Archive for March, 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 Whether Their Dollars are any Good in US
By Lina Saigol & Stephanie Kirchgaessner - Financial Times, London (Mar 19, 2007)

Tupper Saussy Museum - Honest Things
Useful knowledge about everything that matters.

Jim Cramer Explains on TV How to Manipulate the Markets
From GATA - Shown on youtube.com

Godfather Government: A Way of Life is not a Scandal
By Carolyn Baker - Speaking Truth to Power (Mar 19, 2007)

US Military Set to Retain the High Ground in Space
By Rallton Frith - Sanders Research (Mar 19, 2007)

Liberty Dollar Fights Back, Seeks Injunction Against US Mint
Liberty Dollar Press Release - PRNewswire (Mar 20, 2007)

The More Gold Dutch Central Bank Sold, The Higher the Price Went
From Dow Jones Newswires - via Nasdaq.com (Mar 20, 2007)

Green Light for Foreign Bank Branches in China
Asia Times Online (Mar 22, 2007)

Back it with Gold and Everyone Will Say ‘Ruble’ Quite Easily
By Guy Faulconbridge - Reuters (Mar 21, 2007)

Bill King: Even Cramer’s Small Hedge Fund Could Manipulate Market
By Roddy Boyd - NY Post (Mar 21, 2007)

The New York Stock Market: What Makes Us Tick
A video on stumbleupon.com

Judicial Watch Uncovers 2005 Chertoff Implementation Memo on Security and Prosperity Partnership
Judicial Watch (Mar 20, 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 Soon - Bloomberg.com (Mar 11, 2007)

Hoping to Turn Party Around, Ron Paul Seeks Republican Presidential Nomination
By Gary Martin - San Antonio Express News (Mar 12, 2007)

Buffett Buys More Tesco Shares, Raising Stake to 2.9% (Update4)
By Angharad Couch & Sarah Thompson - Bloomberg.com (Mar 2, 2007)

Welcome to Tescopoly - A website supported by organizations concerned about the market-distorting power of major supermarkets.

Suppressed Report Shows Cancer Link to GM Potatoes
By Colin Brown - The Independent.uk (Feb 17, 2007)

Nikola Tesla - From Wikipedia

Wikipedia Founder Addresses User Credentials
By Martyn Williams - IDG News Service (Mar 9, 2007)

Royal Raymond Rife
From rense.com

No More No-Money-Down Mortgages From Countrywide
From Reuters (Mar 9, 2007)

In Debt We Trust As The Ecoonomy Goes Bust: A Return to Serfdom
By Carolyn Baker - carolyngbaker.org (Mar 9, 2007)

Paulson Urges Beijing to Speed Up Reform
By Geoff Dyer - Fiancial Times.com (Mar 8, 2007)

Foreign Love for US Assets at Risk in Subprime Drop
By Jennifer Ablan - Reuters (Mar 14, 2007)

Goldman Pays $2 Million to Settle ‘Naked’ Short-Selling Case
AP Story (Mar 14, 2007)

Now and the Future
A world of possible financial futures

A Day of Unfounded Fear
By Jim Sinclair - MineSet (Mar 13, 2007)

Fired Federal Prosecutors and Election Fraud
By Michael Collins - Scoop Independent News (Mar 12, 2007)

Mapping the Real Deal: Believe Me
By Kyle Thiermann - Scoop Independent News (Mar 17, 2007)

Hidden Springs Wellness Center
A wellness, healing and personal grown center in Ashland, Oregon.

