The new budget tells the story. The U.S. government collects taxes from Americans and debt tithes globally and then gives the money to the banks

The Progressive Review is one of the finest news sources around. It’s esteemed publisher is proof positive that not everyone who graduates from Harvard goes

Mathematicians Discover the Largest Number Consent of the Governed Blog (11 Feb 2009) PALO ALTO, CA – An international mathematics research team announced today that

There is a Internet rumor that the U.S. has granted the Chinese the power of eminent domain if the U.S. defaults on its debt. This

This first video is a documentary which describes a Southern Christian community exploring the creation of an ethanol business for energy independence and other businesses

In Stanley Kubrick’s thriller, Eyes Wide Shut, we watch as Dr. Bill Harford (played by Tom Cruise) attends a private party given by a secret

From “Planting Seeds” in The Guardian in January: “Bill and Melinda Gates hate controversy, but the world’s top philanthropists do seem to be moving ever

Weakness Unmatched in 35 Years Investor’s Insight (16 Feb 2009)

Catherine, I’ve been visiting Solari for about a year, and I want to thank you for the information you provide. I want to relate an

There is a war going on but it is not one we are reading about in the news. As tax revenues decline, the federal government

Nassim Taleb, author of The Black Swan, talks straight about bailouts and makes sound suggestions about solutions. For example, how can you fix anything if

Here is a great idea – using wiki technology to bring transparency to government spending, starting with the stimulus package. The Stimulus Wiki OK, anyone

View this slide show from a network member: Understanding and Navigating the Economic Crisis update Lots of suggestions to help you take action.

The Associated Press breakdown of approximately $700 billion of the $789 billion economic stimulus bill agreed to by the Senate and House: Aid To Poor

Aaron Russo was a fearless, talented, capable man. He loved life and people. He could not fathom why millions of Americans were adapting to fascism.

From Sam Smith The Progressive Review – 11 Feb 2009 Washington Monthly – The National Coordinator for Health Information Technology isn’t “new”; it was created

I grew up next to a University campus. My parents loved to learn. Our home was filled with books and people from diverse backgrounds. One

I froze my credit recently. Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia have enacted laws requiring the credit bureaus to enable consumers to protect their

In assessing the advisability of a national health database, it is valuable to understand that a national health database will be: one of many databases

Here is the fact sheet and the new website for the Administration’s Financial Stability Plan. Lord Acton once said, “The issue which has swept down the

“The net supply of Treasurys in 2009 and 2010 combined seems likely to total more than $3 trillion and could climb as high as $4

When I served as Assistant Secretary of Housing at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the first Bush Administration, I discovered that

Financial Permaculture on Vimeo. Watch the video from the first-ever Financial Permaculture Summit in Hohenwald, Tennessee.

Here is a copy of House Resolution 6 being discussed by the New Hampshire Legislature. It certainly sets some limitations on the Presidency and the

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (popularly referred to as the President’s economic stimulus plan) as engrossed in the House of Representatives (as

Here is an excellent idea from one of our finest Congressional Representatives: Ohio Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur. View the Mortgage Squatting video on YouTube

Rob Kirby of Kirby Analytics is the Sherlock Holmes on the tail of the derivatives cabal. Here is the product of his latest sleuthing.

According to the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, in The Funding Status of Locally Administered Pension Plans by Alicia H. Munnell, Jean-Pierre Aubry,

According to a NY Times article, the following industries have experienced significant sales growth in the last 12 months (privately owned companies only): View a

Well, we have swapped real assets for paper. Now we cannot even get the paper: SEC Approves Eliminating Paper Certificates for Withdrawals-by-Transfer

Leaving your current place of employment? Here are frequently asked questions about IRA rollovers from employee sponsored plans. Read the complete article …

by James Turk Read the full article on gata.org An important document buried in the Federal Reserve’s archives has been discovered by writer and researcher

Larry Summers, engineer of the housing bubble and gold price suppression, is returning to power on Monday. Ditto, the folks who lost $3.3 trillion at

CNN is running the documentary ‘I.O.U.S.A.’ this weekend. We thought you might find our commentary from this summer regarding ‘I.O.U.S.A.’ of interest.

