Geopolitical – Week of 3.08.09

Geopolitical – Week of 3.08.09

Georgians Could Pay Future State Taxes in Gold bizjournals.com (06 March 09) The Big Bad Database of Senator Norm Coleman wikileaks.org (11 March 09) Madoff

Mortgage Markets – Week of 3.08.09

Mortgage Markets – Week of 3.08.09

Tracking the $700 Billion Bailout The New York Times (02 March 09) Glenn Beck’s Heart-stopping Housing Chart YouTube “The Bezzle” Defined The Market Ticker (08

Precious Metals – Week Of 3.08.09

Precious Metals – Week Of 3.08.09

Modern Gold Rush Under Way YouTube Central Banks Reported to be Net Buyers of Gold in January GATA (10 March 09) Gold: You Can’t Keep

Food & Health – Week of 3.08.09

Food & Health – Week of 3.08.09

Change We Can Believe In: How About the End of Farmers Markets? Say Hello to H.R. 875: Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 Cryptogon.com (09

Life – Week of 3.08.09

Life – Week of 3.08.09

Web Genome Project to Map the Internet Scoop Independent News (11 March 09) Google Turns Voicemail into E-Mail Reuters (12 March 09) II Divo “Amazing

The Race to Zero

The Race to Zero

“I was standing there, about to put a dollar bill into a vending machine, and it hit me: I could use my dollar to buy

Brother, Can You Spare a Trillion?

Brother, Can You Spare a Trillion?

The full page ad in Ruppert Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal for its “Future of Finance Initiative” starts off by saying that the financial system has

Money & Markets

Money & Markets

I will be posting a round up of charts each Thursday which compare gold against fiat currencies, oil and the Dow for the Money &

Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

“Agriculture’s been a horrible business for 30 years. For decades the money shufflers, the paper shufflers, have been the captains of the universe. That is

Proposed U.S. Budget

Proposed U.S. Budget

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

Sam Smith Moves To Maine

Sam Smith Moves To Maine

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

Help Keep GATA Going

Help Keep GATA Going

A Challenge From a Tennessee Hillbilly to Help GATA By Chris Powell – GATA (3 Mar 09) “Thanks to some of you, GATA has met

Numbers in the News

Numbers in the News

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

Green-Tech Investing

Green-Tech Investing

John Rubino’s latest book, Clean Money: Picking Winners in the Green-Tech Boom, is as good as the one before, The Collapse of the Dollar and

Charles Walters: 1926 ~ 2009

Charles Walters: 1926 ~ 2009

“It’s with great sadness that we pass along the news that Acres U.S.A. founder/executive editor Charles Walters passed away on January 14, 2009…” . .

Paul Harvey: 1918 ~ 2009

Paul Harvey: 1918 ~ 2009

Paul Harvey at Wikipedia Paul Harvey Tribute – ABC Broadcasting Pioneer Paul Harvey Dies at Age 90 – Yahoo.com

Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

“People have lost their sense of humor. In former times we constantly made jokes about different races. You can only tell them today with one

The China Question

The China Question

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

Water Wonders

Water Wonders

Simple elixir called a ‘miracle liquid’ Los Angeles Times – By Marla Dickerson (23 Feb 2009)

Money & Markets – Week of 3.01.09

Money & Markets – Week of 3.01.09

Fed Refuses to Release Bank Data, Insists on Secrecy Bloomberg.com (06 March 09) Frank Seeking Prosecutions for Financial Wrongdoing Bloomberg.com (06 March 09) Blows to

Mortgage Markets – Week of 3.01.09

Mortgage Markets – Week of 3.01.09

Mortgage Bailout to Aid 1 in 9 U.S. Homeowners The Wall Street Journal (05 March 09) This is it! Where’s The Note, Who’s The Holder:

Geopolitical – Week of 3.01.09

Geopolitical – Week of 3.01.09

360,000 Veterans May Have Brain Injuries USA Today Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez Tightens State Control of Food Amid Rocketing Inflation And Food Shortages Telegraph.co.uk (04 March

