Top Picks ~ Week of August 6, 2007

Top Picks ~ Week of August 6, 2007

Will Paulson Ever Consent to Answer the Right Questions? By John Crudele – NY Post (9 Aug 2007) Outsourcing Intelligence: How Bush Gets His National

John J. Renton — The Nature of Earth

John J. Renton — The Nature of Earth

I have been developing a methodology for Solari to determine the total economic return (impact on both investor and living ecosystem) of a mining operation.

Deeper Intelligence, Deeper Power

Deeper Intelligence, Deeper Power

Thanks to wonderful allies Nan Garrett (Georgia Green Party) and Katey Culver and Howard Switzer  (Green Party of Tennessee) I had the opportunity to speak

Family Wealth & the Greater Good

Family Wealth & the Greater Good

I highly value recommendations from Phil Cubeta at gifthub.org. He recently recommended Family Wealth: Keeping It in the Family – How Family Members and Their

Fiction is Fact, Fact is Fiction

Fiction is Fact, Fact is Fiction

I have a habit of trolling through discounted DVD bins at truck stops and out of the way local video stores. Such bins are great

Top Picks ~ Week of July 30, 2007

Top Picks ~ Week of July 30, 2007

California 2007 Drought Photos US Housing is Among ‘Biggest Bubbles,’ Rogers Says By Chen Shiyin & Pimm Fox – Bloomberg.com (3 Aug 2007) New York

Top Picks ~ Week of July 23, 2007

Top Picks ~ Week of July 23, 2007

Organic Industry Structure – A Chart By Phil Howard – Michigan State University (Jul 2007) New Zealanders Decry Ban on Political Satire AngusReid Global Monitor

Top Picks ~ Week of July 16, 2007

Top Picks ~ Week of July 16, 2007

Organics for Everyone By Anna Cynar – Utne.com (Jul 19, 2007) New Road to Serfdom By Michael Hudson – On iTulip (Jun 2006) Ron Paul

Top Picks ~ Week of July 9, 2007

Top Picks ~ Week of July 9, 2007

BIS Warns of Great Depression Dangers From Credit Spree By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard – Telegraph.co.uk (Jun 25, 2007) Libby a Long-Time Mossad Agent By Wayne Madsen

Top Picks ~ Week of July 2, 2007

Top Picks ~ Week of July 2, 2007

Credit Crunch Will Shred Investment Portfolios to Ribbons Ambrose Evans-Pritchard – GATA / telegraph.co.uk (Jul 4, 2007) New Drug Deletes Bad Memories Bill Christensen –

Documentaries

Documentaries

Several people have asked me for names of documentaries I enjoyed/found useful recently. Here are some of my favorites (in no particular order) from the

Top Picks ~ Week of June 25, 2007

Top Picks ~ Week of June 25, 2007

Will BAE Scandal of Century Bring Down Dick Cheney? By Jeffrey Steinberg – Executive Intelligence Review (Jun 29, 2007 Issue) Putin’s Arctic Invasion: Russia Lays

Top Picks ~ Week of June 18, 2007

Top Picks ~ Week of June 18, 2007

Vivoleum, Solves Global Warming and Peak Oil The Yes Men – (Jun 14, 2007) Regional Economic Measurement Division Interactive Map Bureau of Economic Analysis New

Scoop’s New Scoop: American Coup

Scoop’s New Scoop: American Coup

Scoop Media is my top source for news on current U.S. government and political events. Yes, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal

Top Picks ~ Week of June 11, 2007

Top Picks ~ Week of June 11, 2007

Bush Shafts Enron Victims By Robert L. Borosage – TomPaine.commonsense (Jun 14, 2007) Swiss Sales Dash Hopes of Gold Recovery By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard – Telegraph.co.uk

Diogenes Does It Again

Diogenes Does It Again

Our favorite Fool at one of our favorite blogs, Gift Hub: Blogging Philanthrophy has done it again. Check out “Why Laundering Drug Money through Philanthropy

Trust Me, Anti-Trust = Pro-Trust

Trust Me, Anti-Trust = Pro-Trust

The Federal Trade Commission is opposing Whole Food’s acquisition of Wild Oats on anti-trust grounds? I don’t think so. I am sitting here in the

Spying is a Fast Growing Private Industry

Spying is a Fast Growing Private Industry

Thanks to Progressive Review for bringing the following to our attention. If you are looking to understand what is holding up the stock market, here

In From Secrecy News

In From Secrecy News

The following in today from Secrecy News: a Federation of American Scientists Project on Government Secrecy – as described in a recent posting, provides insight

Get Ready, Get Ready, Get Ready!

