Food & Health
Health Canada – Exposed: Is Your Health At Risk?
At Stop51.com
Food & Health
Health Canada – Exposed: Is Your Health At Risk?
At Stop51.com
Financial Ecosystems – Capitalism 3.0
I find Peter Barnes proposals in Capitalism 3.0 to be/have:
1. Well intended. That’s important. Smart people, who are willing to try to figure out what is going on, communicate and collaborate, can…
Not Enough Silver?
If ten percent of the Bay Boomers allocated $9,000 to buy silver, we would have 7.5 million (ten percent of the boomer population) times $9,000. Pretty simple arithmetic; the product is $67.5 billion….
The Solari Model – Total Economic Return
Introduction
I am writing a series of posts on aligning investment with mission and values, including some point-counterpoints with Phil Cubeta at gifthub.org.
I thought I would begin by posting a …
Did We Mention Bashing Gold?
Special Thanks to Rob Kirby of Kirby Analytics and LeMetropole Café.
GATA Goes to Washington
I just returned from Washington where I attended GATA Goes to Washington:
View the Schedule (PDF)
View Speakers
Bix Wier attended the conference and wrote: “Someday, I will look back at this eve…
McCain Finance Chair Played Major Role in Spitzer’s Downfall
Story from Politics1.com:
NEW YORK. A Politics1 Exclusive. John McCain’s National Finance Co-Chairman played a key role in the recent downfall of former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer (D). Reliable …
McCain Finance Chair Played Major Role in Spitzer's Downfall
Story from Politics1.com:
NEW YORK. A Politics1 Exclusive. John McCain’s National Finance Co-Chairman played a key role in the recent downfall of former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer (D). Reliable …
Gold, GATA and the Turn to Higher Ground
The following is Catherine Austin Fitts’ presentation at the “GATA Goes to Washington” conference which took place last week in Washington D.C.
I would like to thank our chairman, Bill Murphy, and …
Money & Markets
Countrywide’s CEO Takes Home Millions
At CNNMoney.com (25 Apr 2008)
My Submission to the 2020 Summit
Steve Keen’s Oz Debtwatch – debtdeflation.com (15 Apr 2008)
Moody’s Begins Downgrading AAA-Rat…
Money & Markets
Countrywide’s CEO Takes Home Millions
At CNNMoney.com (25 Apr 2008)
My Submission to the 2020 Summit
Steve Keen’s Oz Debtwatch – debtdeflation.com (15 Apr 2008)
Moody’s Begins Downgrading AAA-Rate…
Precious Metals
Ecuador’s Mining Mandate
Aurelian’s English Translation
If You Want Silver, Not Paper, You Face a Premium
By Gene Arensberg – Resource Investor (21 Apr 2008)
Why Gold was Hacked Today – And How
…
Food & Health
India To Take Steps to Control Rising Prices For Food
From the San Diego Union-Tribune (22 Apr 2008)
Rice Rationing Imposed at Wal-Mart’s Warehouse Division
From The Associated Press (23 Apr 2008)…
Food & Health
India To Take Steps to Control Rising Prices For Food
From the San Diego Union-Tribune (22 Apr 2008)
Rice Rationing Imposed at Wal-Mart’s Warehouse Division
From The Associated Press (23 Apr 2008)…
Geopolitical
Third NSA Source Confirms: Flight 93 Shot Down by Air Force Jet
By Wayne Madsen – OpEdNews.com (20 Apr 2008)
Local Heroes: 17 Year Old Columnist Fired For Telling Truth
By Mohamma Sagha – Democra…
What Can Anyone Do? A Lot!
Remarks by Catherine Austin Fitts
Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee Inc. Conference
GATA Goes to Washington — Anybody Seen Our Gold?
Hyatt Regency Crystal City Hotel, Arlington, Virginia
Saturday, A…
Quote du Jour
The stock-market guys say you have to reach a bottom before you can recover, and that a bottom is often signaled by the collapse of some big entity. Many people thought it was Bear Stearns Cos. In rea…
Money & Markets
Paulson Blueprint Promotes Insurance Industry Shell Game
Posted by Philip Mattera – CorpWatch.org (5 Apr 2008)
Salle Mae Affirms Outlook, Warns of "Train Wreck"
By Kevin Drawbaugh – Reut…
Money & Markets
Paulson Blueprint Promotes Insurance Industry Shell Game
Posted by Philip Mattera – CorpWatch.org (5 Apr 2008)
Salle Mae Affirms Outlook, Warns of "Train Wreck"
By Kevin Drawbaugh – Reut…
Mortgage Markets
Bank of England to Take on Banks’ Loans to Help Mortgage Market
By Andrew Porter – London Telegraph (17 Apr 2008)
Precious Metals
How Much Gold do Vietnamese Keep Under Their Pillows?
