In 1984, I gave away my television after overhearing a conversation about the subliminal programing and entrainment technology being rolled out to manage public opinion

In 1984, I gave away my television after overhearing a conversation about the subliminal programing and entrainment technology being rolled out to manage public opinion

It’s Catherine’s birthday today!

Money & Markets China Takes 10% Stake in Morgan Stanley to Cover Junk Mortgages By Joseph A. Giannone – Reuters (19 Dec 2007) Credit Crisis

The Checklist If something so simple can transform intensive care, what else can it do? By Atul Gawande – The New Yorker (10 Dec 2007)

One of the newsletters that I use as an excellent predictor of what the Tapeworm will do next (in the rah-rah Tapeworm mode) says that

One of the newsletters that I use as an excellent predictor of what the Tapeworm will do next (in the rah-rah Tapeworm mode) says that

Someone just asked me for a comment on a Presidential candidate’s policies to reform the sub-prime mortgage market. Here are the items I suggested. 1.

Money & Markets Citigroup to Consolidate Seven SIVs on Balance Sheet By Shannon D. Harrington & Elizabeth Hester – Bloomberg News (13 Dec 2007) World

Bill Moyers’ Journal (23 Nov 2007) The power and beauty found in the African American church and spiritual experience reminds me of St. Timothy when

Bill Moyers’ Journal (23 Nov 2007) The power and beauty found in the African American church and spiritual experience reminds me of St. Timothy when

Money & Markets Top hedge Fund blow-up news and commentary Britain’s Rate Cut Opens Gulf With European Central Bank By Chris Giles & Ralph Atkins

Pentagon Poised to Resume Open Air Weapons Testing By Sherwood Ross (4 Dec 2007) Burma: Junta Charges Monks’ Leader With Treason By Terry Evans (3

Paying Taxes 2008 – The Global Picture The Doing Business Project

Paying Taxes 2008 – The Global Picture The Doing Business Project

Montana, Connecticut Hold Downgraded by Moody’s By David Evans – Bloomberg.com (3 Dec 2007) Montana and Connecticut state-run investment pools hold debt tainted by the

Montana, Connecticut Hold Downgraded by Moody’s By David Evans – Bloomberg.com (3 Dec 2007) Montana and Connecticut state-run investment pools hold debt tainted by the

Read the first story, published by CounterPunch: CIA Venezuela Destabilization Memo Surfaces By James Petras – CounterPunch (28 Nov 2007) Then read this story from

Money & Markets E*Trade Gets Help From Citadel [Must subscribe to read full article.] By Susanne Craig, et al – Wall Street Journal (29 Nov

Update from Kiva on my current loan . . . Francisco is doing well. He is working hard at both of his businesses everyday. He

Money & Markets Dollar to Fade, Not Fly, From Scene as Gulf Reforms By Daliah Merzaban – Reuters (21 Nov 2007) The Currency Manipulation Follies,

Money & Markets Belgian Treasury Promises No Default By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard – London Telegraph (16 Nov 2007) Fund Managers Hold Nerve Despite Fears By Ambrose

Globally human populations are growing, trade is increasing, and living standards are rising for many. But, according to the UN’s latest Global Environment Outlook report,

Shock Doctrine’s Shocking Short Shrift By Carolyn Baker – Speaking Truth to Power New York’s $25,000 Dessert Sets Guinness Record By Vivianne Rodrigues – Reuters

Compelled Iraq Duty Angers US Envoys From Associated Press (1 Nov 2007) My Nobel Moment By John R. Christy – Wall Street Journal (1 Nov

Consumers Face Record Heating-Oil Bills By Ana Campoy – Wall Street Journal (24 Oct 2007) Russia To Control Food Prices [Register to View Full Article]

Scenes From the Fringe By Russ Alan Prince – Private Wealth (5 Aug 2007) New VNR Catches Prove the Fake TV News Problem Continues Press

Carney, Former Goldman Banker, To Head Bank of Canada By Greg Quinn & Theophilos Argitis – Bloomberg.com (4 Oct 2007) Francis Ford Coppola’s Laptop Stolen

Treasury Department Simulating Bank Runs By Martin Crustinger – Associated Press (4 Oct 2007) The Martyrdom of Burma’s Marching Monks By Rev. John Dear –

Gallup: Trust in Federal Government, On Nearly All Issues, Hits New Low — Even Less Than in Watergate Era From Editor & Publisher (27 Sep

Paulson: US to Hit Debt Limit October 1 By Martin Crutsiinger – AP Economics Writer (19 Sep 2007) Mud City Press – Securing Global Food

Central Bank Split Over Credit Squeeze By Chris Giles & Gillian Tett – Financial Times, London (12 Sep 2007) Fed Believed To Be Considering Unconventional

OECD Calls for US Rate Cut To Ward Off Crisis By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard – London Telegraph (6 Sep 2007) Compendium on Subprime Crisis London Telegraph

Schwab Sells Majority of His Position on Aug 15, 2007 At Yahoo Finance (28 Aug 2007) Judge Allows Saddam Link in Wyatt Oil Trial By

Highly Recommended ~ How the White House Drowned New Orleans By Greg Palast (23 Aug 2007) Now Russia’s Banks May Be in Trouble By Catherine

In Withdrawal Line, Countrywide Customer Muses About Buying Gold By Alexandria Sage – Reuters (17 Aug 2007) Fed Lectures Financial Houses: Borrow Quick at Our