Citigroup Inc. said Robert Rubin has retired from the bank. According to a spokesman, “Rubin did not anticipate the ‘extreme circumstances’ that the financial system

In fiscal 1999, the Department of Defense was “missing” $2.3 trillion dollars. To put that amount of money in perspective, it is approximately 3X what

There appears to be a chorus of people with very good resumes predicting that the dollar is about to fall. While the economic fundamentals for

Obama Picks Leon Panetta to Head CIA Yahoo News (05 Jan 2009) Leon Panetta on Wikipedia wikipedia.org Central Intelligence Agency on Wikipedia wikipedia.org

The following snapshot from MarketWatch reveals that 2008 was, indeed, a difficult year for many investors.

by James Bowen, National Chairperson of the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/848045.html In the late 19th century, changes in Ottoman law created a new class of

The U.S. Dollar just took a nose dive….

Monsanto’s Destruction of Seed Cleaners and the Immense Threat to Human Access to Seeds

Bernie Madoff on the Modern Stock Market YouTube I have started and managed several small businesses. It is hard to run one set of books

The Minneapolis Firefighters and the Southern Louisiana Sheriffs have taken on CitiGroup and the Citi board and underwriters. It’s one thing to put up with

On December 2, the US Congress’ investigative arm — the GAO — criticized the Treasury Department’s handling of the $700 billion bailout program: Read the

I decided to search out the reported indictment of Vice President Richard Cheney… Texas DA Reveals Evidence Against Cheney The Raw Story (27 November 2008)

Here is a must-see video: 137 pages of foreclosure notices in the Detroit Free Press BEFORE the bailout and resulting layoffs from the big three

Following my recent interpretation of the G20 communique, the editor of Expresso wrote back: “Catherine, can you elaborate a little more about this printing euphoria?”

The Editor of Expresso in Portugal wanted my take on the recent G-20 communique. Here is my “translation” of the official statement: 1. Now that

In light of the recent proposals to turn 401K’s and IRA’s over to the Social Security Administration (see Dems Target Private Retirement Accounts), I recommend

Thanks to the Institute of Noetic Sciences Shift in Action series, here is my audio report on the Financial Permaculture conference in MP3 format: Listen

The bailout bill resulted in $700 billion of taxpayer funds, much of it going to Wall Street firms who will pay out an estimated $70

Tonight, Liora Adler, Andy Langford and Albert Bates gave a presentation on Transition Towns. Andy reviewed his estimates of what happens to the local economy

Here’s a live wire coming through the global information grapevine – Last night I blogged here about Eric Wagoner’s incredible LocallyGrown.net, a stunningly simple software

The ethanol team at the Financial Permaculture conference is amazing. I was in their session last night led by Pat Therrien who manages to combine

Great News! Howard Switzer and Katey Culver are going to present the history of natural homebuilding on Saturday evening during the open space presentations. Howard

The challenges we face today are global in scope, but the solutions remain concrete. Our opportunity is to address them in sustainable, profitable ways. Companies

An offering from Gifthub.org…

Click to access the final schedule (page 1, page 2) for the event: Financial Permaculture: The Greening of A Rural American Community, October 24-28, 2008

The Finance Team is doing two simulations on Saturday, October 25. Here are two of the handouts for the first simulation that Catherine will be

Recently we published a review of independent media capital structures. This analysis looked at shareholder structures that divided investors between voting and non-voting shares or

If you have a comment about Financial Permaculture or the Financial Permaculture workshop in Hohenwald, Tennessee October 24-28, 2008, and are not sure where to

Principles of Financial Permaculture By Jennifer Dauksha-English View or download this document as a PDF Financial Permaculture has been a part of the overall concept

The leaders of the food coop team at Financial Permaculture are pretty incredible. Check out Eric Wagoner from Athens, Georgia and Robert Waldrop from Oklahoma.

From Phil Cubeta at Gifthub.org: The Prospects of Financial Permaculture Greg Landau at Gaia Emerging responds…

Overview of Legal Structures for Small Businesses Financial Permaculture Conference We wrote up a list of enterprise legal forms for the recommended reading list for

By Catherine Austin Fitts and Carolyn Betts, Esq. Download a PDF version of this article The fall in global stock market prices over the last

An Interview with Catherine Austin Fitts by Jorge Nascimento Rodrigues, editor of Janelanaweb.com. QUESTION: Which are the roots of the ongoing financial crisis? A group

This piece about lavish spending by AIG executives after the $85 billion federal bailout is worth reading. It points out the impossibility of reviving a

About the Scoop US Electronic Election Integrity Campaign 2008 What is it? A Pro-Bono (Free) advertising campaign to support the US Election Protection movement and

OUR NEXT BRAINSTORM: WHAT ACTIONS CAN WE TAKE TO BAIL OUT OF WALL STREET? The time has come to purge these people from our lives.

By Adrian Douglas In the September 29 session on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) Goldman Sachs COVERED 13 short contracts and bought 495 long contracts