Simon Kennedy Mario Draghi led the Central Bank into a new era, pledging

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by Joseph P. Farrell As you can tell, this week we’ve been primarily focused on geopolitics and financial news (as distinct from last week’s focus

“To feel the love of people whom we love is a fire that feeds our life.” ~ Pablo Neruda By Catherine Austin Fitts I spoke

By Catherine Austin Fitts They have a name for men who round up innocent children and send them to prisons where they make uniforms for

by Cedit Suisse The debate on what would happen if Scotland or Catalonia became independent opens up some very interesting arguments. On one side we

Global wealth is increasingly concentrated in the hands of a small wealthy elite. These wealthy individuals have generated and sustained their vast riches through their

[CAF: Please note that there is no proposal to return the hundreds of millions of dollars and assets stolen from innocent citizens] By Robert O’Harrow

[click on the image for a larger version ] By Mike Whitney January 15, 2015 “ICH” – “Counterpunch” – Is America in the throes of

The 2015 State of the Union Address will be given by the 44th President Barack Obama on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, in the chamber of

(Photo Credit: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg) By Simon Kennedy The road to normal is proving to be bumpy. Stunning monetary-policy shifts in Switzerland and India sent markets

[click on the image for a larger version] by Elena Holodny On Wednesday Russia’s announced that it will shift all its natural gas flows to

[click on the image for a larger version] by Jim Clifton The U.S. now ranks not first, not second, not third, but 12th among developed

[click on the image for a larger version] By Catherine Austin Fitts There is nothing more impressive than grace under fire. Over the last two

by Rick Falkvinge Activists from the Pirate Party’s youth wing have wiretapped high-level political surveillance hawks at Sweden’s top security conference. They set up an

According to the Allianz Risk Barometer 2015 cybercrime continues to rise rapidly in the ranking of disruptive scenarios. In Germany, the United Kingdom and the

“Investing should be more like watching paint dry or watching grass grow. If you want excitement, take $800 and go to Las Vegas.”  ~Paul Samuelson

By Sustainable Pulse Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed the Russian Federation Code of Administrative Offences into law, including a new article establishing liability for

Privacy is the new celebrity … Nico Sell shields her eyes from photography to avoid the risk of identity theft. Photograph: fastcompany.com The founder of

by Joseph P. Farrell his is an issue that appears not to be going away, and it’s worth rehearsing what the concern is. When Dr.

By Wikipedia The Kardashev scale is a method of measuring a civilization’s level of technological advancement, based on the amount of energy a civilization is

The New Development Bank (NDB), formerly referred to as the BRICS Development Bank, is multilateral development bank operated by the BRICS,states (Brazil Russia, India, China

Russia’s Rossiya and SMP banks, which fell under Western sanctions, are among the eight lenders that will start testing the country’s new national payment system

With link to movie: A Touch of Greatness’ Official Website Also recommended: The School: Humanity’s New Future

When you sign up for a 1-year non-refundable subscription you will receive the 2014 Annual Wrap Up “A Free & Inspired Life”. If you are

By Catherine Austin Fitts What would we do without Wikipedia? Solari is now signed up for a small automatic monthly donation. Wikipedia Donation

[click on the image for a larger version] This piece originally appeared on Tom Dispatch November 18, 2014: it’s a day that should live forever

Allied Arts Center, Menlo Park, California, November 8th & 9th, 2014 By Catherine Austin Fitts Thirty-five subscribers came from all across the United States as

By Catherine Austin Fitts Melissa Millan, Executive Vice President of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co (“MassMutual,”) was stabbed to death on November 20th. This raised

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“Our job is to find a few intelligent things to do, not to keep up with every damn thing in the world.” ~ Charlie Munger

By Gaia Pianigiani NAPLES, Italy — One azure morning in December, Laura Cozzolino arrived at her corner cafe in central Naples and ordered her usual:

By Nick Lavars 3D printing technology may be some way off producing fully functional household appliances, but tiny steps are being made toward helping us

By Catherine Austin Fitts Sometimes I have a profound sense of being ignored. Actually, I am not being ignored. Rather, I live among caring, well

[CAF Note: Is a Jeb Bush campaign going to clear the decks by hanging it all on Cheney?] Since the day President Obama took office,

[click on the image for a larger version] North Korea–United States Relations developed primarily during the Korean War, but in recent years have been largely

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By Heather Somerville TRACY, Calif. — Investors and entrepreneurs behind some of the world’s newest industries have started to put their money and tech talents

The year we piled up risks like a global game of Tetris by David Collum Every December, I write a Year in Review (ref 1–7)

Alarmingly, the Russians in recent months have been using Cuba to build up a menacing Cold War-era presence at America’s doorstep. Some Republican and Democratic

