When you are on fire pour more gasoline (Repub strategy)
Another day, another set of inanities from the House Republicans.(from the Washington Independent)"We’re advocating that Congress freeze all federal spending immediately," said Rep. Mike Pence...
View ArticleExplosive report on the systemic failure of academic economics
A report by respected economists has come out severely criticizing the current state of academic economics and by extension the theories and models underlying many of the moves by the Fed and Treasury....
View ArticleLegal Insider Trading at JP Morgan (updated with more research)
While trawling Wikileaks I came across this press release.A confidential memo obtained by Wikileaks shows that not only has the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission created an insider trading...
View ArticleTriggering clauses -- Wall Street's Gun at US Govt's Head
There is a lot of outrage and questioning why 'tough love' is not being exercised with the banks and financial institutions similar to the auto industry. I think this article from the WSJ helps explain...
View ArticleThe Bankster Blues
I encourage everyone read The Wail of the 1% by New York magazines Gabriel Sherman. It is an article that tries to have some sympathy for the plight of the downtrodden Wall Street types, but the Wall...
View ArticleUpdated: The BBC is (not) green, Why not Kos
This is a simple point. We need to show solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Iran fighting and dying for democracy. Solidarity is all that the people really have in this world against the powers...
View ArticleTime for direct action for healthcare
The robust public option or single payer is being killed by the corporate masters within the Democratic party. The tactics and strategies that have been used at this point by activists have been less...
View ArticleHow to kill a zombie
Most of you are familiar with the usual plot of most zombie movies. Everything is fine until one day when space dust, a new virus, or occult practices start causing the dead to re-animate and spur...
View ArticleHow do we opt-out of an economic system?
This has been a question ringing in my ears for awhile.Consider the fact that most consumer goods sold in this country are made with the misery of millions around the world. Some of the metals used in...
View ArticleUS Treasury to sell record amount of America's #1 Product
The US Treasury is scheduled to sell $235 billion dollars in various forms of debt over the next week.70 day CMBs, $30 billion (tomorrow) 13 week Bills, $32 billion (July 27th) 26 week Bills, $31...
View ArticleOh Noes! The Fed is so terribly afraid of losing its independence
The Federal Reserve has been having a tough year politically in Washington. A really tough year, the kind of year where they actually have to prove that they are doing something worthwhile for the USA,...
View ArticleYour $29 Billion Shopping Mall
I live in the fair city of Oklahoma City where we have too many shopping malls for our population. One of these malls is Crossroads Mall on the south side of the city, plunked down where I-35 and I-240...
View ArticleWhen you are on fire pour more gasoline (Repub strategy)
Another day, another set of inanities from the House Republicans.(from the Washington Independent)"We’re advocating that Congress freeze all federal spending immediately," said Rep. Mike Pence...
View ArticleExplosive report on the systemic failure of academic economics
A report by respected economists has come out severely criticizing the current state of academic economics and by extension the theories and models underlying many of the moves by the Fed and Treasury....
View ArticleLegal Insider Trading at JP Morgan (updated with more research)
While trawling Wikileaks I came across this press release.A confidential memo obtained by Wikileaks shows that not only has the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission created an insider trading...
View ArticleTriggering clauses -- Wall Street's Gun at US Govt's Head
There is a lot of outrage and questioning why 'tough love' is not being exercised with the banks and financial institutions similar to the auto industry. I think this article from the WSJ helps explain...
View ArticleThe Bankster Blues
I encourage everyone read The Wail of the 1% by New York magazines Gabriel Sherman. It is an article that tries to have some sympathy for the plight of the downtrodden Wall Street types, but the Wall...
View ArticleUpdated: The BBC is (not) green, Why not Kos
This is a simple point. We need to show solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Iran fighting and dying for democracy. Solidarity is all that the people really have in this world against the powers...
View ArticleTime for direct action for healthcare
The robust public option or single payer is being killed by the corporate masters within the Democratic party. The tactics and strategies that have been used at this point by activists have been less...
View ArticleHow to kill a zombie
Most of you are familiar with the usual plot of most zombie movies. Everything is fine until one day when space dust, a new virus, or occult practices start causing the dead to re-animate and spur...
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