Get Ready, Get Ready, Get Ready!

I am in the middle of Ray Kurzweil’s The Singularity is Near I am not sure what I think of it yet. The gist of

The Yes Men

The Yes Men

I just had one of my most favorite activists tell me that he never heard of the Yes Men. Goodness! This is one team and

Material Omissions, Part II

Material Omissions, Part II

The other night, someone sent me a link in an e-mail entitled “Greg Palast discredits 911 Truth.” Clicking on the link, I found myself at

Top Picks ~ Week of June 4, 2007

Top Picks ~ Week of June 4, 2007

Judge Halts Award of Iraq Contract By Alec Klein & Steve Fainaru – Washington Post (Jun 4, 207) Gold Joins the Mainstream By James Grant

The Disappearing Honey Bees: Cui Bono?

The Disappearing Honey Bees: Cui Bono?

This week James Altucher published a column, Profit From the Plight of the Honeybees, on how to profit in the stock market from the disappearing

Material Omissions, Part I

Material Omissions, Part I

Several years ago, I went to California to do a speaking tour and to raise money to help me through the most difficult part of

Top Picks ~ Week of May 28, 2007

Top Picks ~ Week of May 28, 2007

US Buy-out Groups in Record $82bn Bids [Sign in to read Full Article] By Francesco Guerrera – Financial Times.com (May 28, 2007) Feds Lost $1.3Trillion

Top Picks ~ Week of May 21, 2007

Top Picks ~ Week of May 21, 2007

The Era of China Sprott Asset Management (Apr 2007) Welcome to Speed Trap Exchange List of Top Ten Speed Traps in the US Goldman Puts

Top Picks ~ Week of May 14, 2007

Top Picks ~ Week of May 14, 2007

Cox Confirms Possibility of Sea Change in SEC Regulation of Foreign BDs, Exchanges By Rachel McTague – Bureau of National Affairs (May 14, 2007) Profit

Top Picks ~ Week of May 7, 2007

Top Picks ~ Week of May 7, 2007

Doug Casey: GATA is Right By Doug Casey – Casey Research (May 2007) The Last Confessions of E. Howard Hunt By Erik Hedegaard – Rolling

Top Picks ~ Week of April 30, 2007

Top Picks ~ Week of April 30, 2007

9/11 and the Evidence By Paul Craig Roberts – Information Clearing House (Mar 27, 2007) The Growth Consensus Unravels By Jonathan Rowe – dollars&sense (Jul-Aug

Gravel Has Me Eating Crow

Gravel Has Me Eating Crow

I have said all along that reading or watching anything to do with Presidential politics is not an effective use of time. Senator Mike Gravel’s

Top Picks ~ Week of April 23, 2007

Top Picks ~ Week of April 23, 2007

John Kerry: Building 7 Was Deliberately Demolished By Paul Joseph Watson & Aaron Dykes – Prison Planet (Apr 23, 2007) BBC Reported Building 7 Had

Top Picks ~ Week of April 16, 2007

Top Picks ~ Week of April 16, 2007

DHA Demand for DNS Master Key Alarms Nations By Deep Harm – Daily Kos (Mar 31, 2007) Are Mobile Phones Wiping Out Our Bees? By

Top Picks ~ Week of April 9, 2007

Top Picks ~ Week of April 9, 2007

Sustainable Route ~ Documenting the continuing exploration of the ‘sustainable movement. EatWild – The #1 Site for Grass-Fed Food & Facts China’s Foreign Reserves Rise

Naked Short Selling

Naked Short Selling

Whether your goal is to transform our world, end corruption or protect your assets from the Tapeworm, the time has come to consider taking physical

It’s a Hit! — Money as Debt

It’s a Hit! — Money as Debt

In the last week, five of the most talented and lively members of the Solari Action Network have strongly recommended a new DVD called “Money