By Tuoi Tre – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (16 Apr 2008)
Why High Gold Prices Haven’t Led to More Production
By Fabrice Taylor – The Globe & Mai…
Food & Health
Canada Says Chemical in Hard Plastic Bottles May Be Unsafe
By Rob Gillies – Associated Press (18 Apr 2008)
U.S. Welcomes Korean Decision on Beef Imports
By Missy Ryan – Reuters (18 Apr 2008)
Cre…
Food & Health
Canada Says Chemical in Hard Plastic Bottles May Be Unsafe
By Rob Gillies – Associated Press (18 Apr 2008)
U.S. Welcomes Korean Decision on Beef Imports
By Missy Ryan – Reuters (18 Apr 2008)
Cre…
Geopolitical
Why Shouldn’t We Be Bitter?
By Michael Winship – Truthout.org (16 Apr 2008)
Bridgette Bardot on Trial for Muslim Slur
By Thierry Leveque – Reuters (15 Apr 2008)
Cheney, Others OK’d Harsh Interrogat…
Life
The Responsibility Project
From Liberty Mutual (16 Apr 2008)
The Triumph of the Big D
By Alexandra Anderson-Spivy – artnet.com (Apr 2008)
Calling Jason Bourne
I just received an e-mail message from a conference speaker –someone I have not yet met in person and would welcome knowing. We know each other by name. He thanked me for attending his speech earlie…
PricewaterhouseCoopers
PricewaterhouseCoopers agreed in March to pay $30 Million in a settlement regarding its role as an auditor to Metropolitan Mortgage in Washington State.
Here is the original Complaint:
Metropolitan …
Real Solutions vs. the Status Quo
The challenge with all real solutions is that they require telling the truth.
The problem is that maintaining the status quo requires never telling the truth.
A Global Plan
The way to view the Paulson Plan is as a piece of a global plan to centralize the financial system:
Global Revamp Urged For the Regulation of MarketsWall Street Journal (07 Apr 2008)
It will now be …
Catherine on BlogTalkRadio
Catherine was interviewed on BlogTalkRadio on April 12 at 2PM CST. Get the details >>
Money & Markets
Justice Department Files Injunction Suits in Nationwide Crackdown on Alleged Tax Defier Scheme Promotersby Financial Services (11 Apr 2008)
G7 to Break Bread with Global Bankers By Greg Robb, MarketW…
Money & Markets
Justice Department Files Injunction Suits in Nationwide Crackdown on Alleged Tax Defier Scheme Promotersby Financial Services (11 Apr 2008)
G7 to Break Bread with Global Bankers By Greg Robb, MarketW…
Food & Health
Mobile Phones May be Death Sentence By Danielle Cronin, Canberra News (12 Apr 2008)
The Stench of Fear in the Wheat Industry By Kim Anderson, Southwest Farm Press (10 Apr 2008)
Multi-Tasking Worse O…
Food & Health
Mobile Phones May be Death Sentence By Danielle Cronin, Canberra News (12 Apr 2008)
The Stench of Fear in the Wheat Industry By Kim Anderson, Southwest Farm Press (10 Apr 2008)
Multi-Tasking Worse O…
Geopolitical
Do Satellite Photos Show Iran Ballistic Missile Facility?By Arthur Bright, Christian Science Monitor (11 Apr 2008)
The Unofficial Judge Alex Kozinski Site
Power to Build Border Fence Is Above U.S. L…
Is Gold Going East?
