“Net Imports flatten for the next few years, even when nominal GDP is growing at 4% per annum… a nice boost in terms of trade

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**CAF Note: Here is a trial ballon from a respected source on one of the options to reengineer Social Security. This is one to take

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**CAF Note: The cost of the US government borrowing money to generate corporate earnings is now reaching parity globally** By Daniel Kruger & Anchalee Worrachate

By AlJazeera Highly radioactive water overflowed barriers into Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station after its operator Tepco underestimated how much rain would fall and

**Note: We are republishing each of the 22 challenges from Catherine’s fiscal cliff article – one a week. Helps to digest them bit by bit!**

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By David Ray Griffin There have been several good films and videos about 9/11. But the new film by award-winning film-maker Massimo Mazzucco is in

By Dave Michels Small businesses raising money by selling shares over the Internet wouldn’t have to verify that their backers comply with individual investment limits

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By The Solari Team There are so many irreconcilable issues in the federal budget, and there are many pieces and aspects to understanding the fiscal

Here is a collection of links that Catherine makes note of in her GlobalBEM speech on October 11, 2013 from 11 – 12 MT. Special

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By Catherine Austin Fitts The Globe and Mail’s story yesterday A.M. that Tesla’s new Model S is now the # 1 selling car in Norway

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By Catherine Austin Fitts Here is the proof – I was at Open Source Ecology’s design sprint on September 28th for the building of the

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**CAF Note: Reported gold inventories show significant drops in the US and European positions** By Jesse’s Café Américain Here is one take on the gold

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By Kashmir Hill Ladar Levison, 32, has spent ten years building encrypted email service Lavabit, attracting over 410,000 users. When NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden was