Kindness
Before you know what kindness really is
you must lose things,
feel the future dissolve in a moment
like salt in a weakened broth.
What you held in your hand,
what you counted and carefully saved,
al…
Corn Futures Up, Up and Away
By Joe Weisenthal
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Wal-Mart CEO Bill Simon Expects Inflation
USA Today (30 March 11)
Why Republicans Are Acting so Crazy
By Sam Smith
Not every change in national policy and events is announced with a new conference or presidential speech.
A case in point is the rapid rise of apparent mental instability in the Repub…
Wisconsin Judge Declares Union Law Not In Effect
A Wisconsin judge on Thursday did what thousands of pro-union protesters and boycotting Democratic lawmakers couldn’t, forcing Republican Gov. Scott Walker to halt plans to implement a law that woul…
Confession of Faith
By Cecil Rhodes
Rhodes originally wrote this on June 2, 1877, in Oxford. Later, that year in Kimberley, he made some additions and changes. What follows is that amended statement. The spelling and …
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I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.
– Thomas Jefferson
Happy April Fools’ Day
April Fools’ Day is celebrated in different countries around the world on the April 1 of every year. Sometimes referred to as All Fools’ Day, April 1 is not a national holiday, but is widely recognize…
Farmers, Seed Sellers Sue Monsanto
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By Kelsey Volkmann
The Public Patent Foundation, on behalf of 60 family farmers, seed businesses and organic agricultural organizations, sue…
Federal Reserve Rejects AIG Offer to Buy Mortgage Assets
The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it was declining an offer from American International Group (NYSE: aig) to buy the mortgage-related assets it holds in its Maiden Lane II portfolio.
Ins…
Silver Coin Sales Continue Rising
By Joe Weisenthal
By now you know that the surge in silver prices has left gold in the dust.
One reason: it’s just cheaper to buy silver coins.
From Deutsche Bank:
According to a recent article …
Money & Markets Charts ~ 03.30.11
View this week’s chart comparisons of gold against fiat currencies, oil and the Dow. Stay tuned for our next Money & Markets segment of The Solari Report, Thursday, April 7, 2011.
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JPMorgan CEO says Whitney was Right: A Hundred Municipalities Won’t ‘Make It’
By Dawn Kopecki
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said some municipalities will need to renegotiate debt and a hundred may not “make it.”
“I wou…
Transcript of Dr. Gwen Scott’s Solari Report Interview Available to Solari Report Subscribers
A transcript of Catherine’s March 24, interview of Dr. Gwen Scott on Aerosol Spraying-Mitigating the Harm to Your Health is now available to Solari Report Subscribers. It was a powerful interview with…
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The Federal Reserve forgot that it is the central bank for the people of the United States States and not a private academy where decisions of great importance may be withheld from public scrutiny. Th…
How Dangerous Is Japan’s Creeping Nuclear Disaster?
A Geiger counter in Itate village, some 40 kilometers northwest of the Fukushima Daiichi plant showing radiation levels of 7.66 micro Sievert per hour. People living here would receive the yearly max…
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Today, when foreign journalists stumble into MITI (the Ministry of International Trade and Industry) and demand to know what will be done about Japan’s trade surpluses, they sometimes get this stran…
Where the Bailout Went Wrong
By Neil M. Barofsky
Two and a half years ago, Congress passed the legislation that bailed out the country’s banks. The government has declared its mission accomplished, calling the program remark…
Dirty Electricity
Dirty Electricity tells the story of Dr. Samuel Milham, the scientist who first alerted the world about the frightening link between occupational exposure to electromagnetic fields, electromagnetic …
GOP Shifts Strategy on Housing Market Overhaul
By Alan Fram
House Republicans plan to introduce eight bills on Tuesday that would each take a small step toward pushing taxpayer-backed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac out of business, …
Japan Copes With 21st-century Dark Age
By Barbara Demick
The first pitch of Japan’s baseball season has been pushed back so people don’t waste gasoline driving to games. When the season does start, most night games will be switched to day…
The Problems With Smart Grids: Dumb and Dangerous
By B. Blake Levitt and Chellis Glendinning
Culture Change note: As if you weren’t getting enough radiation: now comes really bad news in the form of smart grids. GE — the designer of Fukushima n…
Did the Fed Create the Commodity Boom?
By Joe Weisenthal
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The Federal Reserve forgot that it is the central bank for the people of the United States States and not a private academy where decisions of great importance may be withheld from public scrutiny. Th…
Farmers Sue USDA Over Monsanto Alfalfa – Again
By Mike Ludwig
A coalition of farmers and environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on March 18 to challenge the agency’s recent decision to fully deregul…
Nuclear Situation ‘Grave’ Japan PM Warns
Naoto Kan says the situation at disaster-hit power plant is unpredictable as officials fear breach at one reactor.
Japan’s prime minister has warned the situation at the country’s quake-hit nuclear…
Burma(Myanmar) Earthquake Hits Golden Triangle
By Laurent Belsie
The earthquake that struck Burma Thursday night hit one of its more remote regions, once known as the world’s premier producer of opium and its derivative, heroin.
The extent of …
Money & Markets – Week of 3.27.11
Tepco Downfall to Shatter ‘Myth’ of Safe Toshiba, Hitachi Nuclear Reactors
Bloomberg (31 March 11)
‘Lehman Shock’ Is Kid Stuff Next to Fukushima: William Pesek
Bloomberg Businessweek (31 Marc…
Precious Metals – Week of 3.27.11
Gold’s Hyperbolic Trajectory
Free Gold Money Report (28 March 11)
Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 3.27.11
Report Critical of Pay Practices at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
Reuters (1 April 11)
LPS: Foreclosure Backlog Stands at 30x Foreclosure Sales Volume
DSNews (28 March 11)
Geopolitical – Week of 3.27.11
Amid Tweeted Frustration, Japan May Take Control of TEPCO
Time (1 April 11)
Ivory Coast Rebels Seize State TV, Control Gbagbo Palace
Bloomberg (1 April 11)
Anxiety Roils Libyan Capital Amid Top-Leve…
Food & Health – Week of 3.27.11
Asking Kidney Patients to Forgo a Free Lifeline
The New York Times (31 March 11)
Radiation in Mass. Rainwater Likely From Japan
Yahoo News (27 March 11)
Urban Homesteaders Find Ideal Ground in Altad…
Life – Week of 3.27.11
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Tweeting Cobra Found at Home in Bronx Zoo
The Wall Street Journal (1 April 11)
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Science & Technology – Week of 3.27.11
Highway Deaths Fall to Lowest Level Since 1949
SFGate (1 April 11)
Google Making App That Would Identify People’s Faces
CNN (31 March 11)
It’s Tracking Your Every Move and You May Not Even Know
Th…
Japanese Radiation Levels Surge in Water at Fukushima
By Yuji Okada, Naoko Fujimura and Kaipin Yee
March 27 (Bloomberg) — Radiation in water at Japan’s stricken nuclear plant reached potentially lethal levels even as engineers made progress in resto…
Dr. Gwen Scott: Aerosol Spraying-Mitigating the Harm to Your Health
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Money & Markets Charts ~ 03.24.11
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Transcript of Dr. Laura Thompson’s Interview Now Available to Solari Report Subscribers
A transcript of Catherine’s March 17 Solari Report interview of Dr. Laura Thompson of the Southern California Institute of Nutrition and discussion of steps to take to mitigate the impact of radiation…
Catherine on Mortgage Market Bubbles, “Piratization” and & Other Frauds
We have had requests for a history of our warnings on the housing and mortgage markets and related privatization of government assets and outsourcing of government funds. Here are some of the most p…
Pimco Purchases Toyota Motor Credit, Sees ‘Select’ Opportunities in Japan
By Shannon D. Harrington and Betty Liu
Pacific Investment Management Co., manager of the world’s biggest bond fund, invested in the finance arm of Toyota Motor Corp. (7203) after the earthquake i…
Iraq to Sign $6.25 Billion in Contracts for 50 Power Plants
By Kadhim Ajrash and Nayla Razzouk
Iraq plans next week to sign power- plant contracts valued at $6.25 billion with Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) and other companies, in its biggest effort to boost electric…
President of Iceland: Good Idea to Let the Banks Fail
Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) — Iceland’s President Olafur R. Grimsson talks about the country’s progress since receiving a $4.6 billion International Monetary Fund-led loan. He speaks with Mark Barton on Bloo…
Currency Market Rigging on A Vaster Scale Than Ever
By Peter Garnham and Lindsay Whipp
The billions of dollars in yen sold by the world’s most powerful central banks have sent a strong message to speculative investors. Those daring to bet that the J…
When Gadhafi Falls, Does Libya’s Gold Get Leased at 1% per Year? Or Does It Go Straight to Morgan Chase (Exchange Stabilization Fund)?
By Jack Farchy and Roula Khalaf
The international community has hit Mommar Gadhafi with a raft of sanctions and asset freezes aimed at cutting off his funding. But the embattled Libyan leader is si…
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Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967)
We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed… A few people cried… Most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture the Bhag…
Who Owns All That Municipal Debt?
By Joe Weisenthal
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More Perjury From JP Morgan
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The Crime Behind Hope And Change
By Sam Smith
By the standards of the US Constitution as well as American and international law, Barack Obama is a criminal – as are many of his recent predecessors.