Precious Metals – week of 3.01.09

Precious Metals – week of 3.01.09

Survey: Over Two-Thirds of Chinese Economists Favor Gold Over US Bonds China Stakes.com (02 March 09) Buy / Sell Gold And Silver 24thGold Gold Price

Food & Health – Week of 3.01.09

Food & Health – Week of 3.01.09

Food Stamp Enrollment Jumps to Record 31.8 Million Reuters (05 March 09) Baxter: Product Contained Live Bird Flu Virus Toronto Sun (05 March 09) Officials

Life – Week of 3.01.09

Life – Week of 3.01.09

Review: Los Farruco at Royce Hall Los Angeles Times (04 March 09) The Town with No Tuition? Inside Higher Ed (03 March 09) Tunguska-sized Space

Sales of "Atlas Shrugged" Soar

Sales of "Atlas Shrugged" Soar

Sales of “Atlas Shrugged” Soar in the Face of Economic Crisis Washington, D.C., February 23, 2009—Sales of Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged” have almost tripled over

Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

“I’m a lunatic farmer, that’s my new catch phrase. I have a Ph.D. That stands for Post Hole Digger. Today we only need to buy

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

Editor, The Nation Ladies and Gentlemen: On February 13th, you published “The Peterson Foundation Responds” by David Walker, CEO of The Peterson Foundation (See Peterson

Financial Coup d'Etat & Your 401k: Uh-oh

Financial Coup d'Etat & Your 401k: Uh-oh

Now that social security is being looted, the time has come to replenish it with the remaining balances in our 401k’s. The George Orwell award

Bubba Goes Green; Fox is Miffed

Bubba Goes Green; Fox is Miffed

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

The Data Beast – Part VI

The Data Beast – Part VI

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

Understanding Financial Terminology

Understanding Financial Terminology

Step one to understanding the economy and finance is simply understanding the accounting and financial terms that are new to you or which you do

Looting Social Security

Looting Social Security

William Greider of The Nation has written a excellent description of the coming assault on the social safety net. Trillions have been stolen, yet rather

Bank Nationalization

Bank Nationalization

A question in from a network member: So I would like your take on the situation: Is the movement to nationalize banks: a way to

Money & Markets  – Week of 2.22.09

Money & Markets – Week of 2.22.09

The Oracle with Max Keiser A YouTube Video (27 Feb 2009) Ex-Treasury Official Confirms Gold Suppression Scheme GATA (24 Feb 09) Delphi Allowed to Cancel

Geopolitical – Week of 2.22.09

Geopolitical – Week of 2.22.09

Judge Questions Law Giving Telecoms Immunity Truthout (24 Feb 09) NAFTA Renegotiation Must Wait, Obama Says Truthout.org (20 Feb 09) Army Charity Hoards Millions Truthout.org

Precious Metals – Week of 2.22.09

Precious Metals – Week of 2.22.09

Swiss Party Wants to Punish U.S. For UBS Probe Reuters (21 Feb 09) The Long And The Short Of It plata.com (20 Feb 09)

Food & Health – Week of 2.22.09

Food & Health – Week of 2.22.09

Cash-Strapped Communities Suffer as Corporations Target Water Systems Common Dreams.org (25 Feb 09) Five Brain-Manipulating Technologies That Prove Dollhouse Exists Right Now Mad Science (17

Life – Week of 2.22.09

Life – Week of 2.22.09

A FAMILY CURSE awakeninthedream.com Packs of Robots Will Hunt Down Uncooperative Humans Short Sharp Science (22 Oct 08) Amid The Grieving, a Rare Act of

Rigorous Intuition

Rigorous Intuition

In 1997, a strategic planning group at the CIA made a visit to my company in Washington. They brought with them a woman whose job

John Taylor Gatto

John Taylor Gatto

I just heard a recording of an outstanding speech by John Taylor Gatto called “A Short, Angry History of Modern Schooling.” Check out his website.