Chris Powell of GATA recently published this important insight:
If one puts today’s news together …
Arabian Gulf Oil Principalities Will Stick with Dollar Until They Achieve Monetary Union in 2010…
Weather Manipulation: It’s For Real
In our Top Picks this week, there is a story entitled Weather Engineering in China by Technology Review. While a number of people have hinted that “weather modification” may be real, this is the firs…
Weather Manipulation: It's For Real
In our Top Picks this week, there is a story entitled Weather Engineering in China by Technology Review. While a number of people have hinted that “weather modification” may be real, this is the firs…
Money & Markets
Wall Street Brokerages Borrowing $38.1 Billion a Day from Federal ReserveBy Jeannine Aversa, Associated Press (03 April 2008)
Warning Issued on Debt of Goldman, LehmanReuters (22 Mar 2008)
MBIA’s B…
Money & Markets
Wall Street Brokerages Borrowing $38.1 Billion a Day from Federal ReserveBy Jeannine Aversa, Associated Press (03 April 2008)
Warning Issued on Debt of Goldman, LehmanReuters (22 Mar 2008)
MBIA’s B…
Precious Metals
Gold Should Shake Off Any Sales by IMFBy Frank Tang, Reuters (08 Apr 2008)
China Would Buy Huge Stake in Mega-Miner BillitonBy Rowan Callick and Dennis Shanahan, The Australian (09 Apr 2008)
Will Is…
Life
The Masai Warriors’ Guide to England By Andrew Pierce, The Telegraph (03 Apr 2008)
My Other Car is a Bright Green CityAlex Steffen, worldchanging.com (23 Jan 2008)
Coming Soon: Superfast InternetBy …
Overview of The Paulson Plan
I thought I would lay out the specifics of the U.S. Treasury plan to centralize and consolidate the U.S. financial regulatory system before commenting on it. A description of Treasury Secretary Paulso…
Financial Coup d’Etat
Former Goldman Sachs chairman Hank Paulson is not the only person supporting increased powers for the Federal Reserve:
Obama Calls for Overhaul of Financial Regulations
Did you know that Goldman Sa…
More Financial Coup d’Etat
Former Goldman Sachs chairman Hank Paulson is not the only person supporting increased powers for the Federal Reserve:
Obama Calls for Overhaul of Financial Regulations
Did you know that Goldman Sa…
We Can Do This Nice…Or Rough
“We can do this nice or we can do this rough.”
—Tina Turner from Proud Mary
OK, so this morning’s on-line Wall Street Journal provides us with an excellent example of the multiple personality …
A Deeper Karma
I am still amazed when I hear comments that the U.S. housing bubble started in this decade. In November 2001, I presented a paper at an investment conference in London in one of many attempts from 199…
Top Picks ~ Week of March 31, 2008
Money & Markets
Credit Crunch Fallout Could Drag on for Years, Lawyers WarnTimes Online (31 Mar 2008)
Overdue Consumer Debts Highest Since 1992, ABA Saysby Hugh Son, Bloomberg (03 Apr 2008)
T…
New Weekly Radio Segment
Also, An Open Letter to the KPFA Community from the Flashpoints Team
Wildcards – Week of 04.02.08
Another Chimpanzee Escape At Bastrop Facility
Monkey Day | 02 April 2008
Keeling Center for Comparative Medicine and Research in…
Tons of Useful Stuff
One of the challenges of building a map of reality is knowing what you don’t know. For years, I have subscribed to a service called United Readers, which allows me to try many different magazines, dip…
Top Picks ~ Week of March 24, 2008
Money & Markets
The Sheltering Storm: Uncertainty on Section 8
By Matt Schwarzfeld – CityLimits.org (24 Mar 2008)
—~ Catherine’s comment: Are states and cities expected to vote Democratic in No…
Event: Catherine on Flashpoints Tonight
Catherine and Dennis Bernstein continue their conversation about financial markets and current events on Flashpoints Radio tonight:
Wednesday, March 26, at 7:30pm US Central Time
Event: Catherine on TruNews Radio
Click here to navigate to the TruNews website and view their event calendar.
Another of Our Heroes
The Chronicle on Boverton Beaver’s Bakery
By Phil Cubeta – Gift Hub (25 Mar 2008)
As a reporter for The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s Give and Take, you are sitting, knees crossed, and back straight, i…
Our Hero!
Farmer Percy Schmeiser settles contamination battle with Monsanto
By Vicky Uhland – Natural Foods Merchandiser (25 Mar 2008)
Canadian canola farmer Percy Schmeiser, who has battled biotech company Mon…
The Bear Skinning Continues
So now JP Morgan is going to pay $10 per share for Bear Stearns?