Top Picks ~ Week of April 1, 2007

Top Picks ~ Week of April 1, 2007

Fort Knox: Bretton Bacteria Outbreak By Hirus Dhnow – The Applachian Sentinel (Apr 1, 2007) “The Secret”: Creating a Culture of Cheerfulness as Rome Burns

Top Picks ~ Week of March 19, 2007

Top Picks ~ Week of March 19, 2007

Blanchard Research Note: Gold Rose Last Week Despite Heavy ECB Sales By Neal R. Ryan – Blanchard & Co. (Mar 20, 2007) Arabs Again Test

Top Picks ~ Week of March 12, 2007

Top Picks ~ Week of March 12, 2007

Happy Anniversary! The Salt March Began on March 12 Salt Satyagraha – from Wikipedia China Will Keep Buying US Treasuries, Wu Says (Update3) By Christina

Top Picks ~ Week of March 5, 2007

Top Picks ~ Week of March 5, 2007

How Can US Dollar Survive Profligacy Like This? From US Rep Ron Paul (Mar 5, 2007) Critic of Russian Governmenrt Shot in Adelphi By Dennis

Top Picks ~ Week of February 19, 2007

Top Picks ~ Week of February 19, 2007

“Vulture Fund” Companies Buy up Debt of Poor Countries at Cheap Prices From Democracy Now! – Greg Palast (Feb 16, 2007) Putin’s Speech at the

Top Picks ~ Week of February 12, 2007

Top Picks ~ Week of February 12, 2007

Coalition of Immokalee Workers Online Headquarters What is the Real Cost of Corn Ethanol? – Extracts By Ronald R. Cooke – Sanders Research (Feb 12,

Top Picks ~ Week of February 5, 2007

Top Picks ~ Week of February 5, 2007

3D Bar Graph of the Number of Financial Transactions Worldwide FCC Fudges its Broadband Report — But Finally Gets One Thing Right! By David S.

The Long Tail

The Long Tail

One of the smartest technologists I know sent me an e-mail the other day. He said, “If I send you a book, will you read

Top Picks ~ Week of January 29, 2007

Top Picks ~ Week of January 29, 2007

Existing Home Sales Plummet in 2006 By Martin Crutsinger – AP (Jan 25, 2007) Even Central Banks Can’t Figure Out Market Risks Now By Gillian

The Moneychanger — Latest Offer

The Moneychanger — Latest Offer

Franklin Sanders’ newsletter, The Moneychanger, has a direct mail promotion going for one or two year subscriptions to the newsletter, his e-mail nudges and a

Be Encouraged

Be Encouraged

What a great week for encouraging listening. This weekend, I drove into Memphis to see The Good Shepherd. I listened each way to great ally

Top Picks ~ Week of January 22, 2007

Top Picks ~ Week of January 22, 2007

‘Horror movie’ trial begins of pig farmer accused of killing 26 prostitutes Independent | 22 January 2007 WOW! Sustainable Agriculture – Miguel Altieri Ph.D. Entomology

Top Picks ~ Week of January 15, 2007

Top Picks ~ Week of January 15, 2007

Revolution Arising from the Earth, Part I By William Kotke – Speaking Truth to Power (Jan 15, 2007) Children of Men: Everything Your Denial Keeps

Top Picks ~ Week of January 8, 2007

Top Picks ~ Week of January 8, 2007

WOW! The Universe Gives Up Its Deepest Secret By Steve Connor – The Independent (Jan 8, 2007) Retrieving the Democrats’ Reason for Being By Sam

Top Picks ~ Week of December 25, 2006

Top Picks ~ Week of December 25, 2006

Project Censored – The News That Didn’t Make the News From Project Censored – (Dec 2006) North Korea Selling Gold; May Have Up To 2,000

A Prayer for Gary Webb

A Prayer for Gary Webb

By Catherine Austin Fitts: Gary, we gather in our hearts to say farewell and to tell you how grateful we are for your presence in

Top Picks ~ Week of December 18, 2006

Top Picks ~ Week of December 18, 2006

US Mint Moves to Limit Exportation & Melting of Coins US Mint Press Release (Dec 14, 2006) Boston Air Traffic Controller Says 9/11 An Inside

Letter to Investor’s Business Daily

Letter to Investor’s Business Daily

  Investor’s Business Daily Letters To The Editor 12655 Beatrice St. Los Angeles, CA Ladies and Gentlemen: Congratulations on your op-ed piece, “If U.S. Wins

Top Picks ~ Week of December 11, 2006

Top Picks ~ Week of December 11, 2006

Gold is Cheap, Yamada, Banks Assert as Sales Pared (Update4) By Pham-Duy Nguyen – Bloomberg (Dec 11, 2006) US Dollar Facing Imminent Collapse? By Jerone

Questions to Inform Investment Strategy

Questions to Inform Investment Strategy

By Catherine Austin Fitts December 10, 2004 After a discussion this afternoon with loved ones, I thought I would write up questions that would be

Top Picks – 1995

Top Picks – 1995

Jim Norman: Possible Motive for the Vince Foster Murder FBI Cover Up | 07 December 1995 How did Hillary Clinton and the Israeli Mossad…

Top Picks ~ Week of December 4, 2006

Top Picks ~ Week of December 4, 2006

China Seeks Direct Talks with OPEC By Jim Krane – AP (Dec 4, 2006) Revealed: The Real Rate of Inflation By Edmund Conway – The

Geopolitical – 12.01.2004

Geopolitical – 12.01.2004

Verdict Favors World Trade Center Leaseholder CNN | 06 December 2004 Airplanes at two separate times was…

Top Picks ~ Week of November 27, 2006

Top Picks ~ Week of November 27, 2006

Parks Not for Sale: Stop Commercial Bioprospecting in our National Parks! A site dedicated to informing the public about this The Amsterdam Declaration on Global

Top Picks ~ Week of November 20, 2006

Top Picks ~ Week of November 20, 2006

Derivates Market Grows by 25% By Gillian Tett – Australian-FT Business (Nov 20, 2006) Congressman: American Concentration Camps “On the Books” By Steve Watson –

Geopolitical

Geopolitical

Fitzgerald, A. Ernest: Memorandum for the record, December 9, 1968 JEC | 18 November 1969

Money & Markets – Week of 11.16.00

Money & Markets – Week of 11.16.00

Michael P. Mortara, 51, a Developer of Mortgage-Backed Securities NY Times | 16 November 2000 Death, Mr. Mortara…Goldman… GS Ventures…mortgage-backed securities… packages…

Top Picks ~ Week of November 13, 2006

Top Picks ~ Week of November 13, 2006

Paul McCartney’s ‘Ecce Cor Meum’ Live in Concert NPR – Listen Online Tuesday 11.14.06 – 7:30pmET White Dog’s Owner Ready to Move On By Dianna

Top Picks ~ Week of November 6, 2006

Top Picks ~ Week of November 6, 2006

US History Uncensored: What Your High School Textbook Didn’t Tell You By Carolyn L. Baker – With a forward by Catherine Austin Fitts Bush’s Chernobyl

Top Picks ~ Week of October 30, 2006

Top Picks ~ Week of October 30, 2006

Global Cash Glut Fuels Investment Frenzy, Pushing Up Rates By John Fraher & Simon Kennedy – Bloomberg (Oct 30, 2006) Hawai Court Restrains Health Dept.

Hickory Valley, Tennessee — The Song

Hickory Valley, Tennessee — The Song

Good friend Dave Webb bought the farm next to me in Hickory Valley. He and his beautiful wife just came for a visit. While he

Top Picks ~ Week of October 23, 2006

Top Picks ~ Week of October 23, 2006

How to Avoid Debt Slavery From Life After the Oil Crash America and the Dollar Illusion By Gabor Steingart – Der Spiegel (Oct 25, 2006)

Top Picks ~ Week of October 16, 2006

Top Picks ~ Week of October 16, 2006

Costello Seeks Orderly $US Withdrawal By John Garnault – The Sydney Morning Herald (Oct 18, 2006) Great Lakes for sale! Michigan’s Odawa Indians Lead Anti-Nestle

Popsicle Culture

Popsicle Culture

A thriving residential and business community in downtown Washington, DC has created a new model of what community really means. Solari Village resident Catherine Austin