[CAF Note: The Economist is dead wrong about gun control, but many of their other points are well taken. What is most interesting is that

by Dr. Joseph P. Farrell Recently I had a private conversation with a friend of mine about what is going on in Russia, and the

By Catherine Austin Fitts As Russia confirms that it will maintain oil sales at current levels, the oil price and Russia equities see a bounce:

CrowdMed harnesses the wisdom of crowds to collaboratively solve even the world’s most difficult medical cases quickly and accurately online. The company offers individuals, insurance

[CAF Note: Friday is quadruple witching day!] DEFINITION of ‘Quadruple Witching’ The expiration date of various stock index futures, stock index options, stock options and

Three decades of tougher laws and policing have left nearly one in three adult Americans with a criminal record, according to data kept by the

[click on the image for a larger version] Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) by Catherine Austin Fitts I don’t understand why the media

[CAF Note: I live in a rural area and do a lot of online shopping – particularly for books, so I found these numbers quite

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By Julie Bykowicz Republicans now control the legislatures of 31 states, having just wrested chambers in nine from Democratic hands. Twenty-four of those states also

BIS warned that dollar loans to Chinese banks and companies are rising at annual rate of 47pc and now stand at $1.1 trillion By Ambrose

A wicked problem is a problem that is difficult or impossible to solve because of incomplete, contradictory, and changing requirements that are often difficult to

“Everyone is talking about the stock market,” [Wu Yunfeng, an individual investor from Shanghai] said. “I was eating dumplings at a street side stall and

“Make a law, make a business.” ~Old New Jersey street saying By Catherine Austin Fitts I thought it worth noting that Corrections Corporation of America

By Catherine Austin Fitts Our hero this week on the Solari Report is Congressman Marcy Kaptur of Ohio. She just won her 17th Congressional term

By Catherine Austin Fitts The oil card is now getting an enormous push from the climate change chorus. ISIS, College protests, OPEC, Al Gore’ whining,

[CAF Note: Great discussion of the game between Russia and the G-7 – but be prepared for versions of this geopolitical parttern where the dollar

“I hate weekends because there is no stock market.” ~ Rene Rivkin By Catherine Austin Fitts Tonight is a big one. We will review our

By Susanne Walker and Eshe Nelson A gauge of government bond yields around the world fell to an 18-month low as tumbling oil prices push

(Photo Credit: Ethan Pines/Forbes) By Parmy Olson Jerry Yang is giving a quick tour of the conference room at his private investment firm in Palo

By Catherine Austin Fitts I sometimes get requests for advice on how to approach medical problems. I am not the person to ask. Each person

By Catherine Austin Fitts My use of the word turtle as a verb began in 1998 during a period of extraordinary stress. Almost all of

***CAF Note: Hagel is competent. This is not good news.*** By Roger Runningen and Phil Mattingly U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is stepping down from

[CAF Note: I suspect the recent meltdown by Bill Gross related more to his fears of managing the world’s largest bond fund in a world

[CAF Note: the integration of software and digital technology into hardware and infrastructure is upon us. This is an important development.] By Wikipedia Mechatronics is

By Max Ehrenfreund President Obama unveiled Thursday a major executive action on immigration policy, offering temporary legal status to millions of illegal immigrants, along with

“Now all of political economy from prehistory on to 1932 has been intent upon one thing only—how to take the wealth from the producer, how

By Catherine Austin Fitts The S&P is up 11% year to date. Alibaba is up 18% from it’s IPO in September. Lockheed Martin, the prime

“We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed… A few people cried… Most people were silent. I remembered the line

by Sarah TheHealthyHomeEconomist The stories became far too frequent to ignore. Emails from folks with allergic or digestive issues to wheat in the United States

“The tallest building in the world is now in Dubai, the biggest factory in the world is in China, the largest oil refinery is in

“As much as these currency moves may contribute to global rebalancing on paper, I would just caution from a market perspective not to underestimate …

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By Ralph Ellis Imagination became reality Wednesday when a mechanical space traveler called the Philae probe plunked down on its target, a comet with a

By Don Reisinger and Roger Cheng President Obama urged the US government to adopt tighter regulations on broadband service in an effort to preserve “a

By Morningstar One of the world’s biggest stock markets, Shanghai, will open up to foreign investors next week with the start of a highly anticipated

[CAF Notes: I am working on a presentation on how to achieve a college education on the most economic basis and without student loans. Send

By Ken Auletta In the spring of 2000, Reed Hastings, the C.E.O. of Netflix, hired a private plane and flew from San Jose to Dallas

“In vast laboratories in the Ministry of Peace, and in experimental stations, teams of experts are indefatigably at work searching for new and deadlier gases;

“Simpler Products for a Simpler Life.” ~Lehman’s Motto By Catherine Austin Fitts The holidays are approaching so it is not surprising that this morning’s mail