JP Morgan Agrees to Increase Bear Price
By Kevin Kingsbury – Wall Street Journal (24 Mar 2008)
Bear May Have Lived
By Paul Tharp – New …
And More on Mortgage Fraud and Sex
For those who want to understand the relationship of sex to mortgage fraud, The Franklin Cover-Up by Nebraska Senator John DeCamp is a must read. This is because it is essential to understand what Ell…
Book Review: The Franklin Cover Up & More on Mortgage Fraud and Sex
For those who want to understand the relationship of sex to mortgage fraud, The Franklin Cover-Up by Nebraska Senator John DeCamp is a must read. This is because it is essential to understand what Ell…
More on Mortgage Fraud and Sex
The Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development after Jack Kemp was Henry Cisneros.
Cisneros was HUD Secretary in the Clinton Administration from 1992 to 1996. For the steps to be t…
Top Picks ~ Week of March 17, 2008
Money & Markets
Federal Agencies Running on Fumes
By Richard Sammon – The Kiplinger Letter (19 Mar 2008)
Don’t Worry About An Audit
By Kevin McCormally – Kiplinger.com (21 Mar…
Event: Catherine on Flashpoints
Dennis Bernstein interviews Catherine on Flashpoints Radio:
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Thursday, March 20, at 6pm USA Central Time
This is a follow-up to Catherine’s March 17th Flashpoints interview where she discussed Bea…
US Ag Power
A great insight from Jim Willlie in his Golden Jackass March Newsletter.
Imports to the US are slowing, but import prices are seriously in uptrend. Total US import prices are up 13.6% on an annual bas…
The Chances of War Increase
The US economy depends on access to energy and the role of dollar as the reserve currency. Take those two things away and the source of funds to finance the US military-industrial interests shrink ra…
Percolating in Tennessee
I am excited about all the good things percolating here in Tennessee. Saturday was a rainy day full of the promise of Spring – perfect for a trip with my dog over to Hohenwald, Tennessee.
I spe…
Greenspanspeak
Alan Greenspan’s comments on the current financial situation here:
Greenspan Sees Many Casualties From Crisis
By Jamie McGeever & Ian Chua – Reuters (17 Mar 2008)
Catherine’s translation here:
Our …
Wheat Fungus
Dangerous Wheat-Killing Fungus Detected in Iran
From the UN News Centre (5 Mar 2008)
“A dangerous new fungus with the ability to destroy entire wheat fields has been detected in Iran, the United Natio…
“The Wire’s War On The Drug War”
letters@time.com
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Thank you for publishing “The Wire’s War on the Drug War” by this TV series producer and writing team, Ed Burns, Dennis Lehane, George Pelecanos, Richard Pric…
"The Wire's War On The Drug War"
letters@time.com
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Thank you for publishing “The Wire’s War on the Drug War” by this TV series producer and writing team, Ed Burns, Dennis Lehane, George Pelecanos, Richard Pric…
Unanswered Questions about NY Pension Funds
On February 14th, Eliot Spitzer published an editorial in the Washington Post about the federal role in promoting predatory lending:
“When history tells the story of the subprime lending crisis and re…
New York’s Pension Funds
To understand the political issues that determine the rise and fall of New York Attorney Generals and Governors such as Eliot Spitzer, it is helpful to map the financial flows in New York and how they…
New York's Pension Funds
To understand the political issues that determine the rise and fall of New York Attorney Generals and Governors such as Eliot Spitzer, it is helpful to map the financial flows in New York and how they…
Top Picks ~ Week of March 10, 2008
Money & Markets
US Home Defaults, Foreclosures Rise 60% in February
By Alan Mirabella & Sharon Lynch – Bloomberg.com (14 Mar 2008)
Dollar’s Clout Sinks Worldwide
By Alan Cl…
From John Rappoport
HOW IS THE WAR GOING IN IRAQ?
MARCH 13, 2008. Media reports about the surge in Iraq indicate it’s been working, and now the war is dropping off the radar screens of voters, according to new polls.