Seed Monopolists

Seed Monopolists

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

Kiss an Entreprenuer Today!

Kiss an Entreprenuer Today!

Did you know that from 1980-2005, firms less than five years old accounted for all net job growth in the United States? This statistic is

States vs. Feds

States vs. Feds

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 & the Black Swan

Nassim Taleb & the Black Swan

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

The Stimulus Wiki

The Stimulus Wiki

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

Gold Money; Gold Politics

Gold Money; Gold Politics

I first met James Turk in the late 1970’s while interviewing for jobs on Wall Street. It was many years later thanks to the Gold

Money & Markets – Week of 2.15.09

Money & Markets – Week of 2.15.09

Rep. Manzullo Questions Bailout Czar Neel Kashkari YouTube Robert Brenner: Towards the Precipice “Scoop” top Scoops (01 May 03) Bloggers Will Catch the Next Madoff

Geopolitical – Week of 2.15.09

Geopolitical – Week of 2.15.09

Obama Orders More Troops to Afghanistan Reuters.com (18 Feb 09) Obama to Appoint Panel for Auto Recovery ABC News (15 Feb 09) Federal Obligations Exceed

Precious Metals – Week of 2.15.09

Precious Metals – Week of 2.15.09

Beijing Reserves Could Fuel Natural-Resources Deals The Wall Street Journal (19 Feb 09) Gold Hits Record Against Euro on Fear of Zimbabwean-style Response to Bank

Food & Health – Week of 2.15.09

Food & Health – Week of 2.15.09

Response to Drought is Dry Run For a Response to Climate Change San Francisco Chronicle (11 Feb 09) Los Angeles Nears Water Rationing Yahoo.News (17

Life – Week of 2.15.09

Life – Week of 2.15.09

Householders To Be Charged For Each Flush Of Toilet perthnow.com (16 Nov 08) Environment and Rural Development Work Journeytoforever.org (02 Feb 09) KYMATICA video.google.com (01

From the Netherlands

From the Netherlands

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

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!

My favorite man came over this afternoon with a pink rose and a card. The cover read: ” Please, please, please, please be my Valentine!”

Highlights of The Stimulus Bill

Highlights of The Stimulus Bill

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

The Data Beast – Part V

The Data Beast – Part V

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.

The Data Beast – Part IV

The Data Beast – Part IV

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

The Data Beast – Part III

The Data Beast – Part III

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

Credit Freeze

Credit Freeze

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

The Data Beast – Part II

The Data Beast – Part II

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

The Financial Stability Plan

The Financial Stability Plan

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

Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

Ford’s Model T, the working man’s car, could be bought for around $300 in the 1920s. A more upscale manufacturer, Studebaker, advertised their “Big Six

Precious Metals: Frequently Asked Questions

Precious Metals: Frequently Asked Questions

This is the second week of the month. That means I am headed over to Westpoint, Tennessee on Thursday, February 12, to join Franklin Sanders

US Government Debt Grows

US Government Debt Grows

“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

The Data Beast – Part I

The Data Beast – Part I

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

Money & Markets – Week of 2.08.09

Money & Markets – Week of 2.08.09

10 Must-Know IRA Terms Finance Yahoo (11 Feb 09) A Proposal to Shore Up Banks With Pension Funds The New York Times (09 Feb 09)

Geopolitical – Week of 2.08.09

Geopolitical – Week of 2.08.09

Jonathan Turley Discusses Obama Administration Prosecutions of Bush War Crimes MSNBC / YouTube (10 Feb 2009) Congress Nears Passage of $789 Billion Stimulus Plan Bloomberg.com

Food & Health – Week of 2.08.09

Food & Health – Week of 2.08.09

Tours of Los Angeles Eco-Village LAEV (Feb 09) Proactive With Permaculture Whole Ecosystems Design (05 Feb 09) USDA Considers Using GE Corn for Ethanol My

Life – Week of 2.08.09

Life – Week of 2.08.09

Andreas Helgstrand – WEG2006 Freestyle Final YouTube Newseum: Nationwide Newspaper Front Pages in Their Original, Unedited Form newseum.org Tata Unveils the World’s Cheapest Car Businessweek

Financial Permaculture: What Is It?