The fact that most Americans …
Japan Prays For Success of Fukushima 50 in Fight to Save Nuclear Plant
A fearless band of scientists and workers trying to stop a meltdown have inspired the entire country.
By Robin McKie
Exhausted engineers attached a power cable to the outside of Japan’s tsunami-cr…
A Decade of Labor Market Pain
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The Country With The Most Riding On A Japanese Recovery
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Fed Will Release Bank Loan Data as Top Court Rejects Appeal
By Greg Stohr and Bob Ivry
The Federal Reserve will disclose details of emergency loans it made to banks in 2008, after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an industry appeal that aimed to shield the rec…
New York Sun: Von NotHaus is Guilty But Bernanke is Innocent?
By C. Powell
The New York Sun today editorializes brilliantly about the ironies in the conviction of Liberty Dollar founder Bernard von NotHaus. The editorial begins:
“Here is a thought experiment…
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Helen Thomas: Playboy Interview
PLAYBOY: Is anyone asking the tough questions about Israel?
THOMAS: We’re still not getting the full story on Israel. I asked both President Obama at a news conference and Hillary if they knew …
Israeli Security Company Installed Security System at Fukushima
By Ora Coren
The CEO of the Israeli company that installed the security system at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant said Thursday that those workers who have elected to stay behind are “putting…
Buffett Tells Country, TARP Gave Over $1 Billion to Goldman Sachs
At a time when all the tough guys in Washington are making plans to cut Social Security and Medicare benefits for high-living seniors and to cut Head Start for low-income kids, it was generous of Wa…
Mobile Money in Kenya
With peer to peer digital currencies like BitCoin, it seems our ideas about what money is and isn’t, are in flux. Take the cell phone for example. There are countries where mobile phones are the m…
BBC World Service to Sign Funding Deal With US State Department
By Ben Dowell
The BBC World Service is to receive a “significant” sum of money from the US government to help combat the blocking of TV and internet services in countries including Iran and China.
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What to Do Before an Earthquake
Earthquakes strike suddenly, violently and without warning. Identifying potential hazards ahead of time and advance planning can reduce the dangers of serious injury or loss of life from an earthqua…
Which Industries Are Sitting On The Most Cash?
By Joe Weisenthal
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Judge Temporarily Blocks Wis. Union Law
Opponents contend the state’s open meetings law was violated.
The Myth of The Panicking Disaster Victim
By Johann Hari
The vast majority of people behave in the aftermath as altruists, saving their fellow human beings and sharing what they have.
Before the Second World War, the Ministry of War confide…
Gold and Nikkei Both in Holding Pattern
By Trader Dan
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Money & Markets – Week of 3.20.11
Here’s What Hedge Funds Bought When They Piled Into Stocks Last Week
Business Insider (23 March 11)
Socially Responsible Investing: Reaching New Heights
Green Money (Spring 2011)
Precious Metals – Week of 3.20.11
Surf Warning: Tsunami to Lift Gold
Goldseek (23 March 11)
We Love Silver But We Respect The Trends – Be Careful
Financial Sense (21 March 11)
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Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 3.20.11
Treasury to Test Mortgage Market;
The New York Times (21 March 11)
Sleaze Watch: NY Fed Official Responsible for AIG Loans Joins AIG As AIG Pushes Sweetheart Repurchase to NY Fed
Naked Capitalism (22…
Geopolitical – Week of 3.20.11
Poland May Hold Nuclear Referendum, Says PM Tusk
Reuters (23 March 11)
Detroit’s Population Crashes
The Wall Street Journal (23 March 11)
Challenge to Obama’s Health Law Brews in Ohio House
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Food & Health – Week of 3.20.11
“Water = Life” Providing Solutions to Help Combat The World Water Crisis
Safe Water Today
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Scientists Warn of Li…
Life – Week of 3.20.11
How Musicians are Raising Money for Japan Relief
RollingStone (22 March 11)
Satellite Photos of Japan, Before and After the Quake and Tsunami
The New York Times (15 March 11)
Yosemite Park Closed Fo…
Science & Technology – Week of 3.20.11
Reactor 1 Core Has Passed 400 Degrees Celsius
Zero Hedge(22 March 11)
The ‘Supermoon’ Rises Over US Cities
IB Times (21 March 11)
Auroras Invade the US
NASA (10 March 11)
Safe Nuclear Does Exis…
The Crisis of Microfinance
Once hailed as a solution to poverty, microfinance lenders are criticised for profiting from exploitative usury.
The recent ouster of the Nobel Prize-winning Bangladeshi economist Mohammed Yunus as…
Japan Raises Alert Level at Fukushima Plant
By Kartikeya Sharma
Japan on Friday raised the severity rating of its nuclear disaster from level 4 to 5 on a seven-point international scale for atomic incidents as firefighters continued with the…
American Military Families Prepare to Evacuate from Japan
By Beth Ford Roth
The Department of Defense is gearing up to help American military families evacuate from the island where the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is situated, according to Reuters. Th…
I Think Continually Of Those Who Were Truly Great
By Stephen Spender
I think continually of those who were truly great.