House Votes to Limit No-Bid Contracts
By Jim Abrams - AP (Mar 15, 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 Carter - gazette.net (Mar 5, 2007)

If Pigs Had Wings: The Appeals and Limits of Venture Philanthropy
By Bruce Sievers - Address at Georgetown University (Nov 6, 2001)

The Cadre Noir of Saumur: The Ambassadors of French Riding
Keepers of an Equestrian Tradition

Genetically Engineered Foods
From AsYouSow - Planting Seeds for Social Change

Materials on Mission Related Investing
From the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

Working Groups: Water & Food
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility

Kelly Death Not Suicide, Says MP
BBC News (Feb 25, 2007)

Goldman, Merrill Almost ‘Junk,’ Their Own Traders Say (Update2)
By Shannon D. Harrington - Bloomberg.com (Mar 2, 2007)

Former Top German Minister Rejects Official Story of 911 Attacks
Source: Tagesspiegel (Jan 13, 2002)

GMAC’s Subprime Mortgages a Threat to GM
Yahoo News Opinion (Mar 1, 2007)

US House Democrats Seek More War Funds Than Bush
By Richard Cowan - Reuters (Mar 1, 2007)

Rhizome: An Expanding Underground Root System
The Rhizome Collective

U.S. Representative Ron Paul
Hope for America

Israel, Iran Top ‘Negative List’
By Nick Childs - BBC World Affairs (Mar 6, 2007)

The State of Ecomony Not Grasped by the Public
By John Embry - Investor’s Digest (Mar 2, 2007)

Laser Weapons Are Getting Closer to Reality
By John McHale - Sanders Research (Mar 2, 2007)

Former CIA Spy Branded a Traitor Wants to Clear His Name
By Tracy Johnson - Seattlipi.com (Oct 23, 2006)

WWOOF - World-Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms
Dedicated to helping those who would like to volunteer on organic farms.
…and wikipedia on WWOOF: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWOOF

Among Religious Groups, Jewish Americans Most Strongly Oppose War
By Jeffrey M. Jones - Gallup News Service (Feb 28, 2007)

The Truth About EU Inflation Registration required for full article.
By Andrea Crandall - Sanders Research (Feb 28, 2007)

Ever Wondered Where All Those Nukes are Stored?
From the Strategic Security Blog (Feb 6,2007)

Honeybees Vanish, Leaving Keepers in Peril
By Alexei Barrioneuvo - NY Times (Feb 27, 2007)

US Mortgage Crisis Goes Into Meltdown
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard - Telegraph.co.uk (Feb 24, 2007)

ICBA Announces First Completed Investment of Private Equity Fund in Memphis-based Community Bank
Press Release - ICBA News (Feb 15, 2007)

Zapping Trash with Plasma Produces Clean Energy and Fuel
By Justin Thomas - treehugger blog (Feb 23, 2007)

Gore Mansion Uses 20x Average Household; Consumption Increase After ‘Truth’
Nashville Electric Service/Gore House (Feb 26, 2007)

Corporate Profits Take an Offshore Vacation
By Lucy Komisar - Inter Press Service (Feb 23, 2007)

Is Israel Falling Apart?
By Dror Wahrman - History News Network (Mar 5, 2007)

Living in Paper - 2007
A source for info about using waste paper for affordable, sustainable housing.

Farmland Prices Rise Faster Than Some Manhattan and London Apartments
By Jeff Wilson - Herald Tribune (Feb 20, 2007)

NEW & IMPROVED: Patriots Question 9/11

Gold Production Plummets
From Business Report(Mar 7, 2007)

Consumers’ Revolt: Power to the People
The Independent Business News (Feb 23, 2007)

Secrecy News - From the FAS Project on Govenment Secrecy
Congressional Intelligence Oversight in Jeopardy
CIA Unlawfully Imposed Prior Restraint, Lawsuit Alleges
A Memorable Leak Case
Conservative Leader Urges Public Access to CRS Reports
Sunshine Week

Photo in the News: Colosal Squid Caught off Antartica
National Geographic News (Feb 22, 2007)

Global Markets Face ‘Severe Correction,’ Faber Says (Update 4)
By Ian C. Sayson and Pimm Fox - Bloomberg.com (Jan 8, 2007)

All Things Cynthia McKinney