Popsicle Culture

Popsicle Culture

A thriving residential and business community in downtown Washington, DC has created a new model of what community really means. Solari Village resident Catherine Austin Fitts describes the scene and shares highlights of its Annual

Howard Switzer to Richard Ciziks

Howard Switzer to Richard Ciziks

My ally and candidate for Governor of Tennessee Howard Switzer just wrote a letter to Richard Ciziks, the evangelical Christian encouraging Christians to extend pro-life

Top Picks ~ Week of October 9, 2006

Top Picks ~ Week of October 9, 2006

An Interview with Green Evangelical Leader Richard Cizik By Amanda Griscom Little – Cizik Matters (Oct 5, 2006) The Real Story of Money (Parts I

Top Picks ~ Week of October 1, 2006

Top Picks ~ Week of October 1, 2006

Legislation to Reopen Hearings Into Cointelpro Press Release: US Rep. Cynthia McKinney (Sept 24, 2006) The Trillion Dollar Question: China is Grappling with How to

Unanswered Questions About Andrew Cuomo

Unanswered Questions About Andrew Cuomo

By Catherine Austin Fitts “HUD is Being Run as a Criminal Enterprise” In 2000, three and a half years after Andrew Cuomo became Secretary of

Top Picks ~ Week of September 25, 2006

Top Picks ~ Week of September 25, 2006

Social Isolation in America: Changes in Core Discussion Networks Over Two Decades By McPherson, Smith-Lovin & Brashears – American Sociological Review (2006, Vol 71 June:353-375)

Testimony of Anne Williamson

Testimony of Anne Williamson

Testimony of Anne Williamson Before the Committee on Banking and Financial Services of the United States House of Representatives September 21, 1999 Before I begin

Top Picks ~ Week of September 18, 2006

Top Picks ~ Week of September 18, 2006

Feds Lower Boom on Alternative Money By Barbara Hagenbaugh – USA Today (Sept 15, 2006) Massive Surge in Disappearance of Arctic Sea Ice Sparks Global

Francis Parvin Willits

Francis Parvin Willits

Francis Parvin Willits, recognized as one of the most progressive and successful representatives of the agricultural interest of Concordville, Delaware county, Pennsylvania, is a member

Memo on Community Databanks

Memo on Community Databanks

Memo To:          A National Reporter From:     Catherine Austin Fitts Date:      Fall 1998 Re:         Community Databanks, The Popsicle Index and How the

Science & Technology – Week of 09.07.1977

Science & Technology – Week of 09.07.1977

The CIA Tells Meyerson University Participated in Secret Research (PDF) The Daily Pennsylvanian | 09 September 1977 Behavior control research MK…

Top Picks ~ Week of September 4, 2006

Top Picks ~ Week of September 4, 2006

“Orion” Project: Spaceship for Moon and Mars By Traci Watson – USA Today (Aug 31, 2006) Your Money or Your Life Simple Living Network &

Money & Markets – Week of 09.01.03

Money & Markets – Week of 09.01.03

Soros Hires Executive to Lead New Credit, Lending Business WSJ | 03 September 2016 (subscription) SFM Capital Mgmnt…

Anne Williamson Testimony

Anne Williamson Testimony

The Rape of Russia by Anne Williamson The following is Anne Williamson’s testimony before the Committee on Banking and Financial Services of the U.S. House of Representatives, presented Sept. 21, 1999. It shows how the

Anne Williamson Testimony

Anne Williamson Testimony

The Rape of Russia by Anne Williamson The following is Anne Williamson’s testimony before the Committee on Banking and Financial Services of the U.S. House

From Matt Savinar

From Matt Savinar

In today from Matt Savinar at Life After the Oil Crash: About a month ago I sent you a message regarding the absolutely fantastic Chicago

Top Picks ~ Week of August 28, 2006

Top Picks ~ Week of August 28, 2006

The Real Dow Jones Industrial Average By An Anonymous Analyst – iTulip.com (at Jul 7, 2006) Congressional Election Nullified — Nobody Noticed By Michael Collins

Ecological Options Network

Ecological Options Network

Wonderful allies Mary Beth Brangan and James Heddle at the Ecological Options Network have launched a new tv video blog at http://eon.blip.tv/. Check it out.