…
It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp
In the summer of 1989, I was serving as Assistant Secretary of Housing at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the first Bush Administration. The Secretary of Housing was Jack Ke…
It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp: Kemp, Cuomo & Pedophilia in Bush I
In the summer of 1989, I was serving as Assistant Secretary of Housing at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the first Bush Administration. The Secretary of Housing was Jack Ke…
Fed Disclosure on Intervention Powers
The New York Fed: The Discount Window
The Fed: The Scope of Monetary Policy Actions Authorized Under the Federal Reserve Act
—Thanks to The King Report for pointing these out.
Special Kudos
Special kudos to Jim Sinclair of jsmineset.com who has dubbed the new fed loan system to member banks as “the monetization of bankruptcy.”
I think Jim is still a tad gracious. I would say that the “…
It Ain’t About Sex
So, with rumors circulating of more write offs and major financial institutions in trouble, does Wall Street want Elliot Spitzer out? Could it be he offended both banks and black budget folks with his…
It Ain't About Sex
So, with rumors circulating of more write offs and major financial institutions in trouble, does Wall Street want Elliot Spitzer out? Could it be he offended both banks and black budget folks with his…
Our Profits vs Dumpster Profits – Whose Side Are You On?
Since 1996, the American economy has been experiencing a “pump and dump.” During the pump, players made profits from transactions as assets rose in value. While doing so, they and a variety of opinion…
Top Picks ~ Week of March 3, 2008
Frozen in Grand Central Station
A video by Improv Everywhere
It’s been exactly four weeks since we posted our Frozen Grand Central mission. The response has been unbelievab…
Did Someone Just Buy All the Votes in Texas & Ohio?
This weekend, mega defense contractor United Technologies announced an offer for Diebold (1) (2) at a 66% premium to the current stock market price. Leading this effort is the board of directors of Un…
Did Someone Just Buy All the Votes in Texas & Ohio?
This weekend, mega defense contractor United Technologies announced an offer for Diebold (1) (2) at a 66% premium to the current stock market price. Leading this effort is the board of directors of Un…
An Unanswered Question
An unanswered question proposed for our discussion:
Is M3 rising at 15-25% rate really a combination of a much higher M3 printing loans and money (including in the form of fictitious marking up abov…
What Makes Finnish Kids So Smart?
Well, well, what do you know? The Wall Street Journal has just published an article on arguably the single most important reason the US housing bubble is bursting and the US stock market is going down…
The New Spin
The new spin is that the recession will be short, but the recovery will not be because “Father Fed” is going to deal with inflation for our own good. Kind of like the pedophile who insists he tenderl…
Top Picks ~ Week of February 25, 2008
Money & Markets
Follow the Trend
By James Turk – GoldMoney.com (29 Feb 2008)
Pennsylvania Student Loans Halted on Auction Failures
By Adam L. Cataldo – Bloomberg.com (27 …
Securities Certificates
A network member reports that their broker says that their right to
obtain certificates ends on March 13, 2008.
We can’t find the final proclamation, but here is what came up on at search at the Secu…
Grain Pushing Through Gold
Dan Norcini makes a great point today in his article:
CCI Index Makes Another All Time High Making IMF Gold Suppression Attempts Even More Pointless
JSMineset.com (25 Feb 2008)
He says, essentially,…
Disaster Preparedness
Sometimes I am asked how to prepare for a worst case scenario if we experience a financial or political meltdown in the U.S. or the global banking system. One way to help yourself imagine what such …
Reducing Transparency
“Due to budgetary constraints, the Economic Indicators service will be discontinued effective March 1, 2008.â€
Economic Indicators.gov is brought to you by the Economics and Statistics Ad…
Top Picks ~ Week of February 18, 2008
Fidel Castro Steps Down as President of Cuba
By James C. McKinley, Jr. –
International Herald Tribune (19 Feb 2008)
Fidel Castro said Tuesday that he would step down as the president of Cuba, o…
Top Contributors
Thanks to the wonderful opensecrets.org, here are the top 20 contributors for the candidates running in the Presidential primaries.
[* These charts list the top donors to the candidate in the 2008 ele…
WikiLeaks
Whistle-Blower Site Taken Offline
From BBC News (18 Feb 2008)
Wikileaks Taken Down By Order of a US Court
By Phil Cubeta – Gift Hub (18 Feb 2008)
U.S. Court Shuts Down Whistleblower Site
By Pau…