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

Another reason to come to Financial Permaculture is to hook up with one of the fastest growing CSAs in Tennessee, Avalon Acres Farm in Hohenwald,

Please seed and spread around! http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/09/mussolini-style-corporatism-in-action.html This is an audio recording of the conference call with the US Treasury Department, giving information for financial analysts

U.S. House Rejects $700 Billion Financial-Rescue Plan By Allison Vekshin & Laura Litvan – Bloomberg.com (29 Sep 2008)

Sit down and be quiet. You are drunk, and this is the edge of the roof. ~ Rumi This wonderful quote from Rumi was brought

By Carolyn Betts, Esq. I agree with every point in Bernie Sanders’ proposal but have a suggestion. I worked with lead counsel to the RTC

John: You asked, what is the size of the total consolidated national debt? The President of the Dallas Fed says $99.2 trillion. I would add

# 1 Over One Million Iraqi Deaths Caused by US Occupation # 2 Security and Prosperity Partnership: Militarized NAFTA # 3 InfraGard: The FBI Deputizes

A broker reported to me today that their clearing agent is requiring them to mark purchases of AAA sovereign bonds denominated in foreign currencies as

As the leaders of the mortgage bubble continue to hit the wall, the importance of repositioning your assets into the “real” economy and out of

Doug Casey’s newsletter reports that the Dow Jones Index companies had consolidated losses in the second quarter. However, the Dow Jones is holding and gold

thefarmblog.org News and views from The Farm in Summertown, Tennessee

Facing Federal Probe, JPMorgan Exits Municipal Swaps Business Standard (5 Sep 2008) “JPMorgan Chase & Co will stop selling interest-rate swaps to government borrowers in

My focus during the presidential elections — as it has been for the last three elections — is on helping you understand what you can