Financial Permaculture: What Is It?

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

Executive Order on Health Information Technology

Executive Order on Health Information Technology

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

Produce the Note

Produce the Note

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

Kentucky Now — What's Next?

Kentucky Now — What's Next?

A member of the Solari network just called me. Several years ago, inspired by our warnings, she moved to a home that is much more

Derivatives R' Us

Derivatives R' Us

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

Rethinking Diversification

Rethinking Diversification

[Originally Posted on Feb 2, 2009] For our entire lives, most of us have depended on highly centralized systems. Our food comes from a thousand

Money & Markets – Week of 2.1.09

Money & Markets – Week of 2.1.09

U.S. Treasury in Plans For Record Debt Sale Financial Times (04 Feb 2009) How to Rescue the Bank Bailout truthout.org (26 Jan 2009) Fiscal Stimulus

Geopolitical – Week of 2.1.09

Geopolitical – Week of 2.1.09

County to State of California: Check Is Not In the Mail sun-herald.com (04 Feb 2009) Judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael T. Conahan Plead Guilty to

Precious Metals – Week of 2.1.09

Precious Metals – Week of 2.1.09

Gold Currency Bill in the Colorado Legislature state.co.us Gold Currency Bill in Indiana indiana.gov RBI Yet To Renew Silver Import Licence The Economic Times (04

Food & Health – Week of 2.1.09

Food & Health – Week of 2.1.09

Don’t Underestimate Agrotherapy’s Curative Powers pressdemocrat.com (01 Feb 2009) Addiction Is A Genetic Disease Power And Control (18 Jan 2007) Few Changes Expected for Recently

Life – Week of 2.1.09

Life – Week of 2.1.09

Chinese Earthquake May Have Been Man-made, Say Scientists Telegraph.co.uk (03 Feb 2009) Car Wreck, Circa 1912 safetycenter.navy.mil (Feb 2009) To Avoid Going Broke, Mainers Are

Look at the Time

Look at the Time

Occasionally I have someone tell me that they have to subscribe to corporate media because they need to know what “they” are saying. I understand

Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that

Money & Markets – Week of 1.25.09

Money & Markets – Week of 1.25.09

Lending Drops at Big U.S. Banks Wall Street Journal (26 Jan 2009) Fannie Mae Foreclosure Sale at 50 Cents on $1 Shows Price Reset Bloomberg

Geopolitical – Week of 1.25.09

Geopolitical – Week of 1.25.09

Grand Jury Investigates Los Angeles Priest Cases NY Times (29 Jan 2009) Wen and Putin Lecture Western Leaders Financial Times (29 Jan 2009) Behind the

Precious Metals – Week of 1.25.09

Precious Metals – Week of 1.25.09

Gold Pushes Above $900 in Buying Spree Financial Times (26 Jan 2009) Silver Investigation: Stakes Are Enormous investegate.co.uk (27 Jan 2009)

Food & Health – Week of 1.25.09

Food & Health – Week of 1.25.09

Honey Laundering: Tainted Product Still Slips Easily Into U.S. Seattlepi.com (25 Jan 2009) Study Finds High-Fructose Corn Syrup Contains Mercury Washington Post (26 Jan 2009)

Life – Week of 1.25.09

Life – Week of 1.25.09

Meltdown Madness: The Human Costs of the Economic Crisis truthout.org (28 Jan 2009) Postmaster General: Mail Days May Need To Be Cut breitbart.com (28 Jan

The Dow: 2009 vs. 1929

The Dow: 2009 vs. 1929

Mark Lundeen each week sends me his comparison of the Dow Jones Industrial Average decline since October 2007 relative to declines after September 1929. Given

US State & Local Government Pension Funds

US State & Local Government Pension Funds

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,

Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! – Romans 10:15