Who, from the womb, remembered the soul’s history
Through corridors of light where the hours are suns
Endless and singing. Whose …
Prayers Requested for the “Fukushima 50”
By Justin McCurry
Elite squad of technicians face fire, radiation and exhaustion in cramped and potentially lethal conditions to cool reactors.
The men and women struggling to avert disaster at th…
Country Stars To Honor President George H. W. Bush March 21, 2011
Reba McEntire, Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley and Darius Rucker will be featured in a tribute to former President George H. W. Bush. The 41st President of the United States is being honored for his …
Meet the Bill that Could Ruin Michigan’s Farm-to-School Programs
By Sarah Parsons
Like most parents, Michigan resident Rachael Hilliker cares very much about the kinds of foods her kids eat. Hilliker has a three-year-old daughter, Claire, and her fiance is the f…
China Overtakes UK in Art Market League
China has overtaken the UK as a global art market for the first time, a report suggests.
The UK was knocked from second spot to third place as a global market for antiques and arts, according to Th…
Nasa to Shoot Lasers at Space Junk Around Earth to Prevent Collisions With Satellites
Nasa fears ‘Kessler Syndrome’, where there is too much space junk for it to be safe to fly out, leaving us trapped on Earth.
By Daniel Bates
Nasa is considering using lasers to deflect space j…
Gasparino: Lloyd Blankfein Is Ready To Leave Goldman
By Courtney Comstock
According to Gasparino, Lloyd Blankfein’s friends say he’s on the way out.
They say this is Blankfein’s last year at Goldman Sachs, according to Charlie.
What does Goldman sa…
10 Nightmare Stories About The Mortgage Unit That Goldman Just Put On The Market
By Meredith Lepore
It’s no wonder Goldman Sachs is having trouble trying to sell its mortgage servicing unit, Litton Loan.
The allegations against the unit are absolutely horrific– from not ret…
Money & Markets Charts ~ 03.17.11
View this week’s chart comparisons of gold against fiat currencies, oil and the Dow. Stay tuned for our next Money & Markets segment of The Solari Report tonight, Thursday, March 17, 2011.
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Dr. Laura Thompson: Mitigating Against Radiation Poisoning
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Geneen Roth: Lost and Found
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By Catherine Austin Fitts
This Thursday evening on The Solari Report I w…
Yen Hits Record-high Against US Dollar
The Japanese yen has risen against the US dollar hitting the highest level since the end of the Second World War.
The yen climbed as high as 76.25 against the US dollar in US trading on Wednesday. …
The Dow Swings On Fukushima Headlines
By Gregory White
Today’s was a wild day for markets. Pretty much every dramatic movement in the Dow can be traced back to one source: The crisis in Fukushima.
Here’s a quick rundown:
• 11:01 AM ET:…
Foreign Bankers Flee Tokyo as Nuclear Crisis Deepens
By Nachum Kaplan and Denny Thomas
Foreign bankers are fleeing Tokyo as Japan’s nuclear crisis worsens, scrambling for commercial and charter flights out of the country and into other major cities i…
Notice from the Fed
Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.
Tokyo, Japan
The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced its approval of the application and notice by Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc., Tokyo, to become a bank …
My Radiation Detector
Well, I just activated and tested my radiation alert from SE International at The Farm here in Tennessee. S.E. International, Inc. is a manufacturer of radiation detection equipment for use in indus…
Toyota Production Loss May Top 40,000 Vehicles Amid Japan Power Shortages
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By Terje Langeland
Toyota Motor Corp. (7203), the world’s largest carmaker, may lose output of at least 40,000 vehicles after Japan’s strongest earthqu…
Fukushima Nuclear Accident – A Simple And Accurate Explanation
By Barry Brook
Along with reliable sources such as the IAEA and WNN updates, there is an incredible amount of misinformation and hyperbole flying around the internet and media right now about the F…
Japan Adds $86 (Update $700) Billion to Stabilize Markets After Quake
By Lily Nonomiya and Mayumi Otsuma
The Bank of Japan began pouring cash into the banking system after the nation’s most powerful earthquake on record, while later today it may keep its asset- pur…
Living History
A living history is a history that turns the pupil from student to player. To rise from the level of pupil to player requires looking into our collective shadow, letting go of official myths and seein…
Euro Leaders Surprise With Crisis Deal
By Gabriele Steinhauser,
After harrowing late-night negotiations, the leaders of the 17-country eurozone thrashed out a strategy on how to deal with the debt crisis that has crippled the currency u…